The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-26
Orida on Charles Reade
ticriirtn.if> Magazine

Ia this magazine iot Nugust note an tr4e,e upon Charles Reade. which haze read with interest. because the novels ei tii> S,fl!e and vigorous master have been among the few English nesels ln winch | have eyci found delight. Most English novels always appear ia me ,o be written e.thcr for sohool children ot police set- seaa;s Charles Reade's alone arc written fer men and women. and hc has netel been a'rald To call d spade d spade. In the article to ~ht h
 refer there is no lack oi arden, eulo,y Most English srtloism ls unfortunately. toooften either onls euiogy er eEIs abuse ihe anal4ueAl itrlilt> be ns senclLl, l.tmen,ablA absent, liu, nc e>s.A Tn question. oddly enough s5e.nics Atflcs Rcadc l quality that he I7I,s,esSCs m | marked ,iestee -..ud.- oI. ihe u.hcI hand. attnhetcS "a han | power 6t Tirifrt,s,t,i,,zs .1amanhaod winch he surely las not II dcnies that he SI5lsss " mirth,ully or X i cheerful writer. de ,pl;c ,hc sound laughter ot pcg NofiIns- ton. the mt'h that rPples like cieai water m Christie ohn>tonc and the subtle fl somewhat gfim humof which eharaeierifeS every novel he has re.,tcd The English 7cn,e oi huGof k. unhap- plly. yery blunt. and needs ,oarsc food
 ike d palate whlth has been hardened l4s gfoss aoking. Il has lost all power lo dt,,r.inlnate CT to apprcria late deh, ,,c and subtle flayorS. l. needs the bread iarfc of Narsile CT Weller before Il wlil grin and indeed k ignorant ,ha; the keene>, humot will no, provoke laughter Il, all. but rather A delighted scn,c c, somc,hlag perfect IT. aliu>lon and sug- gcs;ion This high hGm0f ab0ands IT all the novels which Charles Reade has written. and IS rather akIn 10 C Ccr,antcs and Molicre than to Charles Dickens.
 l. may indeed be sad ,hA, the mlnd oi Charles kcIde always sees the humoious >9ic of every int dent. and Is some,incs e0en ,o DC, upicd with this side that i, dislU3b5 hIS rtagIr powers, .tith,,,it.h thes are also oi the very strongest. ts A ,hous- and passage wlll recur to hls rcadcrs minds Il once are there 10 prove As ior hl, no, beng checlfll writer 1 knoa no, whether ,hts |, intended as eempIi- inen' of 4 rcpIoach. Ii to bc ",hcerfur is fo be full oi ilo' ng-kindness to men and anlrnals ,o be hopeful of humanity more hopeful than |, warrants and ,o ln- culot,e faith, tnrbcardnee. merry and lol- eraree. then ls harles Reade cheerful and 70 be more cheerful than thls would argue. n a grown man. either ignurant { of the woes of the world ar insensibillt, to them.
 In ,his artlcle II IS farther asserted thar he has never depio,ed person. in the lower middleclass of English life IL has al- ways appeared 10 me tha' his characters nvarably belong ,o tte nlddle-class Dodd. 4 nerc hant- skipper. and gore oi others, belong to the lower middle-t lass Hardy the banker. and ! iArd rhc squIre to 'he upper middle-e las me- hanies farmers. ciergymen. doefors. la~y err 9..l- ots he whole of the uiddic-s ..ss 5I taf' cons,,tatc aA his draHiatI, j,e1san.s. .Anc hege approarh wh has away -eetned 'a me The grealest ia una iu Charle. keade.7 aa.k, ts he ene. CT py Any hau c draw. t man oi The world. s0 doe he neTe, y an han edfaa 2 gen,leapfnaa Ihe femme GG monde ,s ,o hffn an un- saoa e1c.stufe. Iiss usgs; harfala. soH eu .leiaEez esc a-es st t't her aa.a5. e'f d. fht HeAei IA 'he o.e .iage aaz. tesse afi-i 5fse. e -eeta- 'e la |, ra t-5i i=e. Ie's>.aa.
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