New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-18
TIE VISIT or +. MARION CRAWFORD
TE WILL GIVE READINGS FROM HIS NOVELS IN
VARIOUS CITIES

r Marion Crawford the novelist. arrived In this
ci'y wednesday In the steamship Fulda after several
years absence from America
NJ crawford has come 10 America for a stay Of a
iew months. In the course Of which he will give
readings from his works In Boston, Ncw-York and
possibly In Western titles lie viii he under the
management OF Major Pond. Mr.. Crawford was seen
al tho Everett House last night by a Tribune re
porter in reply TO tho question II he con-idcrcI
rhe conditions Of novel writing more favorable In
Europe than in America he said:
u cannot say that the conditions Of European life
are more favorable the novelist those In the
united states. As You know, | have spent much
OF my life abrond. and ! wrote my bcstknown books
while away from home, for l Il thorough American
and still speak Of the United states home not
outstanding the fact that l am abroad much OF
my time. Ny absence, however, is due more 10
force OF circumstance than choice. To begin with,
was born in Italy, although Of American parentagr
az my father. Thomas Crawford was sculptor study
Ing In Italy, and spent much OF my boyhood there
That Is how happened to write my first important
work In Europe. and that is why have selected
foreign characters for my stories.
Il think there Is richer field for the novelist in
the United States than In Europe. There moro
original characters to be found here, and they are
In greater variety Just think Of II. Here you are
net only getting immigrants from all the world
from Japan, China and so light around the glooe
new species OF character. You not only have all the
characters that the Old World affords, but have the
aborieines OF the New Void. and the descendants Of
the immigrants OF later day and the new characters
that arc produced by the incrmarriagc and all those
different people No II Is not at all necessary for the nov
elst TO 10 the Old World for interesting characters
You have the richest field IN the whole world for the
novelist TO work in right here In the United siacs
and when properly handled and developed II Will make
the United states the great FOR the ovc.t, ms
il Is already the centre Of almost everything else.
"Thc reason took foreign characters is not be
cause they are more original, interesting, or varied
for matter OF fact they more hackncyc1' ana
have been treated for by The best writer's OF the
world, but simply because | lived among them ana
became Thoroughly familiar with them. II l under
ok IN American subject for 4 novel, il would re1ur"
scvcr,l years OF residence among the characters
would bring into novel. Is has been shown by
The success OK Other American rCvcliSt1 American
characters arc original, interesting ana profitable
Having spcnt 30 much time among Oh World 'en"H,
1t Is not likely that shall take up American subjects
for my novels except incidentally or as they appear
when abroad. Ny novel; 'Mr. Isaacs' Is based on an
acquaintance l formed with a Mr.. jacobs In INDIA,
and since the Publication Of that work, he has be-
come prominently connected with syndicate con
trolling a diamond mine valued at E230OD.
Il shall return to sorrento OF the Gulf OF Naples
after my lecture tour under Major Ponds manage
mcnt. I shall probably give morning LNntcn rad
INKS from nv works ! have completed two more
novels which win be published. one OF them
is what would b. known in Europe rs 'one' oFmc
work and tho other three volumes although each ~
them will be published single book The siEgl'
volume novel hns about 10000 words and it, titlH
is The Children Of the King il deals with the
sailors on the coast OF Southern Iia and tho scene i
lid IN CoI,br, and Sorrento The three volume WORK
contains about 10000 words and il entitled 'Perl
trhiscr.' Il is tale 'of modern Roman soccty ava
~ is |
give II such difficult name, because IN" nam" nal
Intended 10 use Ike IN" tlo OF Work written
rv Another Mr.. Crawford who Is not a gclatv" -
mine jhat they might be confused. These works viii
probably be published as serials IN periodical maya
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