Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-06

win 80 thoroughly American a novel as
"Westerfelt" by WIN ~ Harden, that
II waJ begun IN the British Museum
continued at oxford. and completed in
us first draft, at Paris. When MIR. Har-
ben was asked why he selected London
and Paris in which to write a story of
rural Georgia life. he replied that he
could see his characters and scenes
more wildly from a distance, and
could depict them with keener feeling
under the spur OF nostalgia. But the
book was rewritten more than once;
ana between the reyislons Mr.. Harden
amused and reylvlfed himself by SUI
perinlendlng the building Of two busi-
ness houses After such architectural
recreation, Of which he is very fond,
ne goes back TO his literary work with
renewed zest lie writes between
eight ana twelve o'clock o. the morn
ings But. though he has several books
TO his credit Mr.. Harlem believes that
ne has fallen upon his true vein in
"Westerfelt."
In the list Of books compiled by the
New York state library from data fur
nlshed by local librarians as to the
most popular books Of 1900, il Is sig
nlllcant to note that only one of the
hity named during the year Is religious
IN It's aim and that was Revs Dr. n. y.
INNS ON The Influence of Christ in
Modern Life"
William s. Walsh, writing in the Lit
erary Era for June, says The LothrOp
furnishing GO. VI Boston wrote TO him
the other day denying the statement
tint ttINh4F, IIg11.t.ff ~. 4
by other publishers before IL reached
their hands. The original intention Of
MI. Bachelor, II seems, had been to
cast tie story for a juvenile He actu-
ally wrote a few chapters and sub
mtted them unsuccessfully to a maya
Zlne for young people 1t was then
that a representative OF the Lothrop
Co. suggested to Mr.. Bachelor that he
should turn II into a story for grown
folk. Thus the current rumor that the
novel was written to order as a rival
to David Harrum" is likewise disposed
Of
The William Black memorial beacon
was lighted on the 18th Of May Lord
Archibald Campbell wrote the follow
ms lines for the occasion:
Hele, nnd the splendor Of the dying day
we Oonsecraie this Light, in Loves
own way,
In silence all.
II Is In silence that the day is born;
II Is In silence that the day, well worn,
Sinks into night.
Is it not In silence that deep love Is
born?
1t is in silence that deep grief is
borne
In silence all.
An unpublished hymn by Longfellow,
called Christie et Ecclesiae, was re-
Gently read by the Rev Doctor Peabody
AT morning service in Appleton
Chapel Harvard University The poem
was written for the dedication of the
chanel on October H. 1858 Miss Long
fellow has been urged to allow the pub
llcation OF the poem. but declares that
she VIII respect her fathers evident
wishes In regard 20 its publication.
Cyrus Townsend Brady. author OF
''Top'ls and Tents" having resigned his
Philadelphia pastorate is now about
to devote himself wholly TO literature.
Ills hrst step In that direction will be
to move his home to News York city in
order to be more directly in touch with
his publishers.
curious pother has been made as 10
the authorship Of IAN Engllshwoman's
Love Letters which has already at
tfacte1 an enormous amount OF atten-
ton. Almost every well known literary
woman, with the exception, Of course.
OF Marie Correli-has been credited
with the work. And one London daily.
In a determined effort 10 solve the mys-
terry, has gone so far as 10 telegraph
to number Of authors the point blank
question, did you write, An English
wcman's Love Lettersp" The field for
speculation Is the wider since readers
of the book are separated into two
camps-those who think that the let
ler5 are fiction. and the editors pre-.
face a skilful touch 20 give realism 10
the book; and those who accent the
book as an authentic record Of life
However, the matter still remains a
mystery-as great a mystery in fact as
the personality ~ Miss Fiona Macleod
To come back 60 the Englishwo-
mans Letters however Messrs. NJ. T.
Mansfield & Co., Of New York. make
an announcement which Is calculated
to give a fresh stimulus to curiosity
stating that they publish immedltely
In connection with the Unicorn Press
Of London. a sequence OF letters. which
viii be found to III rather curously I'm.
TO the letters composing the recently
published and -talked-of volume
The work viii be issued under the title
Of An Englishman's Love Letters"
As IN the case Of its forerunner. the
authors name is not disclosed. but
must for a time az least remain un-
stated and those OF the literary world
Who are lin the know" will keep a
dignfied silence for the present.
The following mastery review Of the
life OF the young, erratic genius. Marie
Bashkrtseff is taken from the advance
sheets OF The Last Confessions of
Marie Bashkirtsen," which viii be pub
lished by Frederick A. Stokes com
pany:
AS II was through my instrumental.
lily that Marie Bashkirtseff was intro
duced to the American public It is not,
perhaps, unnatural that | should be
asked TO write a few words OF introduce
ton TO this volume Of her Confess
sions"
There have been other women who
have written as intimately OF them
selves as Marie Dashklrtseff. notably
Sonya kovaleysky, but none whose
journals have been read TO the same
extent or who have made the same i'm.
preston. Ii is not only for her frank
ness that Marie Baskirtsens name has
become a household word, but for
the circumstances that surrounded her
life. In her short story romance and
pathos were equally blended. The
story Of her precocity, her talents her
early death, caught the public atten-
ton and touched the public heart.
The first English edition Of the Jour
nal Of this young artist was published
In 1873. ] asked Mrs. Serrans TO make
the translation. and. with some difi-
Guilty, induced CaSsell q Co. 10 publish
IT, The head Of the American house TO
whom ! took the translator's manu-
script was very doubtful Of the books
success, but ! was confident OF IL, and
no Welded In my