Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-02

that rumor has so far associated with
the book more nearly connected with IL
than is Mrs Fuller Maitland
This much we may say without
breach Of confidence. A few Of the let
ters. selected at hazard. We're In the
spring sent 10 Mr.. Pinker. the literary
agent. The covering letters stated
that the letters had been placed I'm The
writer's hands for editing and arrang.
ing with a view 70 publication As
those concerned desired the authorship
10 be kept secret Mr.. Pinker was re-
quested not TO mention the name of the
editor between whom and the writer of
the letters there had been such close
friendship that the identity Of the one
| would, to larger number Of persons
have revealed the secret of the author.
| ship. and although that could not mat
| ter to the lady now. IL was feared that
| her friends might be hurt. The letters
| We're shown TO no one but Mr. Murray
and the agreement with him for their
publication was made without dlsclos-
ure Of names.
AS the material for the Cruise Of the
in Mr.. Buffers mind # ac.
cured to him that Mr. Kin.
ling would treat II much more satlsfar.
torly than he could, so he wrote ia of.
Ter him the material Mr.. Siplinr de.
clined IT, but advised him TO push on
ana several letters passed between
them, There was cherished hone IN
Mr.. Buller's mind that the great novel.
ISL might be persuaded to write an in
PRODUCTION for him Mr.. Kipling said
no, but IN the kndest way. when a
man can make a steamer move by saw
ing things to IL. and at II, and round IT,
ana ABOUT IT, then you viii find that a
DOCK can be helped by power outside It's
own merits This was before the
Cachalot had been shown to ifs event
iul publishers and the experienced au-
thor advised the beginner 10 have Il
typewriter. and he also offered to look
over II. More he could not do. for some
rather Interesting experiences have
taught me that the best way Of making
a man hate me for life is 10 NEEDLE in
any way with his work. If the book Is
good II viii CO. and II Il is not. nothing
VIII make II stir" In another. com
munication Mr. Kipling gave a vet
more conclusive reason against writing
an Introduction, IAN the men who
want TO stick a knife into me would
suck IT into you as soon as they saw
my name prefacing your book. Bitter
experience has taught me that that
KIND of thing doesn't pay If a book |
stands by itself It viii stand by itself,
put II you use another chaps name to
help It TO start YOU viii get all the
Whacks that the other chap would have |
got If he had written the book, in adj |
alton TO few whacks on your own |
merit"
notwithstanding the fact that we |
have had a new edition Of Lorna |
Doone' every year for the last quarter
OF a century--generally a de luxe edl-
ton for the holidays--we are to have
sun another, which in the way Of ele-
giant book-making is, If We take the
publishers word for IT, TO surpass all
previous Issues For some reason this
novel seems to have peculiar fasclna-
tl0n Tor even American readers. Ii may
not be generally known that when Il
was flrst Published 1t was a dead fail
ure Hardly hundred copies were
sold. For two years the edition lay al
most untouched upon the publishers
sheiFes. In 1871 the Princess Louise
was married TO the MARQUIS Of T,orne,
somehow the public got the idea that
there was some connection between
l'orne and Lorna. and the entire edition
was at once bought up. II was lucky
for Mr.. Blackmore. for though
the public was in one sense disappoint-
ed, 1t found on the other hand that IL
had discovered new author and a
book Of unusual fascination. AT the
time Of It's writing the author was a
London conveyancer, but with the first
fruits OF his success he shook the dust
Of the city from his feet and went into
the country. where he lived and died an
enthusiastic market gardener.
sst
Haggard is not a common name I'm
literature, so it Is no wonder that an
American editor. seeing a new English
novel. accredited to Arthur Haggard
should cross out the first name and
substitute that Of Rider therefor. But
'eally there are more Haggards In the
ield than one. Rider came first with
his She and King Solamons Mines"
md made a reputation before the later
omers had buclSled on their armor. In
SS9, came Lieutenant Colonel Andrew
iaggard. with 'Dodo and /, fairly
rood society novel followed later by
Ada Triscott' Under Crescent and
star" Tempest Torn" and two or
hree others of fair quality, none Of
which we believe, has even been re-
rinted in America Six years ago
bird Of the name, Captain Arthur
iaggard now with his regiment in
outh Africa. made his literary debut
With a military novel, and since that
line has made an annual addition to
is list, the latest. which has Just APP
cared In London, having the title Of
The Kiss of Isis" There is small
nance of American readers making ac-
uaintance with any Of these. however
nd We can go right on as before with
ut any fear Of mixing our Haggards.
Lillian Bell. who, by the way, Is no ]
niger Lillian Bell, when thoroughly
reused Is fired with the zeal of ali the 7
arly reformers, and deals with the So
al and moral shortcomings of her
Duntrymen and women In as direct
nd uncompromlsing manner as did
ley II is not a year ago since she Il
lade an onslaught on what she called -