Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-03

conditions. Mr.. Robert Herricks story
about the architect who tried TO escape
"Thc Common Lot Of mankind and
to enjoy the special privileges OF
wealth. "Sabrina Warham,' by MI
Laurence Housmau. the author Of An
English Womans Love Letters "Irai-
tor and Loyalist,' a stirring blockade
runner story by Mr. Henry X Web
ster Mr.. James Barnes account or
"The objectionable War between
England and the United states some
years hence. GLu other now novels by
william Slea'ns Davis. Ouida, Mark
Lee Luther, pton Sinclair. FoXcrolt
Davis. and Dr John Williams Supcter,
who wrote THE Fat Of the Land, ~
well as a Wine OF short stories tf
the American etlb' entitled Players
and Vagabonds' by Miss Viola Rose
boro.
Henry Harland. the author Of MY
Friend prosparn has finished new
novel upon which he has been working
10 is said that II deals with American
life. Mr. Harland Is now In London,
but he intends To spend the rest Of the
summer on the continent IN the coun-
try. His admirers win be sorry to
hear that he was seriously IN during
the spring. He Is I'm much better health
now,
Those readers who arc aware that Jo-
seph Conrad author Of Romance tMc-
Curc Phillips. is a Pole, have prob
ably frequently wondered at his very
Inglsh sounding name, The fact is,
L. ff.nVu1 has hidden
away name which. II he used e.
would leave no doubt as to his nations
alitv. Should he use his full baptlsrnal
title II would be Joseph Conrad kor2en-
i'Nsk Mr.. Conrad, when he was a
sailor on an English merchantmen,
found his messmates incapable Of Latd-
ling his iaw-trCaking coguOmel ana
therefore dropped it-so English liter
AIRY people arc spared anothe name TO
a'lj 70 tNe list Of impossible on'A which
already includes SenNowicz, Tourge-
nieff, Dostoievsk etc.
Mrs. Frances lodgson Burnett Is
spending the summer IN her English
country home, Mayham hall In k'nt
The estate is a very old one, wing in
the most beautiful part Of EnSland S
most picturesque county. The fonda.
tons Of the house are over ZOO years
old. and the old church on the gronds
Is mentioned IN the Doomsday Book
Attached TO the hall are two quaint VII
lagos Rolyenden street and Rolvenden
lane. The section Of Kent In which
Mrs. Burnett lives II very popular with
literary people Henry James, Joseph
Conrad Ford Maddox Huefor and
Nine. Albanesi all have homes within a
few miles Of Maytham.
Irving Bachelors new novel. YER
elllus," Is said TO have none ~ the time
IGNORED lectures Of the story Of Rome
AVID JcrL, alcm with Wnc1 readers a''
familiar. An its scenes and accidents
are I'm sense novel and unhackneyed.
There is no fight in an amphltheater,
and no imperial thumb turning 10 de-
eide the fate Of the victim; no burnins
Of Christians nor indeed, any actual
scenes Of torture. The story Is prom
sed 10 be one Of novel and uuabated
interest from the first to the last line.
Marmadukc piCkthall the author Of
said. the Fisherman is still a young
man-very young, indeed, 20 have
scored two literary successes. He Is not
much more than %. His SAID, the
Fisherman" received an enthusiastic
welcome from critics and readers In
America. and his new book. Enid,
story of modern life was one OF the
most successful books Of the London