The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

event; but book Of an entirely new character
by the septnagenarian novelist who was hitherto
worked in one distinct field, verses upon a veri-
table sensation. After passing his life In writing
tales OF imaginary voyages and scientific adven. |
lures, Jules Verne now, at the ace Of "a makes |
his first appearance in the line Of detective
stories producing a volume as absorbinely inter.
esting as the more youthful children of his fancy
whieh brought him to fame half a century ago
The Kip Brothers" is the name of this new
work just published by Hetzel ct Gle. The scene
is in the South seas, but the story turns upon
murder, and not upon wreck or discovery There
are few incidental mishaps, the ship comes very
near grounding, there is an attack by savases
derelicts are passed. castaways are picked up
! but with fortitude really heroic Jules Verne
adheres to his purpose, steering his characters
/ free from adventures with which he is so pro
! digal in former tales True, the Kip brothers
have just finished being wrecked when they enter
into the story by coming aboard the James Cook"
/ 10 have omitted this detail, would have been
neglecting the signature for the pictures
The tale is OF deprayed crew and an ex-
emplary captain who is murdered, and whose
death is visited upon the two innocent Kip broth
crs and although Jules Verne reveals the plot
OF the murderers from the FIRST page, and CON
tinues TO unfold it until the climax is reached,
and then follows the consequences 70 the very
end, so powerfully is it written that the reader
has the feeling Of living the events with the
privilege Of looking behind the scenes without
for one moment forgetting the mystery which
surrounded the aspect of the outer world
The most striking feature Of this uniformly
, interesting book is contained in the description
given of the life at the great English transporta-
b ton peniteutiary at Port Arthur whittier the KIP
brothers, after conviction sent to serve life
term.
Three elements contribute to form the popula
S ton OF Tasmania" writes JMes Verne; FIRE,
4 men, that is to say, the emigrants who volun
n tarily left the United Kingdom, emancipated men
9 whose penalty has been shortened after transpor
I tation on account OF good conduct or whose tern
I is served and the conviots Themselves
d If Jules Verne has, in his long and illustriou
d career. learned to write powerfully and allurinEy
# there is one piece OF knowledge which he has We
to acquire, and that concerns certain character
e istics Of the AngloSaxon race 10 which his heroe
: so often belong 1t would, indeed be Difficult
to believe that the wealthy English proprieto
Il Of the ship James Cook really. and for no evt
e dent reason, took the cabin boy into his arm
At and "afectionately kissed him on both checks
le Also II any charitable American would POI
TO NJ Verne an election list from which he migf
select names for his future creations, it woul
undoubtedly be OF service 20 him. The ocoentr
&c name of Kip is 1t seems Dutch, but the IT
he rlish and American characters of the story al
known as Fig Bait, Vim Mod, Len Cannon, Sc'
eT ton, Kyle and Bryce There is, strictly speakin
10 no heroine but there Is the name OF one viii,
40 deserves for her Immortality although she a
TO- pears In only one page and never speaks. 81
or is the daughter of Commander Skrte OF q
Ell penitcuuary ". Verne tells us, and her nan
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,ble nous in hailing him as Poe and a Dostojev
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is the psychology Of horror lie resent
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