Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-22

the casual reader. and all touched ana
illuminated with the sympathy ana
genius Of Miss Whltlng " IL rare
mosaic Of mental gems ana noWers' ana
Will be- perennial garden OF sweet
fragrance and perfume TO AL VINO love
the best IN literature
oI ia the autobiographical quality
keenlV felt although unacknowledged,
which endearg Louisa NJ. Alcott TO chill
dren. and makes them needless Of lihra-
rInns anxious to give them Instructive
hooks" says the New York Times sat
urdny Review They do not want TO be
Instructed they want TO see into this
little world where children are sover-
eign, aud for many year until the
New England Of 40 or 30 years ago Is
as distant from children as Revolution
airy England now IL. their desire VIII be
perpetuuted one may deprecate their
preference, may wish that their Ideals
should be enriched by q vision of
proyidont and strong father making
childhood time of peaceful ana shell
tered growth and plenteous culture, or
noble womanho0d guarded and cher
lsheded as 1t deserves; but all that is
tame to them. They want the human
giant AMI fairy 10 and Meg and Beth
and Amy"
Among novels which seem TO retain
their hold longest on the reading pub
lic the religious novel stands near the
head, ana there Is no better selling lit
crary property than the well written
story which has for its underlying mo-
tive a vital religious theme Possibly
reason for this lies IN the fact that
many people who look askance upon
general novel reading have no consclen-
tious scruples as 10 stories Of a religious
nature Take, for instance. book that
delighted readers of the last generation,
"The Prince of the House Of David by
Bishop j, II. lngraham, which has sold
over 4 600 900 coples--the copyright hav-
ing expired Then follows Ben Hur,
with It's record Of 726,0OO still growing
and there, too Is Or. Van Dykes beau
tiful little book. "rhe Other Wise Man
Instead of falling off IN It's sales from
year to year. as most works of fiction
do. the Harpers state that THE other
Wise Man has sold better In 1901 than
In any previous year since It's public
cation French translation OF the
book, done by Nine Il. Auzlere, has just
been issued at Paris in artistic form
Suppose some American publisher
should announce a new illustrated biog-
raphy Of President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
"in fortnlghtly parts, at popular
price. Fancy the American public
taking so many bites Of cherry as
that. But this IL what the English peo.
pie like and a London publisher now
announces such a life Of King Edward
and the queen. The Duke OF Argylns
biography Of queen Victoria CNlctoria
II, l., her Life and Empire Harpers)
was issued by this serial method In
England, but when Il reached the Unit
ed States 1t was Immediately set up for
book form and put between coyers-and
very handsome crimson covers they
are. The Duke OF Argyll has done some
excellent work I'm this authoritative his
tory. which is meeting with pronounced
success,
Somebody wrote to Mr. Robert w.
Chambers, author Of Cardigan sug-
costing that possibly Mr. Chambers had
painted In too dark colOrs the charao-
ter Of Walter Butler, who, as everyone
knows, Is an historical figure pictur-
esquey introduced into Cardigan
The author claims, on the contrary,
that his picture Of the man IL scarcely
severe enough and that Butler was
yerltable sCCurge IT will be remem-
bered by readers of the Cardigan that
Butler frs. appears in the story as
schoomaster, and that Cardigan and
Silver Heels were his pupils; that he
fell IN love with the charming silver
Heels and that the Jealous Cardigan
forthwith loatbed him. The real Butler
was the son Of col John Butler, of
Buffers Rangers an intimate friend Of
Sir William Johnston. and figured In
many OF the thrilling incidents Of ante
revolutionary days IN s
80 "a ~
The New York State library has un-
dertaken Il very commemorate work forl
the benefit Of blind people, II Is having
certain carefully chosen books EN-.
bCssed for the blind, and these books 1t
viii loan to such readers throughout
the state, without charge for transpor-
tation. A request has come TO Mr.
Howells and to his publishers, the
Harpers for permission TO so emboss
Literary Friends and Acquaintance.
The request, Of course, has been cheer
fully granted.