Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-07

hardly possible however that the au-
thor OF the Egoist would recognize any
influence cf his I'm the numerous stories
chat are now told in WOuld-he smart
conversation Ills cpigrams are elo-
qucnt of thought. The opigrams of the
school tO which Wo refer seem more the
product of purely mechanical processes.
We meet this sort OF thing on evers
page Accordingly. 10 Us not surprising
that whatever elements of reality may
have resided in Miss Fowlers material
when she started 10 hold u into a
novel have been wlthered out OF exist
ence The artificial tone OF the epi-
grams Is communicated 20 everything
I'm the story. The Farrlugdons
h one Of those tales which seem nova
aays 90 be getting themselves written
oui of kind of Ouend0rman formula.
You sketch a tolerably ingenious plot
and then develop II With the aid Of in
toleably ingenious epigrams. The
breath OF life Is missing from novels
Of this class.
We are very glad TO announce the
publication OF SO excellent book as
journalistic German, edited by August
Prehn. PA. y. This volume consists OF
selections taken from the current Ger
man periodicals OF the highest class
and provides reading material treating
Of many sides Of Hfa and Illustrating
the present use Of the language They
are concerned with the d0ings and
events OF the most modern times, pre-
senting the great facts of Invention,
discovery. commerce. and industry, and
showing the German as a progressive
energetic modern factor IN the develop
ment OF the worlds civilization. Hlthtr-
20 there has been a great lack OF avail
able literature Of this nature, and we
feel sure the present volume win meet
with warm welcome from all teach
ers. The vocabulary seems very COM
plete.-American Book co.
A Term OF Ovid. by Clarence W Glea-
son. A. NJ. Harvard, Of the Roxbury
Latin school Is an invaluable book Just
published by the American Book Co
These ten stories from the MetamOr-
phoses Of Ovid will prove a welcome.
addition 10 the ordinary school cur
riculum They can be taken up with
great benefit by students before read
ing Virgil. since they are far less
difficult and more interesting The v0-
N'NNAitAA ANfthNNA ST. AllNNf ntlHN nuns ~
almost Identical with that In the first
book OF the Aeneld. and consequently
VIII serve as an excellent preparation
for It's reading aside from the expert
ence gained from mastering new
author Time 80 spent Is not wasted
but gained. In addition 90 the notes
the book contains a short Introductory
sketch. a summary OF each chapter.
tables OF genealOgy OF the principal
characters. names OF the most available
books OF reference, etc. The vocabulary
is very complete the notes are full and
Interesting and special attention has
been paid 10 scansion.
Miss Mary r. wilkins friends. who
\ are inclined 10 like best her work In
/ her original and peculiar field, have
had a deal Of trouble over her strong
| tendency toward the romantic and the
/ colonial She has always had pas
! sion for romance connected with the
colonial period, and Of recent years she
/ has written rather more IN that field.
| perhaps. than ln any other Her story
/ N the Deerieid massacre her Little
/ Maid az the Door her Giles Corey"
| her Buckley Lady" her "Evalina's
/ Garden her "MadelOn" and other
/ tales nrOve her extraordinary liking for
the romance Of the past. Now she has
entered the field still more definitely
with her new story published by
! Messrs Doubleday, Page a. Co. and
entitled The Hearts Highway The
scene of % is Virginia and the time
1852 The motive IS one somewhat IA
mlliar 90 our literature-the story OF a
] young man Of an aristocTatic house who
has been sent out 20 Virginia az a con-
| vict, who loves the daughter Of the
! Nirginiau house which he serves. and
Who is apparently barred out from any
acceptance by her or equality with
/ her. through his melancholy status as
a convict and practically a bondsman.
| But though the theme Is not new, Miss
wilkins treatment OF "a, II Is needless
to say is entirely original.
IN "The Judges Cave" Margaret Sid
ney has told a good story OF the chase
! after the two men who condemned
! kin0 CharlesI. These hunted Judges
were protected by New Haven Colony.
and the cave iu which they took refuge
! Is one Of the historical spots now
| pointed out 20 the tourist. The story
Is very well told and is full Of the flavor
/ OF colonial days.
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