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More fiction! There is no end to It. And we
ARE speaking now. not Of the new novels that
are poured out every year by thousand and
one writer's. but Of the old stories by old
writer's. who have been tested and found per-
manently delightful. The edition of Sense
and Sensibility' has illustrations by Mr. Hugh
Thomson and an introduction by Mr.. Austin
Dobson. We suppose the publisher asked Mr..
Dobson to write this because at first blush.
Miss Austen seems somewhat In his line She
has the elegance. the touch Of older fashions.
the charm of lavender and similar dainty things
Of bygone days. But she is not Mr.. Dobsons
sort: she goes far deeDcr. If were to read
his pleasant introduction alone. and consider
merely the picturesque daintiness OF Mr. Thorn
sons admirable illustrations, one might think
that Jane Austen passed across the surface Of
life but in Sense and Sensibility" she went to
the roots of it, the book IS full Of human ten
derness and vitality. The Macmillans print it
in a series .hich is to be cordially commended
for it's form and general makeup. The paper s
of good quality and sufficiently Opaque; the
Illustrations always put in capable hands,
and the books are finely bound in a light octave
which makes them in the last degree pleasant TO
hI-ldle and to read.
IT Is ar even more luxurious setting which has
been bestowed upon Captain Marryat, in the
new edition Of his novels of which the first two
volumes have been sent TO us by the Boston
publishers. 1t is almost too luxurious. it would
seem, If 1t were not that Marryat has given
every reader of his works such deep and lasting
pleasure that no tribute TO his worth could
seem too substantial. His books. like Jane
Austens, are genuine and though he has moth
ing like her fineness of fibre. and never fingers
40 the memory with the same felicity he Is
nevertheless an original writer one whose lively
burnor quick sympathy and sturdy feeling for
all that is manly and adventurous were put at
the service of wholesome and ideal aim The
reader comes back therefore, to complete agree
ment with the publishers in printing the books
az they have been printed Peter Simple
never looked more attractive than II does in this
volume with good portrait of Marryat prehxed,
and with a couple Of artistic etchings appended
in the text. Frank Mdmay" is adorned with
an etched battle for frontspiece, ana
there are two other plates included In the vol
une Each one of the coming voumes-there
In the same way, with three etchings. The
binding given to this edition is especially at
tractivo.
Samuel Lovers Handy Andy" is issued in the
same series with Miss Austens Sense and
Sensibility." and it has the same satisfactory
dress of good paper. type and illustrations. MI
Brock, the artist has hit well the spirit OF his
author. and as for Mr.. Whibley's Introduction.
H.
lev Is a critic of whom we should hear more.
He reminds US by his discretion and sympathy
of qualities shown elsewhere in fragmentary
papers which should long ago have been gath
cred together and printed in book. We must
not refer too closely, however. to Mr.. whitley,
since he introduces us to Of Lovers best
novels a work which must be favorite among
readers who care for spirited narrative. We are
we'll aware that Lover is discounted by many
Of his countrymen. who say that he wrote more
lbels on his native land than most of the race
Of Irish roInancers. No doubt this is true-for
an Irishman. But 10 the outsider who asks Tor
good story and is content when he gets IT,
even II II may be a little inaccurate there Is
not much weight TO be attached TO the criticism
Moreover the average Irishman is hardly the
best judge Of Irish novel. and 1t is In no
arbitrary or whimsical spirit that protest
against the differentiation Of Lover which oc-
ours now and then in interested quarters He
is really much more than entertaining nov
elist What he says u.s. on the whole. true. and
his books are interesting pictures. at the
came time that they amusing as romances.
Let 1t be granted that he IS not always wholly
accurate even that he has sometimes misrepre
scented his native land In the long run. where
minutiae of character incident. and where
subtleties Of atmosphere count. he proves that
he knew whereof he wrote