Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-26

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therefore that win be read by those who
may never 90 abroad as an accurate
and yiyacious description, as well as by
travellers who wish to read these pleas
ant descriptions on the spot. rs this A
guidebooky' one of the authors friends
asked.
Yes, said another: "a guidebook
and description and history all In one"
The contents Of Paris As IL Is" are
divided into three sections. "rhe Life,
the People" THE Rulers Of Paris, and
THE Art Life and Its Institutions"
For the Sake Of the Duchess. A
Page From the Life Of the Vicomte de
Championnet," by S. Walkey. Is a fasci-
mating French story Of the time OF the
regency OF PHILIPPE dOrleans. Vicomte
Championnet, a brave and reckless no.
hleman, who has squaudered his es-
tates In gaming, h approached by the
regent with a tempting proposal FOR him
10 proceed 20 the chateau OF the old
Chevalier de Cheyerny. enter IL under
an assumed name. win his confidence
ana la some manner secure possession
Of certain papers ia his keeping relating
TO dangerous conspiracy The vlcomte
Indignantly declines The mission. but %
finally induced 20 undertake II by the
young and fascinating Duchess de
Berri, a widow and the daughter OF the
regent He had secretly loved her be-
fore her marriage and when she con-
fesses her love for him and promises
him her hand I'm the event OF his sue
cess. he no longer hesitates. he visits
the chateau, falls In love with the old
Chevaliers daughter and IN the end
marries her through the agency Of the
regent, who discovers that the duchess
is really In love with the vlcomte and
determined to become his wife. The
story is a maze Of intrigue. interspersed
with many highly dramatic scenes. 1t
has reached third edition.
No one can read /. X. Friedmans
novel, Poor People" without being inn
pressed with the truth OF his pictures
OF life In the tenements Of New York.
The people he depicts are as real as
the unfortunates whom Jacob A. Riis
has drawn IN "A Ten Years War" The
hero OF the book. Adolph Vogel IS a
young fellow who has strong dramatic
ability, but who Is forced 90 slave at
watch repairing I'm order 10 support
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falls In love with the daughter Of a
poverty stricken neighbor. but dares
not marry her because Of his strong
inherited taste for liquor His love for
d good woman however. finally enables
him 10 successfully fight the taste for
liquor and In the end he wins success
as a playwright striking feature
OF the story is the marriage Of another
daughter OF the poor family TO a young
business man and the gulf that soon
yaWns between her vulgar style OF ne
and the old home The attempt OF her
father and mother 20 I've under her
roof Is a bit OF pathos that IS very
telling. There are many minor charac-
tiers, and the book, though IL is somber
In tone. has a great deal Of fun and Is
very readable.
The fight with death is the theme Of |
Miss Annie Hodworth's new novel /
The Valley OF the Great Shadow. but |
grim as Il is IL Is lightened with gaiety /
and laughter and the Joy OF sacrifice. |
a rather wonderful little picture Of in |
valid life in a sanitarium for those who |
are condemned 20 exile, A has many |
clements besides the element OF terror !
The shadow OF death covers IL. but |
gives II a charm which no amount Of |
can compass. II Is curious to /
.tudy the different effects OF the
shadow upon the various characters:
almost all OF them are condemned but
20 only a few does IL mean an added |
q realization OF the tragedy
II things. To others IL means bitter
less, and 20 others still only an in
.rease OF gaiety. The deepening Of
haracter which is the finest result Of
uch prophecy. Is not always ap-
larent il seems to produce rather an
OF character. and shows
hat We are the victims. otter 0ll OF
lur qualities The book Is fun OF cOn-
rasts and shows fine tendernesses and I
beautiful capacity Tor sacrifice. Her
,ert A. Stone & Co, Chicago.
II Is a very keen criticism OF THE
'lave' that Mr. Royal Cortissoz prints
n the New York Tribune He calls Il
uite the best thing that Mr. Hichens
las written. and understands the
TRANCE charm OF Lady Carvl Knox. lts
entral figure, "a young and beautiful /
'oman with consuming passion for |
ewels." THE type he says. IFS not
Uncommon IN fiction, but the custom OF
be nOYelists rs 90 take "a WOmans fond
ess for Jewels as merely one kind ~
Debfs Cow from 90. and I
rom the debts arise circumstances /
'hich induce the heroine 90 marry !
gainst her inclination. Diamonds I
cunt IN the average novel as nothing :
lore nor less than counters in the plot. Z
IT, Hichens changes an this. His
eroine does not want precious stones I
asst Tor purposes OF decoration Diu- I
iouds or rubies mean much more 10
er. too. than objects which might be
inverted into cash That would be |
be- last purpose to which she would /
ut them She loves them as other |
'omen love their lovers she has for
hem G. passiOn beside which that Of
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