The sun., 1902-06-04


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hf- % tho capital John lans ~ill pubish
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York 10" from o'hsr parts - IN" country
has 49, fnf i-eu uttlr ussd IN the hction
dsvui'd To- N. ac,',un- ~ met strupuEtan
hr MIR ~hsrwos 4 wrote a Trans
plan,'d Ru--' som. wars ago that dsah
with the Adventures of q Western girl ~ho
was brought 10 1--we m S.w York Edgar
favce'' attempted suurrth,ng ~ the -sn"
kind Ia one of his ztorirs. h'r the tyTc and
the situation have apparently apTrard To
very few writer's
Herman n veh II not showing eSriu-
s,en.rs IN the character 81 his novels
The Inn 81 the silver Moun- was sn -xaui-
site p.c,S' II rX'ravagance. with it, scene
laid IN franc.. although It might ~ well
have bren In Arcadia or any country Of the
authors imagining So far. Mr., N.e1e's
su~~ss has been greatest in that land.
The las; of the krickerbockers' was
entirely New York in atmosphere and
feeling.
His next story. which - soon 10 APPEAR.
Ia American IA them. and iis scenes are
laid here Bu, no par, of tho country is
specifically Indicated In the text The
incidents Of the story might have taken
place anywhere in the United States.
II will ha a novelty TO read a story from
Mr.. Niele's pen that il not strong in the
local sense. The Inn 81 the Silver Moon
was pefmeated with the atmosphere 81
France. and in The Last Of the Knicker.
bockers' he showed that he knows his
New York. All in that book which was at
variance with actual conditions a. they
hero exist to-day was probably quite IA
well known 20 Mr. viele a. to his critics
and arose from tho necessities Of the
story.
The use In novels of English slane must
at times te confusing TO American readers
who do no, know the differences Of sig.
niicance in the same phrase when Il is
uNSi t'ft aifi ui oh' NSs8
gera,eci instance Of this occurs In Benson's
latest novel
Il was only pulling your log. one Of the
characters says IN another
That phrase. inelegant a. II IL every
where does not mean in the least the ~ me
thing that IL does in this country. In
England IL means that person il being
made sport or fun Of. Here II means that
one person il taking advantage Of another
in a material way.
Glos.aries Of modtsh London slang will be
necessary II the au, ,hors continue 10 sprink klc
their dialogue 40 freely with this kind 81
talk Unluckily. there are no signs 81
change in that particular.
The present sparkle OF smart English
dialogue is due largely To "A combinst ION
OF y1Ilgari,y and extravssance. Any
thing like real Wit has not been heard In
these r-plicas Of London conversations
since Mrs Craieie's earlier works.
II II even a relief. In one resent novel
Of London life. TO com. across the homely
hunor that Is supposed TO reside in the
word chestnut. used. too. In its American
significance
Among tho English authors 10 receive
coronation honors. unless the prophets
are wrong. are Anthony Hop, Conan
Doyle, and. Of course. Alfred Austin. who.
being Poet laureate. Is assured of the
distinction Of q title. II IL said that DIR.
DOYLE is 10 be honored partly on account
81 his reputation as an author and partly
because his pamphlet on the Boer war,
which was pleasing 10 IA. powcrs that
hav. In their hands the bcstowal Of titles
at the coronation.
The advocates of Anthony Hope reem
TO have no particular ground for their
confidence that he will also receive a handle
10 hls name. ~ his woTkS haN" ~ far pro-
duced no;hing that would seem To- enti'lc
him to the honor Indeed, II Is only the
Laureate who seems quite certain of having
a share of tho distinctions that are 10 be
distributed ~hen Edward VII l. crowned.