Evening journal., 1903-09-09
THE LITERARY WORLD

In England great deal Of interest
has lately been taken IN American
plays and players. So It is not alto
gether surprising that the novel by
Mr.. John d. Barry the well-known
dramatic critic, "A Daughter Of Thes-
pis, warmly praised for its truth and
insight by such authorities as Clara
Morris and w. ID. Howells. should have
had an enthusiastic welcome on It's
recent appearance I'm an English edi-
ton. The London Academy says OF IL
Here is a novel which comes from
America very different from the or
dinary American novel; and very diff
ferent, too, from the ordinary English
novel. Il deals with theatrical people,
yet is entirely clean and wholesome,
and Il deals with them from the IN
side The book does not contain a
/ line OF fine writing IL errs rather ON
the SIDE OF commonplace IN phrase
yet It has left with us a quite living
Impression OF certain episodes IN cer-
tain lives And there would seem TO
be no secret about Mr.. Barry's work
no secret. at least, about his method.
But he certainly has that rare secret
which may never be discovered and
reading life with knowledge and set
ting down actual Impressions with
sympathy and without any kind OF
can't" /. c.. Page & Company. Boston
; are the publishers.
sherwln Cody's "The srt OF short
Story Writing" published In England
under the title How TO Write Fic-
Z Of
now been Incorporated in his row work
THE art Of writing and Speaking the
English Language" forming the great
er part Of the fourth volume His FIRST
work was a series of letters to n lady
pupil. who under his instruction be-
came a successful contributor to the
Century and other magazines. When
! the book on short story Writing first
lappeared eight or nine years ago il
was widely discussed especially IN
b England, ard warmly commended by
b zangwin and otheHs. Mr.. Cody then
planned a series OF home-study lessons
for grown-up people, beginning with
the very elements OF the language.
Slowly he has worked out his ideas in
the actual instruction Of pupils, chiefly
business mem The new work Is d.
l"Word- Study" the second Grammar
and Punctuation" the third Compost
ltion," and the fourth comprising the
three subjects Business letter Writ
ing" short Story Writing" and
! Creative Composition" Mr.. Cody's
Greatest short Stories IS now The
recognized university textbook on this
| subject. and he has just issued COM
panion volume of THE Best English
Essays" which includes a study OF En-
: glish prose style.
= A rather daring stand is taken IN tn,
e September ST. Nicholas by Klyda Rich
ardson steege when she urBes the boys
and girls to begin making friends with
- Robert browning right away. Yes. tho
read and study the great poems Of Brown.
! thought 20 be above the heads Of mosi
{ grown-ups, except when banded together
] IN clubsi The writer is the mother oI
several little ones, so her words carry
weight:
OF course no very young person could
e appreciate or understand properly the
larger part Of Brownings writings but
stili he has written many things simple
( enough 10 give read pleasure even e
young folks. glimpse into a beautifu
= country is often worth while even II one
e. can explore only a very little way into ft'
wonl lers. IL seems TO me, then. that yot
{ young people might enjoy beginning e
q read mad study the great poems Of Brown
= ing now. just as you study the musica
?, competitions Of Bach and Beethoven, ONLY
taking the easiest and simplest OF them
Z BY doing this you WILL after whi'e, b.
a able to enjoy the more subtle poems, JUS
n as in music you will later appreciate
symphonies and concertos that at pres
n lent are too difficult for you.
The contents of the Architectural Rec
ord for September carry one througl
D pheasant places Doth at home and abroad
! land show him things beautiful and thing
: strange in art. architecture and allied de
partments Of interest. First there Is
= chapter in continuation Of The fascinating
! series from Paris. on how a rich man ma
live ir the French capital. the presen
= narrative being entitled The Building o
p a Partisan House. and being written by
French Master Mason IN very attrac
' tive Style. The story Is set of by a mum
ber Of illustrations. and the combination
a / Is highly instructive to American readers
' The old Spanish missions of the Pacih
!. slope and Mexican border. with thei
unique architecture and construction, ar
4 the subject OF an architectural description
8 by Mr. Olof 4. Cervin. Democracy an
n Industrial Art and Democracy and Fin
= Art, are the concluding articles OF we