The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-15

4, South American Waters. Charles
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VII.
CLEMENT X. Shorter's new BIOGRAPHY
Of Charlotte bronte pushes the wo-
becono and somewhat melodramaue
charlotte Brorte who has been so ions
tyne of hystericai writers, INTO the iin,po
OF exploded myths -such Is tne opinson
Of The Tribune reviewer. IL leaves hes
vsrv like her fellow women, ASTOUNDING
in animal spirits" In the face OF az ner
troubles womanly and even girls, III
stead OF wrapt In tragic gloom anu lit III,
phantic mystery. 1hackeIay nr,sn'
though struck with her purity ana hish-
mindedness and her holy reverence OK
right and truth" looked upon her Us ar
austere little Joan OF Arc, marching III
upon us and rebuking our easy nNes, our
easy morals" apparently misunderstano-
ing her shy nature. or Charl0t,e pton.e
oninion of Thackeray The Tribune says:
''Cha, lotte Bronte's one hero among mo
mon OF letters OF her time was 1hacke-
ray, and her correspondence apounos ~
testimonies OF her reverence Tor MN. All
is true in Thackeray III truth we.c
again a goddess Thackeray should be-
her high priest And again; ihachetay
is a Titan of mind. His presence ana
powers impress me deeply III an ihlence-
tual sense; l do not see him or know MN
as a man Yet she was not altogether
content with her IDOLS genius. nor alto
gether lust to him. 'Thackerays Christ
mas Rock" at once grieved ana pleased
me as most OF his writings do. l had
come TO tho conclusion that whenever no
writes, Mephistopheies STANDS on MS llsh.
hard and Raphael on his left; the great
doubter and sneerer usually guides the
men The Angel noble and gentle. inter-
lines letters OF light here and there. Alas.
Thackeray, l wish your strong wings
would lift you oftener above the smoke
of cities into the pure region nearer
heayenv The criticism is not as felicitous
as II might be, yet IL does not diminish
the sense OF sanity and insight when IL
left by the correspondence as whoic'
VIII.
ONE OF the most striking figures In
" English Journalism to-day Is si h.,,sh
fred c. Harmsworth' VINO nnr,s-
not vet thirty years OF age, IL the propti.
tor of eighteen periodicals, four Oh tE.n'
dailies two being London daiiies. si'
u,rmsworth has only been In business io'
himself for eight years, ana III wa. s,,,
he has amassed fortune OF many nus
dred thousand pounds. lie mas mum
Va =, hrothers IN, business with MIN. ana
,hev work together as one man. Wlli.h
= fev weeks MIR. Harmsworth mas orsan-
| lied a company capitallzeu az s''o =, ~,
/ 81 which he and his brothers own "a"
jority OF the stock. rms corr nant his
! ccIudes all of his periodicals except NE
Iinndon Sailies. These he has reservoir lvs
80 nrivate business. Mr.. Harms"ot'n
rally seems to have genius lor st,a
10 has never touched a thing that iaIleu.
! While he has worked haru' as Ill III
| must work TO establish so many pei
| Is in such "A short time. II rs hot az, az
work and no play with nm. Most ~ r ~.
! time nowadays Is spent AT ,is n,,ayv
Mace in Kent, and 1t Is sala thas ,,,
/ room In his house has teivP"o or ,hrec
nection with London. ON lWo y, y, III.
he,,s IN the week he may be found a, liiS
o,ioo I'm Iondon. but the most OF ms JUS
,ass e. done over the telephone from NE
Kentish home An interesting account
Mr. Harmsworth, win por'' a''. a. ,hs
/ picture of his home, Is 10 ps a,,na
current English Illustrated MasaA"'s
TX.
,Dv,pD t<inling il said to have :"
X on,,ed Sl2 OOO for the serial rights
k\ nou, novel Captain Courageous,
s,i oco as advance royalty on the s,ol
in hook form-S21,0cO before page VI wv
was set, .,,o, tho late Mr.
s.. II, Ia rier ever wrote is being printed III
49, ondon Maggie. The tale ~ saii "
- an early production, ana there -
s,.snicion abroad that II Is one o. 80 -,
".rIv productions of famous Nii -
Which they themselves would III" ""P
i'cs,dinsl Gibbons is finishing a work sn
| .. o., AMBASSADOR Of Christ, On "n.ch
he has Leen engaged for severai s'"'''
THE Macmillan Company, In oruer "
nrovent confusion, and as Tar as poo
ihie 70 anticipate further quesuonH,
=. .1tsn,, attention TO the fact tnat tn-
IN ~ Miss Margaret Sher"oou ~
hook which was announced as ,,-at
n.riment in EgC.sm. mas pcel u ia 70,
70 a Puritan Bohemia. Inc r.'so'i 80
~ rtsnge 10 not mentioned, but Is SUP
nsolI, due TO the idea that the ilrst P''
po TOO strong antithesis to the titi. y,
an earlier book. also pubilsheu W a.,
| Naeu illans named An bNp.ti III, - In
sI,r,,isn" The Bohemia descrlDeu y ~
- 90 the great studio buildings loul.
tr airost any large city wherein -
IL their ufe's work as art teachers, 80 -,
dcrt~ or artists. with varying uesress
euccess but with compensation III ~,
nor erce and pleasant conpal''ouis a. :, !.
Tho same firm has ready D1se.n r's iof,
,onr n romance of Walter Pater = iel'
sn,shed which will complete tne So
81, Of his collected Nri'lnsS' ~"
poo,, Of Scoundrels." by Charles "hloieS'
XI.
-, r,.vov Vests book on THE Lau..
X ,c~,.s OF England has 'ttu - -,
IA aonsideraLlt attention IN t.hSlnho'
- - 80 had a large sale. MT III"
s,ono In n personal letter IN l's"tu 49,
sePHe' ~ oppreciate the honor YOU 40 w,
.old country Ia taking literary hou'S %
tho curious subject or the idu. -, 80 !,
Thare is much history conncc,eu NM -
iietc - niv,,vs TO have been a Difficulty
i'ssoIirad m advise iilling il up. fet. sai-
/ -, has done otherwise. hen. ~.
49,. elections from tho works OF ,H'
,n,,roates and passing them IN insino,'e
aro ~ much more interest ana value
XII.
TUT daughters OF three weh-kho" y
Americar novelists have developer
i 80. fo- tho brush rather than tn,
,t,ss Mildred Howells "a Little 1,,I
,r,opo the Old Masters ;, mas ILL.,
q, ber fathers house. where sps III
trates his poems and does o.ne, onSon'
,t,ss uowelIs studied In Paris bonuo ,.
.r' por,e Miss allegro Eggieston paint
a. ,rst,s ~ children. and Is very .isN.'
po .aod- carving. one or her pest o,S
~ ,'.,ro e a portrait OF the late Ut -
- holland Mr. Cables daushteI ~ o.,
,,ates her father's stories ana "o'S' '''
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