New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
NEW NOVELS.
HENRY JAMES'S SHORT STORIES.

MIS- TFMFEiuY, Ty Henry James. limo PIP
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Mr. James has tried his hand. In the hrSt OF 'h'~
four stories at tho ,camy side OF International mar
r,acc a London Life Is kind OF IN when one
can but hope very few Is'op" In London or any "h'o
cIsc lead II Is a study Of an Amrrc an. English or
an Anglo American marriage. In which IN" contract
ING parties TO grief through III" m'No"''"'
mr. pc,pnlly Of the American VIE. whose 'fh' '"''
is followed with Increasing dSrSs and h'"'irr'nch'
hv her unna ricd sister. young person Wh'H' r.
Intons TO her environment appear +" b" In rhr"ni
caIIy chaotic condition. 1t IS dis iincty unpleasant
afory marlcd by all hat cI"N"r"""> ana hh'"''s
OF touch which char ptrrL" the fiction m Mt james
and not lc>, married. 10y that peculiar hiH'h' 10
syumci zeal conclusions which causes :" many 81 MS
tales to appar unfinished -" f"ss"'a u
similar lIni 81 fracmcuiary and unexplained tragedy
the story of boston girl WI" tabs passage on an
Atlantic liner 10 j,ln her rnrhrd /" irrb". and
who. for rra>on> which ar" l"h To ID" imaSha'" ION
OF ihr reader. comruli~ >uiGl" on ~" way.
The Liar /, a no-r' original and rmarkabi" pic"
Il work and the portrait - N" Colonel wh" Is '"'
sr,utionalIv incapahl" 81 telling tho truth. yet dos
loved In by hh wife although III. r'rc"i~~' his
hsbrsl mrrdarity + SlngIlariy and S'riknSly g"oi
The Gradual dct.rur alton ~ tho truthful wife through
contact with and lovc oi III" Iiar Is DEVELOPED VII"
admraJlr dclIcIy and Insight. and for "n'o II NAV
he aid that The episode l. completed. Inc lar u
most Interesting study for b- not common lar
He IL rrallv brave. capable. honest. kindly man
tender husband and fa'h"r, .klhil Ia many thlrI"'
almost o. l." achieve the frts hc rrprr>"nis hms' As
having accomplished He not malignant haF
IIc does no, liz for selfish purIsH"S. or t" hun
Others az least not fOr long time. Hnt thn time
cor,cs when To save himself Il" d"sc"nds 10 eanmnN"
The innocent. and his degradation. iIk" n"
deterioration 81 lis wifrN pruhitN i IN" n"ce~Sar'
and inevitable crrct 81 in6uscnc" in his
master vice Mrs 1cmpil" il aversion !"
Mr. Janlcs'S favOlir ard cNa'pera'iLS bpc, 's
in which everything Is ie'i at lnoN" rndS-pcrhsIN 'o
the vansgc of the r>ssm. bni aS.urrdv not I" N"
impruvcIn-nt of the For II In rs fe We com" ~
know, for the most part only fragments OF Other
lives II the scenes The great drama revealed to III"
individual ar. usually m0r c0mrl"t" or coherent
than nashlglt photograph, ut passing crowd. II
rcmaIrS the fact that In fiction much nlor than this
Is drsudcd that tho artist l. expect ted. and ought.
10 invent beginnings, explanations, and conclusive
examinations 10 those obscure groupings and that to
the extent he fails this he fails also to develop
his art fully. Photography, however skilh
not and cannot b" tn" mainNtay OF fiction,
nor can photography plus interpretive analyses con-
s;itutc finished work IL" has distinct purposes A.
well A. vague drnincs AMI IS thr part Of fiction to
represent life IN all rs phases, notifications and at
raugcmcnts Mr.. Jane apparently will never learn
this, and therefore his most careful work. enjoyable
as It IS in many WAYS /. deficient IN enduring Interest
and leaves 10 clear " abiding impression upon the
mind Of the realcr
LAZY Duchcarl7 IS hardly novel. but Il Is
decidedly clever and Interesting book. and one OF
kind exceedingly d,nrul' TO review. because OF IT.
formlcssnrss. To say that It relates the experiences
and adventures Of rlvsterOn, mionairrSN and
young IN love with her, on boar STEAMER going
from Egypt TO India, nor 10 convey any Idea OF the
things which max" It Interesting. There Is no plot
and not much incident. but the dialogue is both witty
and wise th"rc IS al abundance OF capital srcnc
d,sriptlon and tho character ~ Mrs FonOlanqnr Is
hept IN 50 IIuanr olscnrI'y that N" Interest In
her never facs TIE sh"yEh too. Il amusing. though
not orient al cnougN II + TINT he turns
out 10 be- al Eug,hmau In disguise. but even This
does not explain the failure Of H. companion 10 suS
rrct an irnpOsfurr which appears almost palpahle.
A feature In TIC book Is description OF some magnh-
ccut festivities gwen by OF tn" native princes OF
India so full Of detail that may safely be regariel
as report Of actually witnessed by the author
The style Is especially noticeable" II Il crisp. clear
and picturesque. aud distinguished hy subhAfor of
cynical philosophy and worldly wisdom which IS not
| rs least atirnctv" Characteristic. E1trn I've
travel and alton 60 10 the production Of book
| like Lady RluclmaId- which. unlihc fhc move! of
| the season may hc takcn up repeatedly and re- rad
| in separate Passages with pleasure and even some
times with profit always surprising that pl"a'ur IS
not in itself profitable
Tho author OF "Thr Silence OF Dean Maitland has
| written another clever novel In Tho Rrpr"ach Of
Anncslcy7 but which SURPRISES the first named
work 1t ia, In truth rather too conventional a tale
There Is the old family with legendary curse upon
| IT, which, afror the manner of family curses In
ihrdoX fiction, perpetuatcS itself with undcN a'ing
| regularity until the hero appears on whose account
II becomes necessary raise thr chosily interdirt
There is rivalry between cousins for the love OF
girl which rivalry leads to the IrpToach Of Anncslev
| the said rrprOarh being general suspicion that one
Of the cousins has mugered the other whose heir he
f. How the reproarh Is removed. how tho plots Of
| the wicked young who thinks 10 conquer the
| world by will power are baficd how unfortunately
one pretty girl Is doomed to old .maldhood because
| she made the mistake OF falling In love with the
| hero and of course could not be permitted to cut
ont the herolnC-hc reader must find out for him or
her self There is plenty OF plot, some weconcoIvcd
and executed character studies. and fair element Of
interest In the story; but II Is after ali mediocre
production no better than scores Of modern novels.
and therefore TO be down q distinct falling of
from the artistic level OF The Silence OF Dean Malt
| land which rally a powerful and uncommon
book.
| n has been buted abroad that John Charaxos,"
| though puporing TO have bsoa written