Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-20
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Joseph Conrad has achieved what Is
probsby the most noteworthy descrip-
Tive style Of any writing in English, lie
has recentlv allowed himself to be
oloted IN regard TO his literary creed
az follows, 1T is only through COM
plete. answering devotion to the per-
fect blending Of form and substance; II
(, only through an unremitting, never
discouraged care for the shape and the
ring Of sentences that an approach
can be- made 10 Elasticity, to color and
me light Of magic sugRestiveness may
Re brought to play for an eyanescent
Instant over the commonplace surface
Of words. Of the old, old words, worn
thin. defaced by ages Of careless usage.
The sincere endeavor 10 accomplish
that creative task, to go as far on that
rosd as his strength win carry him, to
20 undeterrCd by faltering WEAKNESS,
or reproach Is the only valid iustifica-
ton for the worker I'm prose. And II his
conscience is clear, his answer to those
who, IN the fulness Of a wisdom which
looks for immediate profit, demand
specifically TO be edited consoled,
amused who demand to be promptly
improved or encouraged, or frightened,
or shocked or charmed. must run thus:
My task which | am trying TO achieve
Is by the power Of the written word to
make you hear, TO make you feel--it is,
before all, to make you see. That--and
no more, and It Is everything. If l
succeed you shall find there. accord
lng to your deserts, encouragement
consolation, fear, Charm-all you de-
mand and, perhaps, also that glimpse
Of Truth for which you have forgotten
10 ask"
Both VIII Irwin and Gelett Burgess,
authors Of THE Reign of Queen Isyl'
ana The Picaroons, have left their
native California and taken up resi-
dence in the east, Unknd critics have
been rash enough to say that In writ
lng their books Of San Francisco life
'hese two young authors have drawn
100 closely to the living model for their
own comfort at home. That IL, Of
course, malicious misstatement, but
N great many cases there were orlgi-
nails suggesting the characters that
Burgess and Irwin woVe into their sto-
mes. The social dictator In THE Reign
OF queen lsyl' and the political boss
Qfslrons Of social postion were not en-
lirely fictitious Many Of the charac-
lers IN THE Picaroons' were taken di-
fectly from life, The tale OF Big Becky
IS N reality, about one Big Bertha" a
notorious adventures, whose life story
would he known to any San Franciscan.
me Minor Celebrity was n well known
character who cut n big swath in San
francisco llfeand managed at one time
taSe advantage OF Mrs. Robert Louis
seVenson's devotion and generosity.
stories abou, Hall Calne, the Manx
author always show interesting phases
" nus personality Sir Gilbert Parker
was hurryiug along tho boulevard
N faris one day. when my progress
vas arrested by dense crowd In front
an art shop, Evidently thought /.
mere Is an extraordinary picture on
tthlhiiion The canvas was remark
aole ldeal7ato1 OF the Savior-a thin
strongly Hohraic face with closely
''2nned red hair ana heard.
suddenly the crowd parted to adj
nll q man who approached with bowed
seau' 1t was Hon Camel He stood be-
sue No nortralt with folded arms.
na'ely studying the fece and pose Of
nn lsllre ON the canvas The similar
w OF inc portrait to the man standing
pe,nfe Il was very striking.
zane turned to go. but seeing me,
came to my side.
saw, did YOU notice how the
Cn.Nd parted to admit me?' asked
certainly did was my reply
~, and do you see how these people
'' ,,' way for me as 30 away?
Assurcdly.'
They think II is l., was his calm,
"THu,er-ot.fact explanation"
nen the King ana queen recently
asl'eo me Isle Of Man, Mr.. Hall Calne
sas asked to drive with them. In order
W. point out the objects Of interest. He
oo,pIeared to think that the only people
" 'he island were the characters in his