New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-04

SHORT STORIES AID LONG NOVELS.

SHORT STORIES AID LONG NOVELS
nlpror.YrE AND GoLpGN-REAK by George George
Rasse,i illustrated octave Harper "'o'"'
GRAY ROSS ~ Henry Har'and' octave i''
ton Rohcrts nrJihcrs
ruIy rElIEw Ey W +. Norris illustrated.
octave Harper q Brothers
~ DrAroN's ORDERS AND OTHER STORIES
Ey Water Pcshnt Harper hr''hers'
\ LOST E%DEAvoUR. by Guy B'o'hby octave
Macmillan & CO.
THE PLATED CITY. By bliss Perry octave
% ss7 charles Scribner's Sons.
THE TIME MACHINE. by IL $ Wells ismo'
~ .l6 Henry Holt \ CO
Tn. MA, = the world. AZ ne IL known IN Action
with his cynical talk ani his generous behavior
Is rarey 80 compaa ionable as ~ ma MN III Nj
uas.ctrs Two tales This particular cluoman -
80. ,,.,..,f n.rs,oare and the two stories tell
the Adventures OF his friends they say little enough
about him He Is even na-ncless. hut he serves as
. KIND ~ chorus o. the two drama. "hch ne 'e-
scribe. lie wonders a. he reader wona'rs' 10"
uppolytr VII ene'ge from his experience AZ
.,In, and he ,hnres the readers concern about the
ultimate fate Of Mrs Ysondc Pot"n' the ran
Unsteady charming young heroine OF 'o'den-
uo,k" Az the time hs wonder and concern are
reflected IN dry humorous talk The gTadna.
evolution OF Hppoiyic into moie' '"'''' anu
ana.y into a hero OF uncommon pictuIesauen'S'
h..,rnc. f,r the reader a del gtfu experience IN
,crestlnr In Itself and made full OF color ana 'ha'"
by the delicate style Of the man who brings II 10
,.,, Golden. Be,k' goes even further ana not
only gives measure but touches the Imagination IN
the most ulquant way AMI cites a pressing cur
,,,y Ue-e Mi Btssett has placed MS Clc''''
entertaining style a. the service OF an eh'''eH
original conception. Mrs. Pot~ln. whose character
10 not pern.ps itscf one ~ great depth or fascina-
in'
o.,,,. through the extraordinary situations In when
al. +. pl,ccd "Goldcn-Bcak Is one tissue OF incren-
hlc episodes incredible according 10 faml'"t eA-
n.rience but absolutely plausible In the Hsht OF
Mr. I,s~cti's Imagination. How the heroine OF th's
tale w,ycrei between N.tlng japanese prince ana
an English noblcnan Is too interesting 10 be 'o'd
quay from m. RACES OF the book. MI Basseu. by
the-way. should correct In any future oook the
chi, defect In the present production tendency 10
cultivate the somewhat shabby tone OF Monte CARO-
IN some 81 H.. fashionable phases
We suppo~c we must cal MI. harands hra'
Roses" a morbid hook Its title Is certainly IN
i.alve OF an intention 10 present the bowers OF MS
Imagination VITA the bloom rubbed on " NOT III a
.,,c border ng on dissolution. ana he justines ths
,,,,n,,o, H., writing with evident gusto OF dis
commitment and sorrow This IL no DOUBT the
rcrult Of Mr. HaranIs implied belief that MS
rsmancc must be true to life ana he sec" ne V".o'
IN its gray side. lie Is preoccupiei with SWALLOW
ant II makcs him nsensibie to sunshine except y"
uavs which are artificial. The tone OF the book.
where A. is spontaneous Is sombrc. HAVING Sa'u
all thi, because It cannot be avoided II IS peana'
>, say that the tales have quality In them when
nlcagcs I'm spite OF the mournfu note III '"e "i''
,,o ,h.v arc original "Whcn | Am King. the
story Of a clever man who failed In ne 'n'ous"
,h,, cnr,ous fatality which seems to follow some
men for no dls,oyerabc reason. Is reaNy ne" III
ou,llnc and lends a fresh power ct attraction To
,vnc which Is never easy TO vltalize In "'ps'ies
~ear span' there IS ais, a vivid touch OF novelty
Here indeed Mr.. Harlanl Almost dr'ea'S nv """
object and puts his hero ana heroine III SUI"
,r,nac state Of affairs that they leave yo" oh'y
, b,lr'rbrcidth this side ~ sccptlc'sm' pu' inc
h,ir'shrcadth is enough 10 save the performance
,d rho lttlc romance makeo It's effect
,,ne more out Of the nine stories In the nooh must
h, cited as illustrative OF MI i"r'"n' '"'"'S
for telling = good II not 'e'""'"'' W. "
"A Responsibility he nafr"'eH ne '"''"' w
ounters with = man with whom he desired 10 A''r'"'
,,ho l,,lred t. converse wan am hui WIN "hom
" ,,l i,nuo,sih,r To- make the acquaintance 'h't
,,., h,v, crown into stalch friendship Ana
~ ,ne n,rratnrs faur, To- tske the lnl''a'N" les
the DIST OF peculiarly Impressive S'o'F
emily neuew" II good hook although the "pr"'
si,c con, lnsion seems Ia hc r'V"N'' ny 'h' "P'"
,,g ,han,era cine soon becomes "h'"'n'u !" Wv
,,,,er nf poor iull,, lie In TYPO :" "'"'"''"'
,.hin,.s The brave AMI Uen"rnnH trW"w VINO
Al
=, m, Same limo makes hln w~'hl"NN F"'""hen"
hv tho rcnulne pvcetnos. ~ MA nature IN"
naval IA , sad one No one, unless " w" h'"''
,,.. woman who puraues him. appears v" s'' ANY
aosn satisfaction out ~ tho wnhlhs "p ~ w" H'"',
a,t .hc .ince ,hc N nm incorllsihe n'', " e"s'N
",o.dncd IA arowlng restless under her happiness.
ro, the rest there IL complc" despair 'o' ""'" W
tho characters and only KIND OF "'o"' "'''
c,u,r,om,so fot the others Tho strens'n W Wv
novel lies In tho truth with which blS" '""'".''
4, p,lntcd It inspires sympathy AZ the same ""'
INA, II makcs one acquainted with all inc ma"
aefects and p,lllatcs none OF them Th't means
nbllit, IN tho novelist. and 1t Is beyond a"'S"o'
tina, Mr. Norris has shown himself an AM" creator
I'm inc present Instance. Would that hiH r'y'e were
not 80 lifccna'
There is one strong piece OF work IN Sir ""'''
u,s.nt's new volume OF stories. ana that IN J"
Dcacon's orders" the strange analysis OF n s'r""s'
soul which provides the title for the eo''ec"o"'
Tbis initial tale Is really OF remarkable Interest
We are carried the full length OF improoap"'''
Such a consecutvcly outrageous person az '"e
Rev Paul Lcighan seems Impossible even wnen
rho whole calendar OF Ncwgac is hxcd In the
.nnd Sc, he IA made comprehensive ne Keeps
the reader On the alert for his next escapade' any