The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-29

method Of determining the proper successor to
the empire. instead Of being broken BY the
man who owed most to 1t. and who could best
appreciate it value. the world might have bsen
saved from inealculable suffering.
Lsstsrs e George sasa.
Tho new volume Of the Correspondence de
soree Sand Paris. Calmann Lsvy) covers the
20 iod from the beginning Of 1884 to the mid
die OF 1870. the series Of letters breaking of
Just before the outbreak Of the Franoo-P rus-
sian war. George Sand was now. a. she her
self says rather dolefully an old woman. and.
moreover. an invalid. for she had begun to suf-
for from that species Of physical collapse which
physicians call an1mia and which made her
look forward with dread to the occurrence OF
cold weather. She has lost her enthusiasms OF
l8A8; she has learned to tolerate the empire,
and processes deep respect and cordial liking
for Prince Napoleon. OF her old Republican
and Socialist friends she retains only Armand
barbes. who 10 living In exile ct tho Hague.
and. while In writing to him she still A.
focts to sympsthi1e with his aspirations. she
speaks Of him to another correspondent - Q
visionary. impracticable person. But while
from this point OF view her character seems to
have dsteriorated her literary activity IL q in
defatigable - ever. and her powers show - rot
NO signs Of deeadenoe. Some of her best nov
els were written at this epoch. and her play
entitled "L'Autrs" and her dramatixation Of
Le Marquis de Wiener" had extraordinary
success. A large proportion Of the letters In
this volume arc addressed to her literary
friends. among whom Gustave Flaubert il the
most conspicuous. She remains. - she al
ways was. the model Of good comrades. un-
Wearied In kind ofaces. which she asks for and
accepts for herself and for her son a. frankly
.. ING tsnaen tnem. About tne literary van.
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n.rlenu anu VIC nho ner e.eatiy trouoied ABOUT
f.suoerts impeounious situation. Tho amount
OF money whicn. ander the euise OF loans. she
nsa e'ven away Will sstonisn nose VINO recall
"st ovory pohhy Oh IL was earned py her pen.
anu VINO also oear In mind tnat the prices PAID
!or novels anu dramas were muoh smaller tnen
tnah tney arc now. ihe total sum tnus dis
n oo o'u NOT. sue eCniesses. ial SNORT OF
sAoOov. ana We 40 NOT iearn tnat any part OF
was repaid we douot II the man OF letters
ever nVea VINO oould point 10 sucn Impressive
proo'S oi eenerosty.
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natural that every tyro should invoke her in
terventiop In behalf OF his prolustons. Merely
TO answer such demands must have been So
we're tax upon her time. Among the many OK
to suoh unwarranted requests on tho part OF
perfect strangers We select the following note
to ono Francis Melvil. Who 1t seems. had coolly
proposed that she should read long manu-
script OF his. and that. her approval OF the book
being taken Tor granted. she should take steps
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