The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-01

days ago. DR.. Wallace, with all his
contributions to science and scientific
literature, is not, 1 should say, a great
name commercially, nor book by him,
or any one, treating of the scientific,
social and industrial achievements of
the century anything like sure win
ner. Nevertheless there has been great
rlVairy TO secure the American rights
OF Or. Wallaee'S book, and the English
publishers, seeing their opportunity, hit
upon the deVice-a device never en-
ployed before in disposing of wares of
this klnd-of an auction, with an upset
price of $500 That is to say, those who
wanted the American rights of the book
were compelled into public bidding
against each other, and the starting bid
had to be above $500.
II the American writer's could do
what some other American producers
nave done-get the American market
exclusively into their own hands-they
would nave what, in the rude speech
OF trade, is known as a ''cinch.''
The rapidly lengthening list of his
torlcal romances is to receive two i'm
portant additions this spring. William
y Brlen, the Irish journalist and poll
tlclan, has written a novel dealing with
CromweiiS war in Ireland. With such
an infiaming theme Mr. O'Brien. OF
course, could not fail to produce a most
stirring and spirited story. His hook Is
full- of heroic incident and fervid pat
riotism, and will keep readers awake o.
nights without any trouble. The other
DOCK is by Joseph Hooking He has
published several other stories in Eng
land, but as yet is not so very we'll
known there, and is scarcely known at
all over here Mistress Nancy MOles-
worth, the forthcoming story. how
To h~iY, HI -
eral reputation as Conan Doyle, An
thony Hope and Stanley j. Weyman,
for 1t is really one of the most inter
estlng OF its kind. being attractive in
It's characters and most thrilling in its
incidents. The scene is laid in England.
in the time of Charles II, the same
period lately covered by Anthony Hope
in his novel. Simon Dale
Hezekiah Butterworth has just re-
turned from second visit to South
America TO collect material for a book
on South America, on which ne is en-
gagged. This is not new interest with
Mr. Butterworth. Though he is best
known to the general reading public as
a writer of stories, he has long been
pursuing special researches in Spanish
and French colonial history
stephen Crane, who continues to be
identified as the author of Red Badge
OF Courage" though following that ne
mas produced several books that have
mad no less success, went to Europe at
the time OF the Graeco-Turkish war
and served as correspondent in the
Held for several important journals.
AFTER the war he went to London. and
tnere ne had lately begun work on q
new novel and apparently established
himself for considerable time to
come But, like Richard Harding Da-
Wis, ne could not resist prospect of
new war experiences, and, to the sur
prise of all his friends here, on the
very day the American fleet sailed from
Key West toward Cuba, he landed in
New York. By the earliest train he
plunged southwark, hot in the execu-
tlon OF commission to see whatever =
important war events befell and give
ms pen its own peculiar play upon
tnem IN oehalf of the New York World,
the London Chronicle and Blackwood's
Magazine.
L talked with Mr. Crane while he
swallowed the cup of coffee which was
ABOUT the only retardation he allowed
himself in his swift passage through
New York. 1t was only a few mo-
ments, but it was long enough for him
10 prove himself immensely picturesque
and entertaining on the attitude of the
English toward America in the pres
ent embodiment. They're with us all
right enough said he, "and they know
we can do the task without any trouble
out what they cannot understand is
why we have not done it months ago.
and why by now the thing isn't ali
nnlshed up and in a fair way to be
forgotten"
AS he ran for his train Crane stuffed
into his pockets the first copy he had
seen of his new book of stories. THE
open Boat. This book. by the wav
arrives in about as happy time as the
author himself, for it relates his ro-
inantlc experiences with the Cuban fill
lpusters and the story of his shipwreck
and miraculous escape from drowning
IN Cuban waters.
1t is interesting to note how the old
scouts and frOntiersmen are rea1izino
that they possess in their experienced
IN the west good literary material. Thev
are coming to be, with their long hair
ana deep, big hearted drawl. a regular
" recurring tyne in the rank of visitors
10 editors and publishers offices. They
nave not OWNED the nicer devices OF
me cra1t yet, however, for they are ant
10 make their submissions il. pan-v-rit
ten manuscript of the most unlxan,n+
ana lllegible kind. whereas the craftier
Nooer neglects none of the advantages
mat may lie In typewriting and clean.
neatly laid sheets. They nearly all have
ne most OBVIOUS OF the characteristics
u urgent authorship; an Innocent. pic
uresque vanity that utters itself with
he righteousness of a child.
There has been lately one pronounced
success in literature of the border Col
mel Inman's odd Santa Fe Trail has
oid extremely well, both here and in
england, and the author. whom I met
he other day, does not disguise the
act that he is content with the way in
when the world is moving He has
'een here for several weeks past help
ng his friend Buffalo Bill get the wild
Vest show started for another season.
While he disdains submitting his locks
o the BARRIERS shears. and has the
raWl and the ready friendtiness he
TIL differs somewhat from the from
iersmen as class. He was born and
cared and still has a large family
onnection in the state of New York:
e was educated at West Point and
ad a term of important service in the
rmy. So he has not made quite the
harp turn on himself that the border
tterateur usually makes when he DIS
ards the rifle for the pen and substi-
utes editors for redskins as objects Of
is chase. Indeed. he has been writing
GOOD many years; but the Santa Fe
rail- is the only one of his books that
as secured wide attention. He re-
igned from the army "a years ago. ans
as for number of years made his
ONE at Topeka. Kan, where he has
fellow townsman in the independent
oct, 'Ironquiii He tells me that his
ext book will be a book for young
eople. 1t will record the adventures
f his own three children in central
lansas. 1t will not be published before
all. z. G. MARTIN.