Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-03

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when We Who Are Dead Awaken"
viii soon be issued in ten different Lam
guages lbsen has announced that thls
is the last play he VIII write.
The six best-selling books In England
last month were The Transyaal from
Within" Letters Of II. l.. Stevenson"
| Richard Carvel." "A Corner OF the
West" Red pottage" and 1.-THE
| Slave"
Miss Cholmondeley's novel, Red Pot
| tage," which Is now In It's seventh
printing, is still being high
ly praised. The author is al
ready being made to pay the PEN
atty Of greatness by having her name
taken very much In vain by the omni-
present doggerel bard. In the current
number OF the Book Buyer the follow
ing lyric is printed in connection with
comment on Miss Cholmondeley's
work:
Attend to the tale Of Miss cholmon-
deley,
Whose characters don't suffer dolmon-
deley.
They live lie make love.
XIII, court, and shove,
Being more realistic that Cholmondeley.
The author Of this interesting efuslon
Is not named.
"Via Crucis" has just run into its
eleventh edition, T. e. Its SEVENTEEN
thousand, while Richard Carvel," too.
seems steadily 10 maintain its popular
lily. Its twenty-ffth edition has just
been issued and 1t is now in its three
hundred and thirtieth thousand. II Is
rumOred that a great spectacular play
based upon the story OF the second cru
SADIE as told In via Crucls' is being
written by a well known playwright
and will be put on the boards In the
near future. The title OF the play will
probably be "The Way Of the Cross"
the literal translation Of the symbolic
Latin title OF the novel, the popularity
OF which seems TO be growing rapidly.
The war between the Beers and the
English has called renewed attention
TO the remarkable books by Olive
Schreiner, "The Story OF an African
Farm" Trooper Peter Halket OF
Mashonaland and Dream Life and
Real Life. a Little African Story" all
dealing with scenes among the Dutch
and English in South Africa. Another
work by Mrs. Schreiner is book OF
striking allegories entitled Dreams"
Mr.. Robert Buchanan, In his forcible
article against recent political and IT.
erary tendencies, has a word OF praise
for Mrs. Schreiner. who, he says, has
sought and found human love in the
dominion Of dreams
so much has been said about Tolstoi's
Resurrection" the novel on which he
is now at work, that we are glad TO
learn that It will probably see light be.
for next autumn. rolstoi Is at
work completing the story. Much
criticism will doubtless be heard con-
cerning the morals OF the characters
IN the story, but those that have read
II as far rs written. pronounce IL
terrible arraignment Of European
morals, and say that II should exert q
tremendous influence for good.
A book which should be OF use 10 wo-
men who intend to travel more or less
alone in Europe Is Mrs. Mary Cadwala-
der Jones European Travel for Wo.
men," which will be published In a few
weeks. II Is meant TO supplement guide
books with Information not generally
found In them. via, the registration OF
baggage. the system Of hotel manage
ment, the scale Of fees or tips. These
are but few examples OF the wide Diff
ference which exists between the condi.
lions OF travel In Europe and ia this
country. Mrs. Cadwalader Jones has
Travelled widely In England, France,
Germany Italy and Sicily and her book
is based upon her personal experiences
In circumstances similar TO those OF the
persons for whom her book Is Intended.
A correspondent Of the Academy says
that in the restrained suggestion Of dia-
lect Thomas Hardy's Wessex folk are
unapproachable. THE author" he adds,
never tortures the language with
strange spelling, making II difficult for
the uninitiated 10 unders<and. and yet
by little turns OF speech he suggests
the information and the rhythm which,
after all. are the chief features Of dia'
lect."
In the near future an edition OF the
Rubalyat OF Omar Khayyam will
be published. Illustrated by Miss
Florence Lundborg. a well-known
California artist. For three years
she has been studying mural dec.
grafton and Illustrating at the Whistler
academy In Paris and other studios.
Her drawings are In line and reveal
great simplicity and delIcacy
a writer In the London Speaker
claims that the naturallstlc novel,
which came into prominence twenty
years ago with zoia. has declined 90
FAR that naturalism, as a school, has
ceased 90 exist:
It's short career however strange II
may seem. when you remember that at
one time II threatened 10 sweep every
thing away, can yet be accounted for
We must notice first OF all that the
novel In not the only field In which II
lost It's battle. II was 10 poetry and In
painting that the reaction began. ana
there II went 70 the extreme having
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