The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04
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poem or descriptive letter, and at each of
these branches of literature he is past
master. Nevertheless there must be sooner
or later touch of inconsistencies. and in
spite of his resolution his friends will hope
to see him back again.
He has. however, had recently sent out
to him patent ice chests, an electric light
plant, whose cost he proposes TO snare
with a few Deghbors. and other expensive
devices for comfort, which are an evidence
OF an unalterable determination.
Stevenson's handwriting Is a horror 20
typewriters and compositors, yet ne is
most particular man about his proofs and
grows very irate and sarcastic on the sub
ject of typographical errors. His readers
must have noticed that he is most accurate
and systematic in his punctuation. In
spite of the fact that it is often impossible
for the unhappy composition TO distinguish
between comma and period, capital
or a small letter. on the Ms, nothing an
noys the author so much as mistake Of
this kind.
Stevenson is about As years old, and
though in delicate health, and always
working with pain, is, l hope, destined to
do much more of his good work.
"The Wrecker" and 'The Pearlfisher"
are Mr.. Steyenson's latest efforts, both
novels dealing with the South Seas, but
not yet finished.
RUDYARD KIPLING.
Mr. Kipling has travelled much, seen
much and OWNED more than he has seen.
He is the one author who has been able TO
pierce the Oriental reserve, the shell of
secresy, and to analyse that world-old-
tradItion-fed, but thoroughly human
soul beneath the dusky surface OF the
East Indian.
The son of Anglo-Indian parents, Kip
ling, when a child, learned TO lisp the
language of the Bazaars, and uncon-
sciously TO himself, absorbed the very
The child, who, in 'Tod's Amendment"
was able to counsel the councillors, may
have been young Kipling himself Ger
tainly, it was while chattering to his
ayah, and listening to the discussion of
the native servants, that he acquired the
material which since made him famous.
Like other Angio-Indian children, Mr..
Kipling was sent home to be educated,
but returned at the early age of Is 10 In
dia, where his prediction for literary
work which had already at school showed
itself. brought him in contact with the
Atldhatod Pioneer, whose staff he joined at
that early age, and to whose columns he
contributed most of his short tales and
many OF his Department Ditties."
Rudyard KiplIng's rise has been sudden,
but on the whole well deserved He is
only 26 years old, but in those few years
has done much earnest work. The acre
gate is perhaps lessened in value bv the
presence in his volumes of a certain
amount of ''poor stuff, " but the average
reached is very high, and having Soldiers
Three" before us, We can pardon the finn
siness of some of the "Plain Tales" and
the watery weakness of some of his ballads
and ditties.
He is hard worker. and of late has
recognized the necessity of polish in ell
literary work, more especially in the case
of the popular short story" For this
reason he has acquired the good habit OF
writing and rewriting even to the fourth
time. He likes to work in London, and
until recently occupied chambers in Viii
liers street, just opposite Charing Cross
station. In his cosy chambers there he
has labored frequently throughout the day
and far into the night, for he grows enthu-
siastic over some pet idea and is loath to
leave it until il has taken to itself some
thing like permanent form. This kind
of thing can be overdone, how
ever, and Mr.. Kipling's health. never
good, has been seriously affected by
il. After the completion of his
first novel, 1.-THE Light That Failed" he
found it necessary to take long rest, and
although he has promised at least two
more books, il may be little while before
he is able TO complete them. His favorite
field, too, the busy bazaar, and the hills of
India, the soldiers barrack and the civil
servants lonely out station, is by no means
worked to death, and in all probability
other sketches from his pen Wilt delight US
all shortly. Also the footIights have
drawn him towards them, as most Young
authors of today are attracted by thai
promising road to wealth and fame.
Mr.. kipling has just returned to Eng
land from hasty visit to America where.
in spite of his late American letters. his
books are as widely read and enjoyed as
in England.
A leading American magazine has
bought from him novel for next wear
which is being written in collaboration
with another writer, and he has promised
novelette, to the new Automatic Rail
way Library"
HALL-cAISE.
Mr.. Hall-Caine, is perhaps better known
as the author of THE Bondman," thougb
The Deemster" is hardly less freauentIv
associated with his name. He was ho-,
IN 1853, and is of Manx parentage as his
lectures last spring at the ROYAL institn.
ton, Albemarle street. abundantIv testi-
ned IN various ways. Brought M as an
archltecti Liverpool, he became at about
~ Liverpool journalist He made the
drienoshlp OF Rossetti when he was about
20 and this led to his going up to London