The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-04

~ criminal finders. makes his appear
aucc The volume is the first In a Sc
ries OF entirely new TRANSACTIONS OF me
famous deceive stories OF GaboNau'
including especially those dealing VIZ"
the experiences of Gaboriau's celeDrat-
ed creation. Monster LecoQ.' (Pllce
$500
Another translation of Importance is
from the Spanish. Spanish literature
is not notably profuse, and yet one
need only recall Don QuiXote TO remind
ourselves that il includes a number or
very notable works ~ "A style and con-
ception an their own that is highly et-
fectlve. one OF the romances OF Spain
which stands high i'm the land Of It's
making and has commanded attention
from foreign readers has Deen trans
lated by Mlnna Caroline Smith ana
Just published by Little, Brown -
It's title is "Samgossa, and as the llte
implies. il Is IA story OF Spanish val
on" That the Spaniard rs valorous to
the death all history testiiies ana our
own experience of a summer ago. When
the Spanish soldiers died IN their
trenches and the Spanish sailors Went
down with their shattered ships, has
profoundly convinced every American
OF that. This story of SaragoSsa. writ
ten 10y h. Perez Galdos. is a terrific
romance. stirring in every page and
CHAPTER. 10 is one OF a series OF MIS-
torical novels by the same author based
on the valOr OF Spain as exemplified in
disaster as we'll as i'm triumph. Galdos
has been called the Walter Scott or
Spain, but we are assured by his trans
lator that. while lacking nothing in
dramatic effect and romance, his work
is far more faithful to the facts of his
tory than Scott's. "Saragossa, glori-
Gus name in Spanish history. is devoted
comparison with other military ro-
mances OF magnitude will cyivlnce the
reader that IL is one Of the mightieSt
OF the war novels that the century has
produced Now that we have had \
fight with Spain we are proud to learn
more about her than most of us ever
took the pains to find out before. And
she is bound to grow I'm our esteem
and admiration the more knowledge we
get Of Spain and her people. This he
roic novel NJ Galdos now avt>lable in
English cannot fail TO contribute to an
acquaintance with Spanish history and
Spanish literature I'm way to pro-
feHHaly Impress tiie reader Fer safe
by Gregory. Price $l.50)
. A new volume Of Ghetto Tragedies
by |. Zangwin is just from the publish
ing house OF the Macmillan Company
under the title of the initial tale,
They that Walk in Darkness" There
are I'm all eleven stories ana sketches in
the book, some OF which date back as
far as ten years, while others are of
very recent production. The author in
vites comparison at the hands of his
reviewer or reader between Satan
\ I'll. -
back as 1889. and "Bethuah,' which is
fresh from his pen, If the critic chooses
to try to get line on his development
in the art of story writing or measure
the progress or decay Of Mr. Zang-
Wills imagination. The comparison,
however Is likely To be fruitless for the
average reader, for both stories are
effective If anything the
reader will be likely 70 note that what
the story of ten years ago possesses of
crude and even sensational vigor the
later product displaces by finer
art and greater restraint as would nat
urally be expected. Indeed readers of
this authors work can but have noted
that Mr. zangwi's strain grows in the
poetic element and is not so rough
shod. not 10 say coarse. as i'm his earlier
work. His stories are all sombre and
severe enough. but the elements seem
mare -reiiped-lf- less calculated perhaps
to startle the attention which il was
more necessary for the young author
TO do ten years ago than now, they tend
TO provide on reading and reflection a
rather pleasanter satisfaction Blood
and the strength though are still IN
hem. II Is rather curious that with all
he fine humOr that punctuates Zang-
Wills spoken words his stories should
"a NNtI .. 10 L.. "a /.
md doubtless faithful pictures of a
most serious people under most serious
perhaps there Is no room for
lumor without danger of buresque.
}ut IanRWill is a wit as well as a
'oet and " would seem that he might
i've us some Ghetto comedies as well
: tragedies " such a thing is at an
ossible. CFor sale by Preston q
'ounds. Price $i.5O)
In the elegant library edition Of the
omplete works OF Rev Or Edward
verett Hale. in course OF publication
v Little Brown & Co. now appears
le fourth volume containing "The
rick Moon" 'Crusoe I'm New York.
Bread on the Waters The Lost
alace." "99 Linwood Street" Ideals"
az the Polls" and "The
urvivors story some ~ these eNcels
mt and suggestive little stories were
rst read 10y people a generation ago.
tS"it is safe 20 say that few OF all
ne mass Of short stories that
many talented authors have since pro-
ided FOR the public rcpresert a finer
rt pr are generally more readable than
hcsf fdt" classics. They are
'art of our American literature like
he sketches of Irving and compntivnn
With later dav products only confirms
he IMPRESSION that Or. Hale was
me 0f thf etfhcst mastors Ven our
'"untfN ul ihe art ~ fhe short story
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