Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-23

he writes again at all. He had soma
thing to say this time, and he was wise
In choosing the right time to say 1t. The
novel from beginning to end speaks the
man Of the world.
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However, much respect we may have
for ourselves as we read Mr. Henry
James analytic reviews, We are
sometimes little dull. At least we or
binary people, who merely understand
him, without that sympathetic compre-
hension that comes of his sort of intense
experience.
Mr.. Howells, on the other hand, Is
never dull. One always has feeling
of tranquility with the first page; he
feels sure as he settles himself that ne
could have spent his money for-nothing
better. 4 little drama OF his called
WThe Sleeping Carr published in
"Harper's Christmas" for 1882, and
Viii IA / . have seen little mention or,
bubbles v it'll fun. Mr.. Howells never
"talks big" He is always refined, and
vet bis stories are so humal l, that every
CAS- of people tal f ell the Influence.
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Mr.. Cable, the author OF "The
Grand shines, (which will stand for all
me as an American classic, is singu-
arly Fortunate in the purity and sweet
ness OF bis insight. \ subject that
would be nothing in coarSer hands has,
when he has glorified it, beauty that
appeals to the sympathy and admira-
ton OF every reader. Mr.. Cable is above
every thing, an artist.
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And now, Oh Lord, deliver us from
any more fashionable novels!" To
use the more expressive than elegant
language of our Canadian friends, they
might be Jumped IS rot, absolute rot!"
Take for example Robert Grants story
GAN Average Mar" running now 10
the "Cent1ry." Its mild flavor OF
Boston diluted New York, can only be OF
momentous interest to the young ladies'
WHO studied his Confession Of a Frivll-
GUS Girl" as necessary text book for
the requirement of belleship. The de-
predatory way in which he emphasizes
his slang to prove to you that he appre-
ciates its vuIgarity as much as you pos.
sibly can, could only have been the way
ola Boston youth. Mr.. Grant is lawyer
of the Hub, waiting for practice. 1t has
been suggested that the average man is
Mr.. Grant himself figuring under the
name of Remington, only he is writing
novels for money instead Of treatises on
Railroad law.
So
The remarkable novels, elaborated 8
la Jenkins, that Mr.. w. H. Bishop and
G. P. l.. tt5rop contributed to the AT
lantic Monthly" under the titles OF
THE House of q Merchant Prince" and
"Newporr," filled all provincial souls
with such sense of inferiority to the
Wit, fashion, beauty and tailoring Of the
metropolis, that that magazine came
near finding itself unwelcome in some
narrow minded localities.
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The Atlantic" is not at its best un-
der the management of Mr.. Aldrich,
and Mr.. Aldrich is not at his best as its
marager. His work, while not strong,
and likely to go out OF fashion, is always
plea-ant We may be crude people
mere ID America, DuL we seeu W line
our own rawUess. Any honest Ameri-
can reader of the run of light literature
of every country prefers our supply be-
fore that Of any other country unless 1t
be the French According to our stand
ards the French maybe a little coarse
sometimes, but the common run Of hui
mainly is not made offine clay. The
time has come where it is popular to
make bold strokes in our literary work
as well as in art. The ivory miniature
with its simpering stippled face has
given place to the sun photograph aud
the realistic painter. A.. u.