New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-06
MAX O'RELL HERE AGAIN.
TO PAY ANOTHER VISIT TO BROTHER
JONATHAN
HE TELLS HOW HE MAKES BOOKS, But SAYS
THAT HE FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO

THAT HE FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO
WRITE ABOUT THE GERMANS
Max O'Rell paul BOuet the well-known author 81
Brother Jonathan and other works, arrived here yes
terday morning on board the Celtic after long and
stormy voyage. 3" But do not think that any Of Us
died Of la GRIPPE he said to Tribune reporter.
No. the only passenger lost was a canary bird be-
longing to flock Of 1000 which the owner was bring.
ing to the States. The influenza had not reached
London when | left there and | have had no expe-
ricnce with the interesting disease | have come 10
America this time for the sole purpose OF lectuIing
shall begin tomorrow night at Boston. Ny tour
will include New York, Chicago, 81 Paul, Toronto,
Montreal and other cities, and will last until May 1.
will lecture in the main on the
characteristics Of Encshmen, scotchmcn,
ana Americans. nave nothing as yet TO say Of the
IRISH Why? Because | like to lecture on the faults
Of people, and | have not vet found that the Irish
have any.
have now NJ plan or intention Of writing another
book. stll / may get numerous motives during my
journey ! alway. keep diary. Every day make
notes of what have seen, heard and learned the
people have met and the characteristics which strike
me as peculiar. when my journey is at an end
review my notebook. If have enough 10 write
book do
Nv diary Is not always fruitful "a wouh
wish. / tray cllcd i'm Germany several months last
year and took notes rcgioasy. Ny publisher was
particularly anXiou, 10 have write book upon tho
ra,heriand a, il would doubles, have good sale.
But when read notes. after returning to Ialis'
discovered that | had nothing to make book H.
II is YOU know exceedingly difficult for FIenchman
10 write about Germany without being bitter, and l
do not wish TO write in that style
In speaking Of hi, book. Brother Jonathan Mr.
Bouct said that he was greatly pleased AZ the success
which it had had Already 1000 copies have
been sold in Paris" lie added. "35ooo in London and
more than 100000 in America The sale IN America
j., gratifying. 1t show, that the book has been
received in the spirit in which It written. No
richt-mindcd AMERICAN ran take offence IN ma
opinions expressed IN hat book desired to offend
robody In my lcctmc, in London have talked
m the same spirit "A, IN 'Broil"r Joha'hah'
and the American residents have thanked me re-
pcatcdly for presenting such characterization and
picture 10 their English cousins. soon after tho
publication of the book, I read that Mr. 'hauncey
w. Dcpcw had spoken Of it dcrosatory. dc'larin;
that il had been written by "A man who knew hoihlhs
of the subject But Mr. Dcpew told me Subsequently
that he had not read the book Thus there wa'
man crticl,ing a book which he had not read and
written By a man who knew nothing OF the subject.
But Mr. Dcpcw Wa, not correctly reported
Foreign opinions upon people usually II
interest They see rs do not see ourselves ana
have standard, of comparison which We 'anh9e
have. The best book written upon 'AT TG. la
book IN English literature j, that ot Tame. and INC
best book on the English poet, j. that # YOUR own
Edmund Clarence >tcdmau. These are YOU see iOr-
cEucI, Iu each ca-e.
Referring t. affair, in Brazil NJ Bloget sad that
IL showed how unstable and uncertain was mDnarkN'
30 The men lu power" he added. simply told Dom
Pedro To- take boat and be toOh one and sailed a"aV
lie wa, more obcdicut than ] Wa recently u an
American lady who wrote me letter. asking me -
answer Al once TWO questions. one wa. whether
France intended - prtcllm Al~acc Lorraine ana no
other whether the cause ~ BOultgeer W2> dead. >h1
enclosed stamp. and am thst much richer ior her
trouble. $1,000.
Eincl Tower and the Paris Exposition. II J, unirl>
that the General intends 10 lecture IN I'm, country.
lie cOuld not DO 50. for the simple reason tltt "a
doesn't speak English know him myself IL" mn.
dcr~'aud- the Dan -ua-e aud can Use ofi1 "Npn'|
-.0n, bat hr does loot command u >uf' er'r 20 an
pear upon tHc lecture platform.
The Exposition AT Paris also established tc Re-
public OF france. n showed the resource ~ tlH
people and Nation. France u.s. n one >cn-'. Oh" richest
aouutrv lu the world n has the .Wc,t poor people.
the success, of the Exposition wa the stcf lu'rr"-o
taken i'm IL NV the French. .tll people IT, Npth-
ing couli keep them back went home ~ brittany
not many weeks a.o - bury my good mother. Tie
peasants there. had an h."I At the ENpD'uI. They
started ON their way Paris just after tlc planting
season had closed. They worked their WAY from place
10 ulrc walking an the distance and ctrlin" "npl8h
To- support them when m Paris. They began tl'ir
homcWar Journey m ID" summer ana arrived tHete
afnuf hary, n time having the sight, II Paris,
and earned several pounds u the meantime. That
shows the spirit Of oh" people tn" ~ ndor ~ tia
Exhibition impressed them and made them proud or
their country.
Mr. Elouct ha- given mp his residence IN Par> and
lives now m London. .lf"r thi> tour D, ended no
intend, 70 devot" himself entirely Ia literary "o <.
hone he added the americans VIII treat me "A,
kindv thi, time a, they did ON my former trip.
can ak DO more