The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-24

6saras OF fntzrssf and importance ~
All means the rzost important book q The
autumn ~lI De tie biography g IsnnF-
son. f.snw<r8lov has told Is tnat tHe
biographies q tire great are apt 20 Re
made dlszgreeahie ~ the unJustlhahls
things related Of them. and that personal
rsufn!scences. However interesting IA
conversation. seld0m contain legitimate
matter for q book. Admitting the core Il
bitter ana oft-proven truth 81 this refec-
sfsn. & stll remains true that when ne
IDEAL blographer e. found, THE result Is
one q me richest treats fn literature.
The Immortal poet. who enriched tie
world with In MemoriaH.' has been
deeply hedged about with The seclusion
aad divinity o. genius. and fex have been
me gIrsnpzes into his private life. and X
vm be with deep interest and warm de-
ARE that bis lyric worsaipers will look
upon the lifting Of the yea that VIII briEg
ils Hfe nearer to their common lie. Be
sides this. there wtIl be a Life OF Clad
stone" BY Justin Mccarthy. not far be-
hind the Tennyson life Ia public interest.
Or. Aliens Life q Phillips Brooks win
attract great attention. particularly in
Massachusetts. Mrs. Fields win publish
a.
was very fun OF rich. romantic and his
tory-laaen material a great many peo-
pie Will look with eagerness for the Let
ters of Mrs. Browning
other biographical works Of more than
passing Interest win be the Emerson
Stirling correspondence by Edward En-
erson. Men I Have Known by Dean
Farrar. viii contain letters from Brown
ina. TenHyson. Dean Stanley. Lowell.
Holmes and others. OF similar eharae-
ter VIII be- the second series 81 Victor
Iiago's letters. "Hawthorne's First
Diary" '"The Brontes la Fact and Fic-
ton" AIRS. Wards new book THE Story
~ Jesus Christ will awaken a desire tn
many 20 learn her Interpretation OF the
character and career Of the great sphinx
Of history.
Beauties Of Marie corelli' is a recent
~ published book Of epigrams. savings.
etc, from her romances. To be cOnsid-
cred Of sufficient importance TO have ex-
tracts culled from her works. as IL they
were gems from classic, seems too much
for even an sffabIe and ieuient critic OF
emotional feminine profuseness. one En-
siish reviewer expresses his feelings BY
saying nothing. allowing the following
stray extracts from the Beauties" TO ex-
press his opinion:
"Bethinks those who are best beloved of
the gods are chosen first 10 die"-From
"Ardath"
The heart-Whole appreciation Of the
million r. by no means so vulgar as 1t
Is frequently considered. Ibid.
We are never grateful enough 10 the
~ sfs. H.. 10
dreams."-Ffom Vendetta"
Who can adequately describe the thrill
ing excitement attending an arlstocratic
crush From "Theima''
Genius IS big thing; do not assume
20 possess it."-h'rom THE Murder of De-
llcia."
Great Heavens"-From "Zlska."
Anthony Hope GIawkiBs). following the
example OF so many later British authors.
Is now In this country. where he will APP
pear on the lecture platform In the prin-
cpal cities FOR the season. From his pic
lures We judge Air. Hope to be very
charming gentleman. and not likely 10 inn
pair either his popularity or bank account
by visit to the United States. whore he
Is fully as well known as IN England Mr..
Robert Barr has written the following
zen picture OF him:
IN personal apnearance Anthony HONE
reminds one Of a Gibson drawing Of a
high-ciass EnglIshman: indeed the ay.
lhor might well have posed as a model
for many CT the artists finest efforts His
claar-cut intellectual face Is a pleasure "a
ieho!d. There Is something OF the monk
.a his dorneanog. and nothing I have ever
heard hlfn say has been out II keeniuz
with fnenastls purity OF convorsatior ne
seems 10 think no evil even a. tbe living
and certainly speaks none. IIf IS ON. NJ
tas three men In England who hav. not
been spoiled BY success and is exactly the
same a5w as before popularity came 70
him IL am prone 10 overvame this
quality It Is on account OF its extreme
rarity"
THE CRIME OF SYLVESTER BOT
NARD Translated from The French ~
ATanelia Ward Win Illustrations by
y toyd smith J. y. Croweh * Co.,
'Ffbe Crime Of Sylvester Rou1ard" IS a
Nite'i example ~ romance ~ 81" highest
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