Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

has already refused 'prodigious' Of
fer from an American publisher; and
Nine. Humbert threatens to write the
story of her life, which is suspected Of
containing some extraordinary polIti-
cal sequels.
Henrietta Crosman win employ her
leisure hours. next summer, in writing
the story of her girlhood in the Rocky
mountains She was born at an army
post, her father being a major, and has
many tales TO tell Of campaigning
against the Indians, prairie fires and all
the life Of the earlier far west.
Not every novelist can boast the pos
session Of a dramatic gift as great as
that which he may have for story tell
ing. Charles Reade was one OF the few
John Coleman has of late noted that
Reade was the first Englshman 70
make the amend honorable to the
French authors who had long seen
their work borrowed in "perhdious Al
bion' without any compensation there
for Reade paid for his borrowings
like a man. For "L'Assommoir' he
save lola a good round sum--and he
Melted himself from his adaptation
called Drink" no less than 100000.
The father of VIII Carleton, author
Of Songs Of Two Centuries regard
ed his son as rather impractical and
visionary after he found the boy
spouting poems TO the horses and cat
tie in the barn, But some years later
this same son was earning one hun
dred dollars a night by giving readings
from his pOems-the moral OF which Is
that there are many different ways Of
being practical,
Henry Seton Merrimans London pub
fishers announce a sixth edition Of his
successful novel of love and diplomacy,
"The Vultures, published In this
country by the Harpers, and described
BY them as one Of their best selling
novels.
Amelia L. Barr writes from her
mountain home at Cherry Croft
above the Hudson valley: II am hard
at work and consequently happy Tins
is the secret Of her success as well as
happiness. Mrs Barr Is a diligent
worker and one who has learned the
value Of taking infinite pains.
l1NI IdEl llNf SUI ~ ~ ~
rick" Is being completed In serial form,
j. T. Taylor q Co. promise us issue In
book form about Easter II viii be cop
iously illustrated with fun page draw
ings by Lee Woodward Zeigler'
Mrs, Barr is always happiest In her
pure love stories and this has met with
more than ordinary favor with the
readers of the magazine In which II has
appeared serially.
Basil King whose new novel In the
Garden OF Charity has lust been iub-
lished by the Harpers is a Canadian
by birth. and son Of an English father
and an American mother. Most OF Mr.
Kings life has been passed IN the Unit
ed States. Canada, England ana
France. but he has spent some time on
the coast OF Nova Scotia, where the
scenes OF his'ne story are laid. Mr..
King has made a particular study OF
moral and social problems and IN In
the Garden Of Charity he's successful
ly drawn a remarkable woman charac-
ter whose problem is peculiar
Harper & Brothers will publish a spe-
clal limited edition OF Mrs Humphry
Wards novel, Lady Roses Daughter
now nearing completion In Harpers
Magazine There viii be $50 mum.
bered sets. tho orders for which VIII
be filed in the order OF their receipt
This edition will be issued in two vol.
umes. autographed by Mrs Ward ana
viii contain IS Illustrations by Howard
Chandler Chrlsty. The binding viii be
In pale blue and gold. There VIII be
two other editions Of this novel at
lower price.
The London Bookman rcproduces IL
portraits OF Thackeray. besides numer-
Gus Illustrations, caricatures. and 9TH
or pictures. many Of which are taken
from that most complete collection OF
Thackeray's works, the Biographical