New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-16
THE MAMMALIAN.
MIR. GAINES NEW NOVEL.

THE MANXMAN A novel. by Hall Caine. $40,
up. so New-York u. Appleton Co.
Mr. Hall Caine has taken to himself preserve
which no other novelist will attempt TO invade Inc
little Manx nation. which he knows so we'll 10"
strvcd him 10 good purpose before but cer.ainly
never TO better purpose than this dramatic story
His plot Is by no means new one, but that "'"!
be forgotten In the fact that II IL subty aaap'eu 10
bring out the strongest characteristics OF MS ISL
onders There are two heroes and one heroine and
It naturally follows that there are two lovers. Ihe
"Dooney Moia'' "mln-praser' l. spec'a' IN
situtiou OF tho island He Is "A lover by deputy and,
as I'm the present case, during the absence OF MS
principal. watches over the girl. IL may easily nap
pens that she comes TO care for the deputy ana
that love may with him conquer honor This zone
IN" groundwork for long train OF emotional Ih'I-
dents IL complete. Faischood and misery must ioi-
.ow What is In spite OF its falschooi. fine char-
acter may at last revolt at It's own bascness, ana
a stu finer one may not only forgive an INJURY
but surrender It's own happiness for the tespiSScr
Two such characters We have In Philip and Pete.
the last being by far the best In the DOCK II not
the most successful yet given the world ~ Mr.
Game His loving. unquestoning unseliishnesS - Oh
the type which only women and novelisiS believe
70 exist and for which the man Of the word has
no sympathy; but joined with this Is so much OF
simple uianlincss and humorous qunntneSS that
even the cync must confess the power WIN WHO"
the man IS presented. Probably nobody except the
author enjoys the klnl OF gobpllb H""N' '' WHY"
poor Pete unfolds his kind true soul To his world
but tina, is on Of the defects of his qualities which
..e must reeds accept His final determination
is ovcr-lrawn: not his pathetic attempt 10 shield
the name Of the wiz" who has ned from nm. mat
bit Of the story ls done with melolramatc
touch has n deep naturaincss and simplicity
A. Tor Philip Christian. the man who guides his
career hv the -tar ~ ambition. but whose fibre IS
not hard enough FOR utter worthlessnesh whose
inner NE H. b1ghtcd by his failure 10 Keep fath
with his friend. and who finally finds peace only
I'm giving up e.cry,h!ng elsc he has held dear 10 DO
Justice to the woman he loves-he. too. Will hardly
commend hIrscf 10 the man Of the world az a
probable character But he * interesting one.
and his attempts at sclf-lcsepton are described
with rare dcfiness. The reader never qult" IoF's
sympathy with him through all the MAJ" OF false
hood In which ~ to that moment OF atone
fi-n, vhon % goes forth with Kate 10 disgrace
made sweet by sense ~ recovered honesty 81
sou. There Is n famous scene In THE Scarlet Let
ter irrcststlby suggested by philips proclamation
u his s.n I'm the crownlng hOIr % his ambitious
career. = scene which Is not 81 advantage to The
Manxman" to recall. hut II the Decmst"r. staining
In abascinen before his little world assembled to 10
him honor t. "A hgurc less moving and tragic than
that Of Arthur pmmeslale It is stu one that is
not without dignity. The heroine is far less con-
vlncng than the two men whose lives she domin-
aics several OF the minor characters. notably the
hypocritical preaching miller AMI tavern keeper
are entertaining and the book has many passages
Of humor Manxmen have plenty of wit and they
are pu, down here on paper quite 10 the ne Their
Institutions predic-s supcrstitons and social code
have q Legitimate piace in shaping the action OF the
story. and turning 1t 10 ways that among other
peoples IL would not have been likely 10 take. The
book Is far from fautless. II is here ard there
reminiscent Of Mr. Gaines former novels in s"nt-
mental ne lmatlc, even hysterica. quality. Bnt
It's author mpresscs the render with the conviction
that he Is absolutely sincere in his melodrama