Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-28

tho o,,tt's ~ uehcflDeA MS visit to
Ne author of "Trilby" as follows; "Du
a Ataullers house is in a qulet little
S5sieet mat leaus from the omen heath
uuWu 70 the township OF Hamps.ead n
,,.i,i. OF rev houses and of high walls.
Will VIII trees everywhere, and an air OF
hg,usion ana quiet over all. II is a
house or bricks overgrown with wv
with angles and protrugions. ana IN
we llttie garden. which is 10 tile left
VI tne front door, stands n large tree.
was In his study that Du NInurier
InecelNed me, large room on the first
loori with square bay window over
ioVHing me quiet street on the right,
90 urge window aim ost reaching
20 the coming, and looking in the dircc-
tloh OF the heath. facing the door. II
ls under this window. the HIGHT from
Wnlch was toned down by brown cur-.
talhs, that Du Mauriers table stands
comfortably equipped and tidy. on a
hrge plotting pad lay thin copybook
open, and one could see that M. rirbt
page was covered with large rnunJ-
mana writing, whilst on the loft page
thefe We're, In smaller, more prccise
pennanship, corrections, Cmendations
auuende. In n frame stood a lgrpe
photograph OF Du Maurier, and on the
osnei sue OF the inkstand was n pile
or min copybuoks. blue and red "a
IotIhlshts work on my new novel;
said Du Maurlcr.
"A luxurious room It was. with thick
carpets and inviting armchnirs. ihe
walls covered with stamped leather
anu hung with many Of the masters
drawings in quiet frames. no the
rlght OF the decorative fireplace is "A
grand piano. and elsewhere one secs
other FURNITURE Of noticeable stylp.
ana curtains, screens and ornaments.
ihe circumstances under which |
came TO write said Du Mauripr. 'are
curious | did not know that could
write. had no idea that had any
experiences worth recording. / was
walking once with Henry James. ana
ne SAID that he had great difficulty In
undlng plote for his stories plots"
exclaimed. u am full of plots" aud
went on to tell him the plot Of "Tril-
BY But you ought to write that
story cried James. II can't write"
| said, Il have never written. but II
you like the plot 80 much. you may
take IT. But James would not take
1t; he said 1t was too valuable q pres
ont, and that | must write the story
myself
Well on reaching home that night
set to work, and by the next morn
ing ! had written the first two numbers
of Peter lbbctson," Il seemed to How
from my pen without effort. IN a fun
stream. II was printed 'Trilhy" fol-
anu 'i''H came inc Iupul.
'bu Mnurier works at irregular in
tcryals and IN such moments ms he can
snatch from his Punch work For
he says, ! am taking more pains than
ever over my drawings l usually write
on the top Of the plano. standing, and
/ never look at my manuscript. My
best time IL just after lunch, My writ
ing Is frequently interrupted ana
walk about the studio nnd smoke ana
then back to the manuscript once more.
Afterward revise, very carefully now.
for | am taking great pains with my
new book. "l'he MHrtinns' Is 10 be Il
very long book, and l cannot say when
II Will be finished
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,ior t,nnvi omytbtng rnnrc az hin,
ii,.,t tho stlr,, ~ tbc t,tot,iInfr ma, v,at,,
brn,,,,bt Rim whom SthiratS Win ev.
f,es az binadirfs IN dyi,p soidisr
with tho words "Tbis mans rcccssitv
is SIN erentar Than nine. an Instance
n grIf- denial which in The Cnse OF him
who thus denied himself, needs move
no astonlshment His "Arca1Ia" IL
one OF tho wittlest and delightful Of
hooks. Vet sidney never REVISED the
written sheets which were sent TO his
sister as he penned them. The work
was not printed till after his death.
George Macdonald, under the title, "A
Cabinet of Gems" has made volume
of Sdney's choicest passages, which is
one OF McCmrg's "Ellzabethan Libra
ry." There is an Eli2abethan favor
about everything that sidney wrote.
There are those who are ~ opinion
that II he had lived he would have al
most equallcd Shakespeare. There
seems to be a renewed Interest IN the
old dramatists and essayists. Their
works are a never-ending JOY TO the
lover of good books, and Sldney,s AR
oadla" is one of the choicest OF these
old tones.
Max Nordau'a Degeneration" has ere
ated something Of literary sensation
and well 1t may such n work OF inter
est and power. II ~ not necessary to
agree with the author TO enjoy his
book. IL must be a remarkable man
that has produced this truly remark
able book. Nordau was born Mt Buda-
pest on July %. 1919, and Is OF jewish
extraction. He studied medicine In his
native city, Travelled extensively after
he had obtained his degree In 1873, and
began IN 1880 to practice medicine in
Paris, whore he still resides. He be-
,umo correspondent Of the Poster Lloyd, |
Zeitung and Vossisch9 |
zelung. and wrote for many French |