Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23

is little writing by modern men which
Is more wanted more acceptable, than
the writing Of Mr. Hardy.
Mr. $. X. Crockett, author OF THE
Dark o the Moon (Harpers), has been
travelling on the continent for the past
two on three months in search Of rest
recreation, and fresh literary material
He IL expected TO reurn to London
this month. Mr.. Crocketrs Dark o.
the Moon bids fair to rival the sue
cess Of his former hook THE Raid
ers, He has the faculty Of evolving
the most romantic situations and set
ting them among Wild scenery some-
what after the manner Of Scott.
Miss Mary Il. Wilkins is writing
series Of unique short stories for Har-
per's Bazaar, In which rOmances are
cleverly woven about certain trees
which are made to figure significantly
In each story "The Great Pine" APP
peared In the August Bazaar. A similar
design was carried out by this author
In her "Understudles, published last
year by the Harpefs though in this
case animals We're used to give the key
notes TO the clever stories Miss VIII
kins Is spending the summer In Mag
noia, Mass.
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well" said northern business
man, laying down "The Siege of Lady
Resolute" by Harris Dickson. and
drawing a long breath of relief after
the tension of interest excited by the
could have written that book No
cold-blooded. matter-of-fact mercar-
tlle man who sits at a desk and earns
ms llNlng could think up such thrilling
Incidents or imagine such intoxicating
romance II takes one Of those south
efn Fellows, who rides TO hounds aud
carries gun for his political oppo-
nehts, ana engages in neighborhood
ieuds ana knows lot about horse rae
ing ana mixing Juleps and making love
"a thoroughbred southerner, in fact
10 write q DOCK ike TINT As II hap
pens however Mt Dickson Is a most
prosaleaily Woodworking lawyer who
achleVes MS romonces. for the most
part IN the night hours tolllng as la
oorlously over them as In the daytime
ne tolls over knotty cases at law. He
ives IN beautiful old southern manor
house and is one Of the best known Of
sport, ana great faVorite wherever
~ ~. So re taAes nus writing slnply as
We recreation OF busy LAWYER, but
ne works slavlshly AT II and the time
~ pouh1 10 come when ne VIII have TO
oiioose between law and romance.
Miss Jordan's recently published
Tales Of Destiny" has been more pro-
vocatiye Of Interested discussion than
any Of her previous volumes. The two
stories IN The collection that call for
most comment seem to be "In the Case
Of Dora Riser" and "A Cola boration "
Some see In the latter tale n spendthrift
use OF material that would have made
n successful novel while others regard
its prodigallty as the surest sign of
Miss JOrdan's prolific Imaginative now.
ers and promise Of greater work In ic-
ton one New, York editor remark
able for his sound Judgment. was heard
10 say the other day that "a Collabora-
ton" was not only one OF the best stor-
les he had ever read. but dared Miss
Jordan herself to better II. II will he
interesting to observe how Miss Jordan
accepts this challenge
-
The effect NJ tba revtvoI ~ tho or,oo.
popularity of Charles Dickens hos eS
tended even m oJousoboid upo,.a,,, ~.
paper which Dickens fonndod S
which has recently come nnde, n nn
management Tho 7 ttoror,, uyn,,I5 Nv"
cts circulation Voc r,,na go w. w. says
dreds a few months 400 W. ~ sa nu',
statement In NE nresent nu,,,ta ~
a quarter of million comics arc ho os
printed OF the newt Issue . ,rho H.
pers report large and ready salee ~
their new 30-yolume edition 90 Dioi,o,s,
works. 90
Ouida has nearly finished n ,ey no,,oi
which is said 10 no her longes, 7, oon
tains 100. 900 words
Mrs Carter Harrison vife NJ tbo
mayor of Chicago IS IN bring ont y
book Of fairy tales for children thie f,lI
II will appear I'm time for tho holidav
season. McCurg 10 ~ pnblisb no hoot
Wholly fresh qround ie coyaroJ I,,,
the unpublished letters Of Darwin
which viii soon be given 70 n world Az
ways Interested IN The man ana HE
work. There Is nerenntal sale for his
writings.
Richard le Galliene has gone bacl, IN
England but II Is anita. probahle that
he will return To New York ne he 0nds
Il healthier place IN live an ,ban
London. and has met with consider.
& bic success in his Journalistic and m.
erary work over here
In The White World" lewis scrib.
nor g. COZ. n book devoted In exnerj.