Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-25

B. immense amount of twaddle has
tfer o. late GA both sides Of tho
-.r ,rEss e termed the A" Ameri-
esmen- N literature" Tais q" Amer
ban element has been assumed 20 be
5e ass Of an American setting for ficsi-
a5s oaarscters. the employment Of dia.
csc Dec1lisr.tcs 70 be met with only IN
t1g Umte5 STATES Or the delinea.io0 Of
of ie peculiar 60 oDf civilization
cereictment. More than one pro-
sr has Analysed this elsment"
eerg uitylng regret Tor It's i'm.
sa-isy saf inc9mp.etencss. One IN par
a.ar bias lately undertaken the novel
oe-erIiulrs the exact amount OF
acsHis. ~ each # our prominent
aaive write-s FMS author, we are gravsly
ed. 5a 5et-.opad one and tnzt another
De-u5si place al orr lie, tut NJ one 8as
ve tslr ouDd who hsg been entirely
-rc-a su1 vet s.tegesheT worthy Of
eoumenGat 81. Tue 1ho,a loa is abgur.i.
a. American .eale1t IL hteratrrs IL
4ely independent If the sal sct-nlastcr
e 40 r5.s work and Of the nationality
his characters Tbere Ia no SoTE of ao-
son in which t American element is
Ai--e u---- Rgt~e-A tH-H
'E h-"tI ..hc 'i-1t ~ I9t- ses 5i's
scene ia .a-a IN q iofe'sn ieha. aaa the Guar
-sie nave hs4o'y . hlu9 OF Lae Ne"
10 2Fia aeoAt -Gaii' Atneflcahism IN Iiter-
allure, properly 20 styled, is not confined
te s1pl SING i-esa subjects, furnishing new
lte'es's esF iAf.as lev inci-enss, or me
prefs.-nl enhaesueysd scenes 60 ire nov
arc Pae-. ahafs'neitiAS aas Ia
b t's-,l lsea q gA= american eie''' hs man
one @. an 7s 'Hsel oa.i9nal sef ss. Inc
+'4-r'-aa element 10 literature IS aimPly
aaa0 IA a- Hian- IA cur Enoa21s' IL
-se'5 i1- "lstaet y re BIO hIt'on. p1'-9"
-4 Is t.is rue Ai'sli1s1-
sa' NiA- ~ OF ! il-rieah framing
-l9 al'f'e 1i@Ia.laai ''or+s
tt's tai--e more u cars lieii-e3S N tte.a
lt CD ~ -ct {. .-Jtsh INC lormer arc Gil
concerned "i.3 E'lfopeA' s''al @c'a, ana lie
ia--ei cay ~ n America. " G. 3-iay
tH9Ele 'nia7' inspir-3 ana -l-dil1, oa.es, eT-'y
page % eH-' mos EIT,e Oh o 4 'sf9r-'al
N'e7
so 8'-7fi' e.1.H nay "fis.5n -
He1e o-l-t "a- '-a4i4e1 'Aa ifsa:s
se't-ot --HIe1c OF 1ae spill- ana ul5Fo
o. W1'e ono Ddi1t a lpoIc "-s
ol' OIL la- gen s2n' 'es -" me Goa.
tEg en- 4.9zlaz1 auteor o. ike learning
rad a4,t % m5sa' nave written one Oh
sc'l Simply because tAey
a's 70 c.''7e3s'y american soos or
3aai.'' D. not ,'f instance sA9 A.a55-
i'-i eeai'l '' 'lT. James 'A5, eaAs.i-
st.s eNl- ger p'F' oi ,aN- eie.i'eo. IA
Ales i's i.Ner 2i -''A'ns
81 a- yea as CON --o A
S+'-' %" 'te"'';
s -oos ie''- - ''''' it'O
rat-' 'o"''- eatef - ~ y ~ i.%ooy
las DEED aAd EoI p''7ss 't ,u-
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GODS 81 4-l gun
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3.@as Ia 4e=si3 . ols y3s9 go ~.
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a=al-'e III eIe1ls t1al -ai'-sIl-tl l'-5i'.-.e
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r" '"f a. 10 o-i'u- 49, l7" AlS as
r1s5es o. o2~tScs4t t,4 ' s'.'-.-
a "ii7e o! s'e ~" ~
H'i-af ees ares 4n~' L"7 80.
very H1'1e a alei 'o45,, 'ia' eASSp1
the b'g'io" fsP-ls' A1e