The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-07
LITERATURE.

R%AHE EPIC OF SAUL BY William
EE2S Cleaver Wilkinson. New York;
SE5N Funk 81 WaguallS. Large 12mO, plea
Nv type, $50 pp., 81 50) This is a story
Of Saul of Tarsus told in about 5000 lines OF
blank verse. There is presented IN poem
of high order the career of Saul prior TO ana
eliminating in his cow ers ion to Christian
ity. The story is divided into fourteen sec
tions or books, and the work now laid
before the reading public is the product or
over seven years OF literary work ana the
realization of a purpose which the author
had cherished since school days. In order
to complete this work the author founu III
necessary to visit Palestine, so that facts
and ideas should coincide. From time to time
extracts from the work have appeared in the
Century" 1.-The Independent" and other
journals, as independent poems, and they
have been highly commended by many Of
tile best literary critics of the times. OF the
present work Bishop j. II. Vincent declares
that it is a poem to be read and re-read-a
poem that will live century hence.
Rev. Howard Crosby says that it
is much more pleasant reading than
Browning and tfat 1t will secure the
claim of Professor Wilkinson to the first
rank of poets. The poem is noticeable Tor
its clearness of expression and for the excel
lent poetic spirit that is maintained through
out. 1t adheres closely to such facts as are
furnished by the scriptural narrative, but
the Imagination has full play where the
narrative is silent This extract from the
poem illustrates the style of the author:
Saul in the council Stephens face saw Snine
As it mad been an angels, but his heart
To the august tbe0phany was blind
Blinded by hatred of the fervent saint
And hatred of the Lord who in him shOne.
What blindfold hatred such cOnld work Of Ill
In nature meant for utter nObleness:
Then, how the hatred could TO love be turned,
The proud wrong will TO IOwiy right be brought.
And Paul the d" servant" spring from rebel Saul
fFaF ,IpNra In. Naur nod md fol
And JOY TO hail retrieved the good and fair
From the unfair and evil. hearken all
And speed me with your wishes while sing.
Miss WoRDEN's Hereby II. B. Sails
bury. New York: G. w. Dillingham;. 149
pp.) This story deals with man whose
literary pursuits bring him in close relation
with many fierce radicals, and, himself inn
bued with many Ut0pian ideas, he meets
conservative force in Miss Worden, tie
heroine of the story. The local color be-
trays an intimate knowledge OF New York,
and the graphic description OF scenes and
adventures in the metropolis are full OF in-
terest Startling as are some OF the thoughts
its suggests, and subyerSiye of ali that we
deem stable in social and political economics,
1t differs from the ordinary sCcIalistic novel.
It's characters are lifelike and real, though
not always to be admired. It's realism Is
that of kind to be duplicated every day IN
great city. while its r0manctng takes daring
flights. The Reign Of Terror and the Alaska
mines are among the latter, while the
own Gilmore. The book possesses the merit
of condensation, and is combination
Of realism and romance. The ordinary
reader will find much TO combat in its pages,
While an interest in the final outcome Will
compel him to finish If he once begins the
story. The story is interesting throughout
with many dramatic points, and while many
will differ with the ideas INDUCED in and
combat its tendency toward socialism. all
can read it with interest. The closing chap
ter is a flight of fancy that will interest
lovers of music a la Gilmore. For sale by
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MILE. GIRAUD, My WIFE.-By Adolphe
Beot. Chicago: Laird q Lee. Edition de
luxe, 6yo., 1914 PIP, ST. This is one of the
finest specimens of printing of a novel that
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is illustrated with seventy-One original
half-tone engraYlngs. Each is an artistic
piece of work The story was written by
the famous novelist and playwright, whose
death was announced only short time ago,
and when it was published in France IL ere
ated an immense sensation and met with an
enormous sale. OF this work lola writes:
This book is Juvenal satire, only Mr. BelOt
is Of extreme chastity of expression, and
applies the external laws of chaStisement
with an honest hand. 1t is an indictment of
crime, ii is a session of the Court of As
sizes, during which the deprayity of society
is exposed with severity"
JOURNAL OF MAURICE DE GUERIN -
New York: DOdd, Mead 81 Co. Cloth, 1913
PIP, 81 30. This is handsomely gotten up
book, translated from the twentieth French
N nd a nd
literary memoir. The earlier American
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of the soul with its ancient companion and
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