New-York tribune., 1890-06-07
SOME NEW NOVELS.

Two WOMEN OR oNE' BY Henry hsTsnds snsssss Ssa1 cS
Lusksl 2imo, PIP 1870. Cassell fuohsn"s ~
MISS BROOKS. By Eliza 0rne Wm'e' i'''' ~
2S3. Boston Roberts BrOihcrs'
IN HER EARLIEST YOUTH. By Iasma l-""' PP'
3Ol harper & Brothers -
Mr. Harand has naturally been led into the seductive
regions Of hypnotic and psychological research anu "
hi. ingenious little story 1.-TWO Women or one1' ne
has written a variation upon Professor hipo, 'H'
Of the mutabllt.es Of the human personah'y' /"
matter of his kind II he first step which counts
and whoever is able to accept the posslol'N o' SUI"
al operation ~ Dr. Leonard Benary performs % ui1r
Louise Messate will find II caey enough 70 adop' al ~
consequences Of that operation. In brief TINS meoo
,h,uma,nrgst succeeds in ektngushng. or to be more
exact paraiyzng and placing In abeyance' the w''oo
original personality Of hts patient, and IN pi"iuone a
voung woman whose memory is complete oiaIh' anu
who Is therefore mentally in the condition OF a ne"
norm child though possessing an adult physique anu
bryn hcr capacity for absorbing information Is oi
course very much greater than that OF child All TINS
results from depression of the inner surface OF 'e
skull that the organs Of memory are pa''i' "S'
Precisely how. hese organs once virtually ueaoe"e'
q memory is built up. II may be well not 10 hquno
too curiously. OF course there Is danger IN ''nS
process for II at any time the bony pressure upon uu
brain shou,d he removed the original personality VIII
return, and the new one disappear utterly. we ha>o
said enough indicate the line taken by Mr faran"'
but tho story well worth reading for HNeu ana We
viii no, save any one the slight trouble Of doing so.
The problems suggested by the known facts OF changed
ncrsonalty are it is unnecessary TO point out OF tho
gravest character and upon their solution may de-
pcnd exceedingly wcighty issues. All Suggestions
therefore in this relation are, earnest ana slncee'
welcome. and Mr.. Harland treats his subject WIN
out fppancy and in manner sumceh'v sooef W blu"
that he recognizes its signlncance.
miss Brooks is the kind of story which in
evitably suggests Miss Brooks of Boston iho
author, though Bostonian has dared to raise her
sacrilegiou pen in scarcely veied satire against some
of the foibles Of the modern Athcnians Her heio'o
f. particularly unovablc. thoroughly sein'h anu
unpeasantly strong-minded young woman ""o'o
beauty though striking, does not at aN compensate
for fragrant defects: Of which the worst anu "oV
fatal is total inability to love anything eSS ao,
stract than her personal ideal of Boston "heh she
IS engaged and her betrothed tells her tha' Ms o"
ness NAV compel him 10 reside IN New iorh' sho
almost breaks the engagement. Ill her proiouhu us
gust but the yields to her and abandons his own
pan and when Miss Brooks is gently rallied by hcr
sister upon what looks rather like sehShnesS' she
observes in a defnitive way My dear. John must
like great deal better than Ne"-fork aS soon
O. he gets used 10 il; it is so Infinitely superior III
can never he a sacrifice to live in Boston" This Is
<ery good foolnG and the story Is ghtened through
out by similar bits of satrc humor. The hero, as IS
uncommonly the case in womens novels Is weaker
In general effect than he intended to be. but he IS
much good to be offered up at the shrine of MISS
Brooks and every properly constituted reader must c
iocc his deliverance from the gorson OF Boston
propriey sister and foil. Janet Is As nice ana
lovable girl her senior is the reverse Inc story
Is brightly written and reflects credit upon the author
"Tasma" has written Australian romance the
heroine Of which is young person OF perllousiy 40
vanced views. who narrowly escapes shipwreck by
marrying a dssipated youth in the fervor OF her
gratitude to him for saving the life of her h'ue
brother lie CANDLES. bets and drinks. Is horsey ana
doggy and takes her To station" in the bush, where
she Is very uncomfortable. Then she falls In with
wicked English yachting baronet who wants her to
run away with him. and again she has what the Wild
West would denominate "a close CALL The book Is
clever and dull by turns. very uneven in interest,"
Tar too long for the quality Of its matter.