New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-28
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Is WINTER CITY: STORY or IT. THE DAY By o'1DA
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Bulwtr's pOsthumOus work is an interesting
evidence VI his great intellectual skill, but even II u ao
been completed before his death IL would not have
ranked among his best. his important achieve
men.s IL appears from the statement OF the present
Lord Lytton that the fragment OF " Paasanias no"
Notwithstanding little than one-tnird OF the
whole wCrkwas written when the author was employed
upon "Kenelm C4illinsly" ard The Parlsiais IL 10
possible to drive such three-i-hand without coming to
grief and the exceptionally clever author has done
but we are hardly mistaken in finding 1t peryaIcd by the
iaucuor naturally result ne from the task The sofy'
taken from Putarch furnishes an excel OASIS Tor
the exercise Of that literary dex,erty trather than
genius) which is one OF Lytl0D's ehici quar-
ties With the exception OF the episode OF
Cleonice violently raical the career OF the Spartan
Regent abouuds In striking and dramatic situations ~
requires however knowledge Of ancient customs a'
characters much accessible than in the case OF o
"Last Days 81 Pompef" and l. nee the narrative seh
to move with a certain caution We ana careiu afa"'
ing in the detached scenes, and greater stateh'ss
dicon than usual in the AUTHOR but the soiy drass
allow length through the completed chapters and leaves
no very TO the reader when IL Is broken or
-Mss Braddon turns he- lacidos ope once more
and gives us her OF color aud ornament arranged
I'm new figure she seems TO have gained considerable!
in tue art telling story, and to have lost the po"e'
of conccying fresh characters in the same proportion
Her heroine is always beautiful, and always snheiS
misery through secret whether OF crime OF oiS
Her hero may dark tight, colossal OF sicnderiy ahd
gracefully delicate ia always magnaniinous and ii
fact rather too good the heroine Then there is the
disreputable person. With his secret; there arr
the butler, the housekreper and VARIOUS othe
servants. and finally, the eurate ana bhysiciah
In Dead Mems Shoes" al the suffering comes from TIA
contemplate selisl ness OF the Jerome Syi, VINO run
away from her husband deserts her child and appcs
rs An unmarried lady in distant society," IN order 10 III
berit the presumed wealth Of uncle. Before we get
half through work to take much Interest IT.
Lsr. bat the authors narrative talent ana VlNaci!
carry lis along smoothly to the end The huSpanu'
Alexis secrcan. is only halfcharacer but as sueh h
Ia cevery sketcLed and easily keeps the readers syn
patby The subordinate figures, most OF whom have
little or nothing with the plot are introduced anu
routrasted With tie skill OF "a practiced novehst.
Mrs Oliphant tells a very simple story in yer!
SIMPLE aud natural way. Her "Odd Couple" area hur
band AMI wife, who fan out after ten years OF married
life ana separate each taking OF theij two cdith
The circumstances leading to this foolish step aie Ilvai
~ they often real e and the stubhorrness WHICH
proonys the arrangement is ouly TOO nucA ID ac'or"
with the facts OF human nature. Tie TWO ode ehaia'-
tiers never present themselves very papAby To Tie eac
than hali-iuerest but the daughter Ver is real ana
ri armjng gil Tie cifhcultns which tie father eh-
pcriences in bringing her up alone. and the siui!ai
troubles Of the mother with ne are the aGcneeh
winch bring the separated pair together acap al th
close " the book.
-.shadoved Perils" has the usual exaggerated glts
ard shadows OF story written Tor purpos, and Will
out auy study of the realities OF hannah cLaracef
The malteated little servantsiri develops ino an ans
OF beauty patience. and se!-sacrce, who htaty con
yer,s into good and gentle and women every mem
Der OF the vulgar and brutal family in which se grove
up The late Civil War butes its share 10 the rlo
there is d hurricane aud ship"reek-ip short enough
of action were tue author little more sAIi.u lii loi
trsling it.
oudas sixteenth move is no less gorgeous its hues
than the most of it's predecessors. Ole knows mol
whether 10 be more surprised inability Of goo
constructive talent reach any higher plane Of perform
ance or at che continued popularity OF pfovencer =
highly spiccd that very little VI II Must seit any q"
binary taste To introduced 10 The very
highest society Counts rs common as d0inestics,
Hereditary Princes and GranG-Duchesses constantly
cro,s our vision, and made reasonably familiar
with Emperors. We ait on velvet dance on iniid mar
bles drink from golden gobet, ana cIothe ourselves Ae
b.. barrie kings We blissuly UNCONSCIOUS that there
a. any law Of duty Tor us IN the world, or
any great necessity for virtue, except That 1t
Adds 10 the haughtnees OF our deuieanor We
vympathize tearfuny With the heroine, Lady iliida
v, rarlberg the possessor OF uncouhted milho'si
who after making herself IDlGlcIaOt ~ th'
natures of Europe for years through her proud Will
filness finally falls in love with the Duke Della Roeca
whom she cannot marry without giving NJ Ii + fortune
The poor Duke In despair she suffers sgons but they
must be BONE. This picture Of Lady Hida, shooting
golden ghnngs from her hazel she looks upon
the piful Duca of Palestrina, which ia oil love
Las TO Offer aud clng with rtured heart 10 lies own
superior wealth. touches the de- pest sJpaieb OF the
susceptible reader Glinpses of tnat lofty sphere Where
TIC arisiocracy and the dominonde meet and Linge Ike
the doors Of musk and pa,ShOuly form the epsods u
$ touching tale aad their rerfume fingers with Us tei
We have shed our final tears upon its pages
"A plain touching story vi fidelity III love Tie plot
"a .l,vtly constructed, the characters few, AMI repre-
scnting only the average blending vi good and ev IL
men and women Miss Molly is a simple, sweet, cnild
Nike creature who faithful 10 her lover during hs five
years imprisonment for mansaughter and mafriss hin
at the close There many pleasant family pictures IN
The book and frank grtessress OF tie style IL az
areea pen saon for the lack OF more complex
interest IN the story.
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