The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
Or.g,n and 0rowih of the Novel
PemeroA s Democrat

Since the tune ei Walter Ssou \ ilryeg number oi novels have been written than n all the previous ases os the world. They are now published ,n the English. speaking quarters ot the globe the United States and the Bnash Isles d, the rate ot f,yc ot sN , week l. would through them aS they appeat but hts tune ana Attention.
 Moves asginAtej m the eps poem, et the an tents. satNas the Had oiyssc, ueid. ct The Had |, Homer wnrla- feno~net CD .ad irs itees ihc stesc oi Troy NEz=a tnaN psNe matc than thuv cen'aftes AS | marta, iu ,ene, aH as. ,A.ns, nas icici t ma, se tegAr1ct n the sseafess paen3 e.ei written Inc iNsseN $ A saft 1t seq q - ,hc ] sad ha: u4Sh tuieriaf us pplnt ri i3et8t | des uhes iac .udenisa ut
 .yssrs me ot the 5,frt an .ea.efs <; he ssesc at iIas au4 nea(z .Afsel ot gen. siaph, |. and rapts .. suhest l. serves ,lso as thc 5Asis ai that lnimtsasly bcaa,ita. rtfr4;.Ne fhc AdNcniLies oi felenA has wr'ten " the devoted and is,l, hmea bishop enelon. pt { am. DrA Inc lartd k the gie,; !.a,sn epic. |, wAs written bs k,rsii In the tune of G.rsaf-Aagus;G> ~Ao VAS contemporary wiih Chnst, And to whom fetercu,e Is made ID the . up,uIcs This poem rs os \ mixed eharAe Aetet Ii describes the ~ An- ier,ngs of .tneas. sold,es anu tiiend ot Tram. king ot Troy, after the eonqaess ot the city by the ureeks With many tolio~ers and several small ships. he sailed nom that lated ci,y n search of a new home and. hnally. at;es shlp~teck. tamlnes. adretsities of all ktnd. he landed a, Carthage. made love to Dldo. the queen. ~on hcf susceptible heaft. and then deserted her. thereby driving her to su.cIdc The heattiess wretch then sailed across ,o Italy. accompanied by h1s tol. lowers. and ,hef iescenden,s founded the c,,y ot Rome such Is the story but. unfortunately tot ns accuracy h.s- tory informs us that Troy fell into 'he hands of the t.reeks fully :,2 year, be- iore Carthage ~as founded !, Il hardly necessary to say that aeas must have been panisallfi, t,rana,e old "tbisef II nc sies ee,ied At that axe tn u5.is,s tsss ( near, of \ great 4dcen The sase Il ahn iiroan and .oria taelph Nnks into comparative .salf sH bl eemP.r,. son
 ! ppn n psc iarnoHs paeui tests the modem novel ltpsc hl3 gene ..l, ,lpefseae poetry Auf.aH kl3a hAs been lipsed by eurs oi pea . If pc. tres oi tota~a.i lte seeei has ,nr novel ot story bren I5bte ia2pl lA than ' ss a' the pfr1ct4t ane some pets9n4 req hardly tnythiax h+t Dp2es ,nefed- pipus ,hough he s,a;emen. m.y appear
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