New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
NEW NOVELS.
w1111AM BLACKS STORY.

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THE CURSE OF CARNE Ii3LPP, PP,ovoIy my 6 r. % a. ''''''
11mo DID. 2s7. Frank r. LoNcH " W.
,,. u,ool, b.s taken almost a new departure in
q ,,,,oo rortun,tus for though he does not wholly
cloct his f,voritc scotch scenery ana lts saIIho'
fishing and deer stalking. he makes ulc'e s"ooi"'''
fcoturcs I'm his story and dcvotes himself ID 'ho MAJ"
10 cxpoliing the fortunes ot young anu p'P"'
,,trc who sings the leading part In the light opera
~ the hour The young singer Is an amlape rd'"'
weak net Of the public. with really hne voice an"
taco and manners which commend him to the iash-
Ior,blc world The plot centres upon Lioncis stage
connections and although lie Is severely Ht oS
charming Young aristocrt MS heart - re'i'y ~ W
,ahod ,,rtu after cntanrling himself in a foolish
cr,,rcment with Miss Burcoyne. the leading auS
- his company "a calculating hussy with the temper
- - ,or,,a-,rt and thc dclicacy Of co>tcrmongerl'
;, 1tovcrs that all the time his affections had been
rl,cca where he never suspected such tWhg-upoh
delightful little Italian girl who had been MS com
radc when they were both studying music NJ NaP'''
,a ,rbo had ever since been devoted to HIM Ihi'
Iovo cpiode f.; very tendcry and gracefully handled
>, vr rlack who also introduces several characters
,. e., b rcpcriory The portrait 81 ocavu'
Our the literary log roller. Is savage enough to cover
, per,onal feeling though we DO not Know tE' any
Thin, of the kind exists. Probably the SR''' j.
tvpirll There always have been ana perhaps Always
60 IN ro t.Ilovs # the Quirl breed and certainly they
are the legitimate prey ~ the satr- whenever anu
,l.r.y.- found. Nanran. the Parliamentary reporter
ts a very different kind Of man. genuine ana "hole
some minded II little too cynical Lazy Ad'E'
tho f,.hiorabl, authorc-s. who writes trashy mover
and then fishes for nnttcrng reviews by lhVlthg INC
critic, T., dinner is doubt real enough IN her VIZ"
Thacler,v drew her long ago. and the only cAhSe is
70, Dor methods. The story is well sustained the
character, strongly iudvidmliIcd ana tie dehouo
ulcut such as novel readers most approve.
:, 4Itlv Ia.,r Mr. Mccarthy hl, written rather a
short tory than novel and IL 3, good short story
II f. an episode u the IRISH rising oi l-4' supposed
,o Ice told apr,ro, Of a certain General Brian ferm'
r,rh Who fll at Trcdcric.blrs. aud who's" life story
,,. .,,i.,...rtl, unravccd hy h, executor. yoAH-
N.,, York Journalist. II b, sad tale enough ana
Irl.,rcu with their deep underlying current oi
r.chrrh1ly lovc ~ tell and 10 mu-c over a iae I'll
love and eros, purposes. issuing I'D me wreck oil sew
oral l,c.. T. - q narrative - action and not aH
i,t-,.u.ct.ye study. SD rle 4Ghrrni' oi the morbid
school may not l,c IL: but it j, moving ana interest
INK AID written with spirit and hr"
rc,.,eln,s vcro' Is. Of course greatly softcned
sketch of utt EMPEROR N'f' might ''''' "'.'
,- ,, .ii,., of realistic novel. hut no other mod
,.n writer could or would venture 70 pant htn DID
Lf.l.r ,o',.- Tie Gcruan scholar h's a'""''N
....., D.. ,.f,.c t.c ttrtu'e hnWy hy accounting
f-L. .. ... OF chara,'cr. On ths theory hl' nature
v.. -.... i, ti- nt,.rles % Dol. mother. AIfpti"H
,Ao ,l4-cl a yolus as loved hF iA' Emperor Z" '.
,idn,..I ard who. Doe wa, "d 20 believe h-''I'''
All ,--...pt upon hl, own nte The atr'rleS ie'iF
r,.,,..,t.i- N,-o are necessarily n' more ihnn
lJ,
Roman history. however. th., method Us apt 70 p'
,.,.. -.r,o -p far a, can tc -ceu in thc," p'-'''
fl. feeling against the Emperor l' scarcely eNtI''"
There r. -,u.~ tuc do.,uptiy" sketches ln jhe ho'"
tnc tr,.rt ~ them being that Of the feast given o'
Ser, tp t.c Roman populacc. AZ which the '"f''''"'
acf. made 10 plty th" part ~ t"r'hr'. L'"'''''
thinks. that -lctouiu. va, unluiy uroludired against
M tte,ars and therefore %" dechar- - accept s''''
u the worst OF his accusations. oDr''l''' "o"'''.
l,, NOT been imprnched. and there really seems ''
warrant flr the idea That after au Ser" was n'' AZ
black O., he la, been painted. Ech-t'n has m'ae
-pr.tcd romance ont Of the story. "h'''' iA "'.
m,nd, teens with Archaeological crid.'on a"''
classical lore and j, none the less entertaining anu
epr-huy.
Another translation from the German confront
is under the title Countess Lofcl'y.' l'' ""''"
is Rudolph Mcu-cr d may Doe that 10 has Jos, ''"'
subtle and d-tmulshing qualities in t' r'n''rl't'
hut in its English drcss IT strike, rs "a, posses Il-
no NOR, than mediocre merit IL i- "a take "i "N'
and court-p D. and the case u The ploic 'iia d''''
,yho va, found 10 wear coat Of NAL unN'r III
/ clothes /, harkncycd. Tcihap, there i, a tou'h ol
international prejudice IA adding ths inamN uP""
"a fchmau: al least % i- difficult h"t - suspect
.u.tbne II the hind when the novelist Is German
The Couutcs, Lorclcy herself +, lightly aHd pr-a''N
/ drawn bat hardly with lrmue,, enough 1" rr""N'
lo, from the realm of shadows. Her artist lover I'
marked hy the same defect of indivdutlzaton' "a
dr.,rt which shows that this author LACKS al lel-'
on. vital and udi,p ,pcu,abie qualification Tor the com
ro.ltlon If really excellent fiction.
Mr. IIcuty IS prolific writer ana S'ar'oN
/ ottouut, ANYTHING beyond the novel of action Su'h
&C. our torcfst thcr, loved before had been Instructed
, T., the effect that mere action j, bad art, ana uht'
+ ,b, onlv kind Of fiction deserving esteem Is the
rs,chologlc anaytc kind. Mr. llcuty Is lncorilpp'o
and goes ON pouring out his tales oi adventure ana
weaving hi, tangled plots despite admoniuon. lh'
Curse of Carnc Hold" Is Of course. the story oi one
/ If those venerable family cnrscs "hch attest '"'
antiquity II not the rc,pe ABILITY oI the hou''' uoS
bur,,on There j, "A murdtf the secret ol "noh i
uucommonIy well kept almost to the last ana con
.,,o,inc how often every combination has been used
mat ,u,pucs no little skin the part Of the author
II needs only To be said further that the novel Ia
entirely readable
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