The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-26
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pu- =. 70 read. Set in the time Of that Louis
", y.ioi. against whom English Talbot fought
.,;sbt was mostly held to be right, of
vn' 4, narrative is a series Of descriptions
80. sehtings held together by connective
- the causes that provoked those clash
hs Of arms
..t,uu,s Of the savage ingenuity and relentless
..,v NJ some of the punishments inflicted, by
4, ..gneur and his henehmen, upon those whose
..s crimes they considered themselves ap-
I '..,,d 10 avenge Curously, such things are
r .4h, revolving to the imagination of healthy
- ,yho truly seem TO relish them
n. following is a description of the prin-
AK. that actuated the Seurs De Beaufoy
%ords Of good faith')
iir1opbtless being who and what they were
49, carried things with a high hand, their
s,s knowing little OF mercy and much OF
.v.nge. but to their credit be it said they
~. his much better than their neighbors in
AZ thew curbed their greed, seeking wealth
s.,ber BY aggression against the strong nor by
..;,tion Of the weak Woe to the fox who
s.M hack from Beaufoy Beaufoy's rights But
.sr,I woe to the wolf that harried Beaufoys
dickens The seigneur had long arm longer
memory, and deadly patience. Sooner or later
al or wolf PAID through mis- SKIN.
In the course of the story De Beaufoy's courage
h facing and Drawing death in many forms is
shawn. a specially exciting and inspiring ex-
annie being the story of how he went outside
~ he castle walls, alone and unarmed, to meet
NJ fanatic fury of superstitiou-driven mob who
we're eager for his life. His physical courage is
snlsndid but when the call comes to 60 out and
invite danger that does not warm the blood,
,hat is to 20 amongst and minister to his people
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fot he holds aloof. When, urged by faithful
Nsmortel he finally forces himself to go-but,
besides Barmortes insistence there was an adj
dsd spur of curiosity to learn what manner of
woman she was who walked with serene and gen
tls helpfulness among his stricken people, who
called her "Our Lady of Suceor"
In this late day and generation, civilization has
fostered and developed in men (surely in those
Of Anso-Saxon race) that splendid moral cour.
ace Of every phase which lies as germ in the
nature Of every being born of woman The ap-
peal Of suffering helplessness brings a reader
response, to whatever danger he may expose him
self thereby, from the man worthy of the name
today, than any blood-warming challenge to fight
hin who declares himself prepared to give blow
for blow,
The usual history Of Marie Corelli's novels re-
pess itself in the case of Temporal Power"
The noble army of critics cry it down as having
no claim to artistic consideration, point out al
most namberless plans that conduce to make it
failure altogether-and the people eagerly buy
and avldy read it.
Possibly one element back OF the disappearing
esmor Of the critics is the fact that we all know
She Is capable of excellent work of dramatic
strength in plot development, set forth in CON
tisely telling style. One needs only to recall
'Thelma" and "Barabbas" to be sure of this.
Irk ~ f.aa- II
Be lair and honest wades and struggles through
stream and storm of pouring and pitilessly con-
hnued deluge OF words.
II is exasperatiug to have a woman who shows
herself on the very first page of the book as
capable OF a beautiful phonetic style OF writing
(and, according to Sidney Lanier, unsteady
sounding sentences are almost sure to clothe only
noble or strong thought) fill page after page OF
Solid type with the crudest and most common
place banalities.
The plot Of Temporal Power" is good enough
IN itself, though it is developed in that melo-
eiamatic style which seems always addressed to
the gallery.
MISS Corelii's later manner bears likeness to
newspaper work, in that it says just what the
man in the street was about to say, simply re-
ueets the likely impressions and judgments OF the
average unmedtating mortal of quite common
place mould. But her English has not the crisp
!. IN the London journals there is much specula-
non as to the cause OF the amazing popularity"
o. Marie Corelh. After visiting the writer's de-
nsntiul home, Mason Croft, in Shakespeare's
Town OF Standardization, one marvels the more
aa' ine atmospheric influences in which she lives
aces not lead her back into style of more
SIMPLE dignity, especially as she has more than
once shown herself to possess this power of force
'u' thought and expression
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W. Clark Russell, the idol of boyhood has writ
w another book and we 'growed ups who
went with him on THE Wreck Of the Grosvenor,"
an. s9a were captured by "a Frozen Pirate" and
Aarooned" with "My Danish Sweetheart" and
4emenoer "A Marriage at Sea-" will hail 1t with
sehsat' Russell himself served an apprentice
sap before the mast, and hence knows whereof
: speaks, and though he is getting old and
ssattheToeaten, he can by no means be said 70
= 'un OF bilge water. Some people may take
~Nesphon to his descriptions of the sailors
,sHse'hearti but what do we, who are not sailors,
likei
The Mate of the Good Ship York" will doubt
80. ~, feawaken the interest OF Russels old-tme
.SV'iowing and gain him new readers The tale
soolllos IN murder, shipwreck, fire at sea, sub
1stine volcanoes, derelicts and sudden death.
ne book is nicely bound in green and gold, and
as o cover shows three Dutch luggers coming
~ Iosn' all spraddled out In the eye of the wind
= Is good story but the heroine would have
tle more money as chorus girl than as
Bcston.)
!, mss Ellen Glasgows The Voice Of the People"
T. good enough story TO warrant special IL
J, u. ZION and Henry Troth was accordingly sent
~ snginis, where the scenes are all laid, to make
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