Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-07
,o.I, POWER. Mario CorellE,
sNf0f..-,sro Dodd, Mead & Co. New

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20; v wha. We may Ia criticism
- ,,er Marie Corelli has always
sn Nd her thousands of fascinated
81 ,,sedc-s, and while 1t is true that
Sgs.8SE ing the several years OF her
~ .,,tnorst,,, she has furnished
,,.,,rors with a vast deal OF read
tbsse IL! =. nn.l, ,,nstura! and nnheaithfu!,
rs Lao Lon truc that she has produced
81 IL r. stories that are readable and
enc ~ concentration. And among
VIA! :. her new story Temporal! Pow
use ." ,,, takes IS proper place. The
q cal Gait well be called an idyl OF
RIG . 4'.: I'm in spite Of the fact Of its
2oi'slsi'[ .,,,o for justice and snccor for
81 is protests against the many
= .. rgs OF the true teachings OF
and its various scenes OF Tragedy
''.is ss-rop. If nevertheless rests on ideal
10 carnations. and shows thronshont
..,,;,C. the dominance OF the idyihc
'e ~ fragile, and OF imaginative beauty
ei S- ,.Tietjc pain and sorrow. And
80 honk is tion. it is not SO much
zen .a-,ttv Of its plea for justice, the
4ha misery II describes, 1or the
a5 =. - Dc eliminating tragedy THAI lin
~ -, memory. but rather the beauty
~ southern Kingdom where the
r- -. the manly bearing of its
y tho s+atuesage grace OF the queen,
~ -.,.-,rr,,,e. ereenness Of the coral
,,,are the Crown Prince found
-. .,,,-.ss bride, and the exquisite
-, of this Gloria. who was one
1900 ~, q o1Iaeu who knew the people
,s- v.hom she TIled.
r,soorIrc from the majority of novels
snciqlfstic tendency, the tale ends
IN faIipre nor in the establish
..ae rl,.s y1uel3-vaurted republic of the
~ which our longing eyes are sup
- F,r continually set. But in this
me King himself joins the socialistic
.,. and hy mis- prompt sympathy
mes from the popular leaders their
s,vrbt opportunity to bring freedom
,bt country, and becomes himself the
to- and friend of the people. 1t is GER
,-,va much more simple solution OF the
ro,inu than the one generally given,
5-,ce II requires q seeing heart and 4
t-r, ng} in hut one man while a popular
.,orornsnt must wait on the education
nj he masses. Yet it is one which save
In This authors fancy, seems strongly
,rrlted by the shut-in ideas and conven-
tiooaI handicaps of the various martyrs
a, the "a ok CT sovereignty by whom the
ro.,ons might be guided. For it seems a
jSr,-ft difficult OF acceptance by royal
minds that the torch OF revolution might
ss saHest lighted. at the throne itself.
The Idea az least gives q pleasing turn
N The story ana brings enc naturally to
Is inner thought which Is that, after all,
tn7ers human affection is the power
sheh leads TO ali human good. Through
Is Influence the King, whose life has been
,,r The most Part vain and empty. meets
his death with the PRAYER and hope that
Col is not a Dream. that Love is not
Snare, ana that Death is not the End.
And through its influence. the Crown
Prince is 10 come Into his kingdom with
i7r and 10 rule his people with justice TO
lie end OF his days.
Bryond dispute, Corelu has improved
much IL style as we'll as in idea since
Ii. days Of 'Ardath" and The Romance
q Two Worlds" II Is true, perhaps. that
SIZE sometimes TAKES herself too seriously
ana one wishes that in this new tale
che had omitted her ugly criticisms
O. her ovT1 country. since they seem more
r1patrtotic than convincing. Yet it must
he 6 carplng reader and an over-zealous
advocate Of reality in such matters who
can fail TO relish this fairy tale Of social
:n with which she has RECALLED Us.
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