The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-16
LITERARY NOTES.


of Il.
That there is fashion in reading as
well as in Dress" a high authority has
declared That this fashion Is largely
regulated by the seasons is undeniaoie.
Tho summers heat and the winter coid
ara as strong factors in determining what
We shall read as they are IN ,s,sand
VIZ 49,. and character OF our nats az i
souns The curtained room. the s.,,s.a
800" ,ha glowing winter nre, az ~.
IN rejection and study. wnne ;housand
door H.s o, sumner. Win - 49, ,oga-
temptations TO mental anu p" 1rev 10 the
roudism. leave one an easy IIey ,ao,,on
sndmctiye influence of the mag lha.lvn.
Tashion and the season are Hlutua'.S
agreed lust row. They both pun
romance as the class or lteia'ute No.
In demand and most suitable 10 me ieis
,,ra ond indoience O, a summer life, ior
we take IL for granted all summer ny
includes for every one many nappy ~.
days and travel 20 new parts OF the eiVuo,
In which business ana us dr'e"N.
cares may be for time forso1ten. IN,
Tho mere writer OF travels otten islis
far short Of the Imaginative writer "ne"
he aims to reproduce for his readers .le
piciureSque and charming .cehcS Wy
novelist uses as backgrounds IN MS n''i''0
theatre Of life. 80, -,.,.h
HAND IN manu- we may
him tho world through. and see its peoples
and countries with a clearness ana accu-
racv that is only second to our own per
souai observation and experience. ~
Scott. William BLACK, Blackmore, inomds
Hardy and host OF other Bri.,sh W.
Fcaps Of the British Isles. through
Cooper. Irving. Hawthorne, Aldrich, Ca
Bile. Bret Harte. Miss Murfree, and Con-
stance Fenimore Woolson. Mary WILKINS,
and numerous New England writer's we
have learned to know our own country,
both I'm its mary varied scenes and queer
contrasting human nature.
The modern novelist seeks new material
with the same eagerncss with which the
traveller looks for now countries TO ex-
plore.. Australia and the South Pacific
Islands. with their rich tropical verdure
and httle-known people. have become a
laVorlte stamping ground with English
writers. Guy Boothby a comparatively
re" English novelist, has made Austria
Tia. especially New South Wales and
Thursday Island on its coast the scens
or three DELIGHTFUL novels-"A Lost En-
ue5V0ur' Tho Marriage OF Esther"
ma "A Bid for Fortune" They are all
ricn IN wonderful scenic effects. photo
eIapns from life, that bring earth and
SKY before the reader I'm startling beau
~ or IN depressing uglness. They Ia
''-,."'". 100, new set OF characters
culined with kodak Ike sharpness Tba
IT,, 100 ne SAID or Mrs. Praed's Mrs
80 esaSS'ss % which one fairly feels
t.e Nlsneflhg brea IN OF the hot sun "a n
Ills GOWN upon tho monot onous Jns.v
ccIoss wastes Of n lonely Aus,,-,Ifar
arm. arm In 'Irralies Bushrangar." by f. f.
lion o ff'g Iar3rgg:; one may find a colIec-
kirG, which leave the most d,i,,..,
tl,tC,,..S IN me memory OF dark and ms
ak Us o. brilliant moonli, a,, s. aiyS-
ri,neS a, Anthony Hope Hawkins haI
ierrt a nn nc so.ne Of one Of MS b.st hr,
stalf Hero IL is ca,ed Wv zealand.
- tIIL9 gems Of local sc-ns,,r ;. ~ Iill
" I 'ons o. y, curious people anu reVe-
r,ar iic H.VkF describes tho eternal .r,,
rhh,nle tho South Sea ISLANDS g., s snnl-
hoolHg or the Tide. h. t,n, IN The
r.ns SUBJECT IN previous voI,,,en ..nss
49,. I.d falm." II the ponuIar L p'
.syeiion,' leH there is 4 volume enti,Isd
Uawe oW h and White" by ". CsrIion
III, ana Siam as Europeans kno,r
.-le ana abOunds in new ,vnos
e-ic' III ~ no ourqs. India. or rather A.
Iirii,,.'" mas been revealed 10 us Nv
L. ~ anh samoa by Stevenson ccnf
" 'hafr Stories" carry ne 10 ~ 1Clll-
w upon which public Interest a, NJ,
tnt largely centres. The Beers co -
eairo, nal no historian. though Olive
vvri,tor HioIy or an African Farm "
go. ,',l't srNtra' years ago. and having its
s,ene 10 Cape Colony. is a powerfrI s,,,S,,
OF these strange peonle. '"' S'uuy
- M came has immortalized the TsIs
d. ~, Nian, ana Barrie and Ian Maclaren"
nave made us acquainted with tho charn,.
IHs scotch villages hidden under tba
lanes or Ihrums' and "Drumtocbtv -
:. *. crockett is another enthusiastic
l'onnie Brler Bush" and DAYS Of ANA
i.ape Syne' are Ian Maclsren's latest
books. and MEN OF the Moss-Uacs =
reg heIiy'' and "A Galloway Herd"
are me latest books Of Crockett. I'm MI
or these We have heaths and hills neo-
pied by men who belong 10 n race NAT
possesses more strongly than most ma.
ions passionate love OF country CARS
novels, Of which recently two new edi-
uous nave heen published are also en-
urely devoted 10 Scotch country life.
IN all OF Thomas Hardy's novels de-
Scorpions OF tho beautiful English coun-
try abound. IN Jude the Obscure" he
takes MS again to Wessex. his chosen
neld. which he has studied with A minute
ldeHty tfat IS marvellous. A new Eng
lish writer. +. J.. MontreSor. Is IN entire
harmony with English outdoor life Her
readers literally follow her Into tho
Highways and Hedges" I'm her novel OF
mat name. deriving sweet refreshment
and comfort from tho simple. natural
conditions with which she deals Like
a breath OF fresh air from field OF
Clover is walter Raymond's 'Tryphena
In Love- with scenes from the authors
own native Somersstshre. The maiori-
~ ~ English novels. however. testify 10
tho love English writer's bear for Eng
lish fields and lanes. The charming pas
torsl scenes they d-pict make the heart
yearn for sight Of them. Even the lit
Ito of nature left In London streets
which are more than usually rich I'm hu-
man nature-has not b-sn overlooked as
MANY OF the pesSimistic novels OF the
moment bear witness
The more recent books from our own
writer's In which local color especially
predominates are Alce Browns volume
or stories called Meadow Grass" Sarah
gins Village Watch-Towsr. and Noah
Brooks's Tales OF the Maine Coast. -
These hayo TO DO entirely with New Eng
land life ana character. and are studies
from nature. There are other equally
fascinating volumes, such Mrs. Foote'S
cup OF Trembling" which carries one
10 the Western pioneer country she
knows so well: Eleanor Stnart's "Stone-
pastures powerful story OF n Penn
svlvana mining district: Mrs Cool
wins White Aprons" in which one lives
again IN Virginia IN DAYS long prior 10
tho colonial times; and Miss Pools
Against Human Nature" OF which the
larger part OF the scene is laid in North
The list OF American books might east
" be heightened out. but we prefer to
srnd our readers to our own lists further
OF. or 10 their local booksellers. for
more detailed information. Under
Books About Nature" and Books OF
Description and Travef' are included
many deightful volumes which supple
ment. The New Novels IN q fascinat-
ing ard most Instructive way. We leave
10 individual taste the selection OF its
own summer reading hoping our sug-
gestions may be helpful. and lead iato
fresh and new fields.
The New York Journal calls without
Sin, by Martin J. Pritchard. "the most
startling novel yet. which has taken