New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-29
NEW NOTELS.
MADAME GRAND'S LATEST BOOK.

THE HEAVENLY TWINS. BY Madame Sarah
Grand l-mo. PIP. e'o. cassei Publishing Com
pany.
DR. PASCAL. ~ Emile Zola Translated by
Mary J.. Serrano. Emo. pp. al. casseI Pub
fishing Company
HALE \ HERO. Iy Anthony Hope. Franklin
ALL ALONG THE RIVER. BY ~ T. Braddon
LUCIA. HUGH AND ANOTHER By Mrs j. II.
Needcil. Emo. pp. 3is j. Appleton n co
THE REFUGEES \ Tale Of Two Continents ny
A. Conan DOYLE. illustrated. Emo. PIP. a6j.
Harper ana Hrothers.
THE TRANSLATION OF \ SAVAGE. BY Gil
bert Parker. i2mo, PIP III. j.. Appleton a 60.
NOT ANGELS QUITE ny Nathan Haskell Dole.
l2Ino. PIP 22I Lee q Shepard.
THE TUTORS SECRET Ry Victor Cherbulicz.
l2no. pp. 3i3. u. Appleton q Go.
MA ,y Emo 1 Th amas ~ cr HR9h 1@P"
JOHN PAGEr. by Sarah f'arnwell Elliot. Emo.
pp. io1 Henry Holt X 60.
BROTHERS AND STRANGERS Iy Agnes
Blake Poor. Nmo. rp 3l2. Roberts BROTHERS
or an the novels Of the season. that called The
Heavenly Twins" has been most widely and bit
terly discussed. Men resent It's motive and few
women care 10 say that they approve OF IL: but
men and women alike delight in is wonderfully
vivid and acute Forfeiture ~ character. Co. wit
and its vigorous dciinoa;ion 81 the intricacics u
strange situations. The eccentric pair OF young
stcrs who sparkle through TIE book under the name
Of The Heavenly Twins do not appear a. first
have much to do with IT, theme but as the
story moves on the reader porcciyes that they an
many of the problems presented in 1t. and
are. in truth what the titlc-page indicates. mot
signs Of the zodiac. but signs Of the times" Ma
dame Grand deals with matters from which most
feminine novelists shrink. and deals with them
frankly: but her frankness Is 80 guided by woman
~ dclicacy and philosophic temper that 1t * no
whore cause Of offence. The terrible mysteries Of
life its tragedy its cruelty. its beauty and ts JOY
stir In these pages and all sounds the ma
jcstic music OF the great cathedral chime. "Ie.
watching over Israel. sumbcrs sleeps"
There is no solemn assertion of spiritual force
in NJ Zoa's Or Pascal" This concluding vol
umc of the ougon-Aiacquart series sums up it's
authors philosophy. such AS it Is. in insstancc
upon scientific manipulation of the theory Of
heredity the of all human ills. DR.. Psscars
creed is the progress OF reason through science.
truths acquired slowly and forever the only posi-
BILE good the belief that the sum Of these truths
always augmenting would finally confer upon man
ncaculabc power and peace. If happiness
The reader will find nothing In the theories
proclaimed by VI. Zola with much flourish of trum-
pets. The lesson and the implied remedy have al !
ready been set forth in the declaration that the
sins OF the fathers visited the children and
{ hardly needs the vicious. diseased and criminal /
record OF the human beast carried through /
wcnty fat volumes Of fiction to enforce its truth
rom the scientific point OF view Probably even !
he author would not claim mat tn" enormous /
'ales OF his novels indicate popular study of the !
doctrine OF hercdity and THE progress of reason !
through science" Eloquent as he sometimes H. |
We doubt If future generations will consider NJ |
lola great scientist. great bcnefactor OF his |
Kind. or even greater novelist than Balzac. The
delicious notorety," about which he talked in
london the other day. Is thing that passes
DR. Pascal Is less nasty than some Of its pred
cessors-yet 1t has nastiness which Is utterly
Unnecessary to the OF tho story
James Medland. premier o. "A colonial government
nd democratic idol. is the half hero" OF Mr.
anthony Hope. He Is manly fellow on the
shoe. an average politician OF his kind who min.
les with self interest genuine patriotism and a
cal affection for his feilow-nan. In the eyes OF
he beautiful young English arlstocrat whom he
oves. he Is half hero. too-one she keeps in her
cart to the last day OF her life. though her u-
ions dispeed by revelation which ends at
he same time his political career. The story is
articularly attractive IN its seml-humorous de-
crptons OF British colonial life and poIitIcs A
ovel Of less distinction by another English writer
Miss Braddons "All Along the River" Ira
heme is the misery that may befall a fair vounp
ride when her elderly bridegroom leaves her 10
rope alone in Britain while ne goes a-soldierinp
,r year In the far Indies. Given AN absent
usband. inexperienced and Impressions BILE girl
ne ana an unscrupuiOus ana too-fascnating By-
,nic Earl. and Miss Braddon needs llttle mora ,
'r the construction OF narrowing romance II
Mould be said that there Is real power in the
rawing OF the wretched wifes remors. urs
eedells book Is also story OF an unbannv GIRL |
iie but In this case the unhappiness Is I'm a meas
re uhdeserved. Like many other good women ybo :
rte sentimental tales. this author has a tender
ess Tor the Bad Man reformed, and ber bero !. .