The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-23
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now living whose works are always eagerly ex-
pccted and hotly discussed By the French pub
LID. They are Edmond dc Goncourt A'phones
Daudet. and Emile lola. The publication
OF q new book BY either Of these writer's,
the leaders OF the naturalist group. Is ON event
In the Partisan season. lola has already
brought out his new novel, La Jois dc Vivre.'
one Of the most profoundly pessimistic BOOKS
that has over been INSTRUMENTATION In the
highest degree for talent OF construction. OBJ
servation. and expression. but % wilfally. per-
sistently. and cynically depreciatory OF hu-
manity in general. that one cannot recommend
Its perusal to any but thoNe who are seeking
psychological documents on French middle
class life at the end OF the nineteenth century.
La Joie de vivre" is q terrible. gloomy and
pitiless document the work OF one OF the un-
happiest and gloomiest OF Frenchmsn. Tho
novels OF Edmond de 0oncourt and oil Alphonse
Daudct are still to bs published. but. thanks to
tho friendship Of the illustrious writer's. am
able to say something about them already. aud
30 to satlsfy our modern crAzo OF enjoying
everything by anticipation.
Edmond do Goncourt's novel. "Chcre." will
be published about the middle OF April. ills
the analysis OF tho existence OF young girl
under the second empire from her infancy up
to the age Of 10. whom the necessities OF n de-
monument cause hor to die. Tho existence OF
Chcrie passes In the midst Of the elegance. tho
wealth. the powor. aud tho supreme good com
pany OF Official society under Napoleon ILL.,.
and her grandfather. who takes caro- OF her
orphan infancy. IL . Marshal and Minister of
tho empire. It 10 tho psych ological and physio;
s .Sxss ob y Z GSnssart IN the rreisss
to his last, move! IL Faustin and Tor which
him iS n Vic sa
| impressions. and revelations OF their intimate
isminin!y have SsrGss n no proof q the sh1
s " Sss novel, e. %s has
been written with the e.esrches that ono ON
and think am cntttSd 70 say Tint Tiers sr r;
TOW books on Woman. on the intimate te,sinilite
aud ecSildsnees; pieces y literary GOOD iusk
rendering tho;prrtiy and The distinguished ele-
1asats sessn. Seatg :' have
been unable to force myself e make OF my girl
the .S9 ae.P es hs So
novels Of yesterday and TO-DAY" .,,.
the the ioss ssndiiuted, 'chsrio" viii 30 Volume
on ON in the preface II. dc Gonsourt says that
probably hs hook viii BE- s, found wanting In in.
m.ny iasias.i. could say SosS%S ysnTssT
%s.s ss@pi,ss,s%. ssH iSt saS.s ais%.;
s"s"t a:s
though ll,,!s more ,.M , = nM than marriage
Il. III IL Ct s5: s
Y 'a and siss ss T. as n. OF IA. s
evolution the novel, novel that viii bceolne the
.. ,ns
one will mud another name thaa that OF novel.
In this preface N. do Goncourt announces
that "C,6rie' will be his last work Of imaeina..
ton, and that he intends to devote tho rest OF
thirty yesrs OF literary lie Of Himself and o.
his late brother, jules de Goncourt-n journal
H.. to sssho in v TnS Il .
as' h,wesy n sSr
serity." N. Dc Goneourt publishes he preface
in Gfss 70 u ssr ss To.
81 ths porrss men and Mom aSS whom The
hazards Of liie threw IN their PORTRAITS
IN s II ri
mutable life OF Paris: 10 short this journal Is
prsssions that have reversed ths cyistenee Of
two most sensitive and unreasonable writer's
preaoe w julie.
De Goncourt. uttered few months before his
1.ss s %sy de-: de-: %"s :. iii! :; ss! ss
who ny their writings. their words, their purchases
%:S
s 5 a Ia r , IN ST. W. 70
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q and lacquer and IN isD Of Japanese
s @"% q: %s.ss .'f :s.ssss sa:.
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e
Sna lslf q the nneieenh oss,aTy. shall hay,
led these t,res movements, Well when one has that e
s Sasa future, II srD difficult not to be
II Jules de Goneourt had only lived u few
; but none the lass complete, Acknowledgment,
that tho, French artists. the Frenoh literar,
h nuss n sSs to
OF the survivor NJ Edmond do Gonconrt.
s r osT n sHs yin
and r. Vssnns about the end Of Nay
subject e the history Of collage. as the French
S Being c6sn and bali about tie loot q man,
has basis ~ the many irresaar hoaseScIas or a
mr,.dgrs that exist in Paris. Dsudst. with hi,
SoaGtsss snnnoSs very much his sSSjos Ii
told me tho other day however, that no wa
. sis would 30 terribly shocked. Al! honsh no hs,
!. most carefully ayoided the use OF coarse words
2a m basos sna
stitutlon. will naturally shock the Anglo-Saxoi
}, reader. to whom the Ja"r me"d0e Is n thing I'm
Il known.
, The firm q r.. r. IIuller q Bsrne continues
| the publication Of the scandalous memoirs O
. tho late Count Horace do Well Castel. Through
the Intervention Of many nhuential persons
ited In France and the polios carefully seiz
the work ut the frontier. Nevertheless q foy
arc able to satisfy the curiosity Of their regu
/, lar customers at the ratio Of IS q volume.
n have Just read tho fourth volume OF thcs
" memoirs With mingled feelings Of interest an,
). disgust NJ. do Niel. Castei. as one q tho ,enra
Z erkcrke.. and an habitui Of tho Tuilories wa
d behind the scenes all the time during the soc
. ond empire: but. yielding to the natural petit
!, ness Of his nature, he observed only pett
: things. Hc had an evil tongue Of his own, but
Z OF all the other. evil tongues that abounde
n at the court OF Napoleon Ill. and eyer