The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-17


none Of his conceptions have nchcd thnms Ives
IN our remembrance in the sense that Little
Nell. Dick Swivcrr. Colonel Ncwromc. AMI
Major Prndcnnis are household dcniz"ns. yet
we venture to say that Christie JOhnstOne
and Peg Wellington. Tripct and David Dodd
have nrmer hold upon this generation than
the once cherished heroes Of Walter scott. We
do not recall ono book Of Mr.. Radrs whose
chief aci"r are not sharply indvdualizcd. and
whose features. physical and mental. nro not
deeply printed on the mind being -cli-bctraycd
in action or dialogue. and very seldom cata-
lOgucd by the author.
AZ regards. for instance. the two foremost
characters brought ON the stage in " A Woman
llatcr." We must recognize uncommon dramatic
art both in the drawing of the figures and in the
IuNapusi ton. The contrast Of profound,
calm. loyal. and noble feminine nature. and OF II
shallow. gIaceloss. but captivating scamp. who
are. nevertheless. linked by marriage and the
stronger tic Of affection on the woman's part
this contact Of irrcconcabc elements il the
motif Of the tale. No doubt. it suggests the
groundwork Of " Romola." but Ina klosking is
more self-ccntred less emotional, and less
cthcraized than Mrs. Lewcs's heroine. while
Edward Scvernc il Pto duly Anglicized. that
il. Invested Of physical timidty. and trans
planted into the nineteenth century and
actual social conditions. 1t il not easy to
overrate the adroitncss with which the
author porrays the tortuous. insinuating.
glittrring. destru tive course Of this unique
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this case we Weld To- the Vaccination of the win
some. incorrigible rnsenl he disnr,ns ms as we'll
as his enemies: indeed he prnycs in tho end
like Frnnknn-tein. too much for his creator
and lost he should recnpture the wife whom ne
Ind cruelty outraged. and SO throw the story
out Of Joint the author is obliged to Kill him.
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MT heade' IN TACT II Always realist' rs much
80 hs Mr. Irohope. although MS REALISM Is OF
an artistic not mechanical sort I'm" latter
mas only gwen us pale photographs r'necting
with proshlc "Aactitudc such scenes ana per
sons as III the west End oil London or the
society oil "a cathedral town We should see every
day nut might not care 10 look at twice. The
former, on IN" other hand. shows painters
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