The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-19

The idea of a romance Upon the sub
ject framed itself in his mind, and
within a week ne was off upon "The
House of the Wolf A year later the
story was published in The English II
Illustrated. Messrs. Macmillan &, Co.,
the publishers of the magazine, did not,
however. see their way to issue the
story in book form, and several other
houses were approached without sue
cess. 1t was at last accepted by
Messrs. Longnans, and has done ex-
ceedingly well, having been translated
into several European languages, and
practically made Mr.. Weyman's repu-
tation as a novelist. In 1891 THE Story
of Francis Cludde' appeared in The
Leisure Hour, and was afterward is
sued by CasseT & Co., and in the same
year THE New Rector began it's SER
ial course in. Cornhfll, whose publish
ers, Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co., also
made arrangements for the book rights.
1.-THE New Rector" a story in the
Trollope vein, is the only long tale by
Mr.. Weyman which deals with modern
times; it is exceedingly interesting and
full of character, but belongs, per-
haps, to a school of fiction that is lit
tie out of fashion nowadays
1t was reserved for 1885, however, to
see the publication of Mr.. Weyman's
masterpiece, "a Gentleman of France,
which made its first appearance in
large syndicate of American newspa-
pers. This strange, eventful history is
considered by it's author the best piece
of work he has ever done. and his read
ers will heartily agree with him. 1t is
not often that a story attracts much at
tention from the critical journals dur
ing its serial issue but "a Gentleman
OF France" has been widely noticed
with a round of enthusiastic congratu-
lation. It augurs great things for Mr..
Weyman's future and shows him to
possess. to a greater degree than any
writer since Dumas, the spirit of keen,
moving adventure and the art Of thrill
ing the reader to the core.
THE WORK WEYMAN IS ENGAGED
ON NOW.
In the immediate future Mr.. Wey-
man will be more conspicuously before
the public than he has ever been hith-
erto. He has recently published
in book form an historical ro-
nance called MY Lady Rotha. y
which, like it's predecessor, "a
Gentleman of France" was first issued
to the public through the medium of
the newspapers. A series of twelve
snort stores, unQer the conceive utle
of From the Memoirs of a Minister"
will also be published in America by
the Mcclure syndicate during the COM
ing twelve months. Like all his best
work, these stories are based upon great
historical characters or events. They
affect to be extracts taken from the
memoirs of the Duke of Sully prime
minister of Henry the Great of France,
VINO was for twenty years a darinS
soldier, for the next twenty minister of
France, for thirty more living in re-
tirement, his experiences embracing
many romantic and striking episodes.
Each story will be separate and COM
plete in it's incidents, but they will be
connected by common style and
thread of interest.
Mr.. Weyman has other schemes as
well, which are not yet sufficiently adj
vanced for publication. In the mean
while, there will be plenty of entertain
ment for his admirers during the next
twelve months; and it will, think, be
q matter Of general surprise if Mr.
Weyman does not before next Christ
mas stand a good head and shoulders
taller in the literary world than he
does today. He has done great things
already, but the prospect before him
IS brighter still. A. w.