Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-01

4 new book on Edgar Allen Poe by
Professor Harrison Of the University of |
Virginia will contain new material |
found In the archives OF the university |
which In mar ways WIN |
no a valuable contribution TO the dis |
cussion over the 1oet's life and char
acter.
Al n recent meeting Of the Contem-
norary Club, In Philadelphia, the merits |
OF the various schools of fiction We're
discussed When her t}Fn cdme to
sneak Bertha Runkle, the talented au-
thor OF "The Helmet Of Navarro made
the following vigorous defense OF the
historical novel
rhe good romantic novel teaches It's
Lessons as well as the novel OF realism.
But even II this were not true the
romances would still be welcomed
The realist should remember that we
do not always want to be treated Ike
kindergarten children. Grown up peo-
pie quite properly rebel AT perpetual
kindergarten teaching.
Leave US art for adornment as well
as instruction. What can be a better
occupation than TO make HE a little
easier? Romance teaches without con-
tinually holding up the sign Prepare
to meet thy God
Anybody can preach a sermon. Few
can truly amuse II IS easier to COM
pose 500 words on social problems than
1t is TO write one page so as 20 make
the reader forget for the time being
that there are such things as social
problems
So many realsts claim they are writ
ttF.fl trrHHtNl
either because they like to or because
they want TO make money MY prin-
clnal care for prosperity Is for that part
Of It who shall write romantic novels
and seeing our century az 1t Is dreari.
ly portrayed by the realists. shall find
nothing In II for his work
Romancers Of course fall into errors
at times They walk with their heads
up and looking at the stars They are
more apt TO fall into the ditch than
the reaiist who takes his eyes from
| the ground
II is far easier TO observe than TO
imagine. Observation means eyes in
| the head Imagination means eyes in
| the soul This is the fundamental
difference between realism and ro-
| nance,
Man does not live by head alone. He
| needs drenms also. | don't want to
| know that the bread was sour. | want
the hone that makes the sour taste
sweet.
Let us have romance. be Il a "D'Ar-
tapnan" dashinq along on his fiery
steed with the queens message or
Rooth Tarkinqton's "John HAIRLESS" IN
| n little Indiann town pennlng editori-
Ais against White Caps. Both tell US
that life Is not all bread and butter,
but has its chivalry and romance
Mrs Reginald De Koven asked as to
how she came TO write the romance
| which is soon 10 be issued, said
The reason of my choice Of SO remote
period as that | have described in
my romance. soon to be published en-.
titled "By the Waters Of Babylon" is
rather curious one. and Is connected
with that most unromantic OF convey.
ances a London omnibus.
Returning late one summer afternoon
from a visit to friend who lived near
Regents Park. I'm London. | got into
an omnibus. which ran very near where
Nns living.
| took nv seat and looked about
among the other passengers. Directly
opposite me ] saw man who had the
face of the Greek comic mask. rubbed
NV eyes thinking that was dreaming
Tho face was the exact counterpart OF
the Greek mask.
There were the cavernous eyes undel
the grotesdue arabesque Of the brows
the nose with its bird-like aquillne, thu
omen mouth with lis horrible rigid grin
| could not tell whether the man wa,
old or Young.
heavy cloak enwrapped him anj
from under its folds a yellow hand Hp
reared. wrinkled and yellow as parch
ment. Near him sat n girl youni
and fair. with a Greuze-like softness ~
skin and an aureole of light gold hair
and the man of the mask was loollinl
nj her with an expression hypnotlzinl
and fierce as an eagles.
The girl was frightened and turne,
her head from side to side like a Dir
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Pass In the Night to the glasgow IN
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