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Joseph conrad's Literary Greed One That
1t Would Pay Easy Writers" to Study
"A Good Story by Gilbert Parker About
Hall caine-some New Books AM
nouneed for This Fall.
Joseph Conrad has achieved a note
worthy descriptive style. He has recent
" alioWed himself to be quoted in regard
10 ms literary creed as follows
1t is only thru complete unswerying deyo-
ton to the perfect blending of form and sub
STANCE; It Is only thru an unremitting, never
discouraged care for the shape and the ring of
sentences tnat an approach can be made to
Elasticity to color; and the light of magic sug-
gestiYeness may be brought to play for an
eyanescent instant over the commonplace sur
race OF words of the old, old words, worn
sincere endeavor to accomplish that creative
task, TO 60 as far on that road as his strength
VIII carry him. to go undeterred by faltering,
WEAKNESS, or reproach, is the only valid justi-
hcat1on for the worker in prose- And IL his con-
science is clear, his answer to those who in the
fullness of a wisdom which looks for nme-
date profit, demand specifically to be edited,
consoled, amused; who demand to be promptly
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, according to your
deserts, encouragement, consolation, fear charm
glimpse of truth for which you have forgotten
to ask.
We would commend Mr.. Conrad
"creed"S to the growing horde of those
who think that novels are to be written
evenings when one hasn't anything else
to do.
Those readers who are aware that Mr..
Conrad is a Pole have probably frequently
wondered at his very English sounding
name. The fact is, however, that Mr..
Conrad has hidden away a name which,
If he used it, would leave no doubt as to
his nationality. Should he use his full
baptismal title it would be Joseph Conrad
KorzenioWski. Mr.. Conrad, when he was
sailor on an English merchantmen,
found mis- messmates incapable of handling
his jaw breaking cognomen, and therefore
dropped it.
Julius Chambers in Harper's Weekly
recently tells some interesting anecdotes
revealing striking peculiarities of Hall
Gaines character. The following is from
Sir Gilbert Parker, author of "The Right
of Way:
! was hurrying along the boulevard in Paris
one day, when my progress was arrested by
dense crowd in front of an art shop Evil
IDENTIFY, thought I, there is an extraordinary
picture on exhibition. The canvas was a remark
able 1dealization of the Saviour thin strong
and beard.
Suddenly the crowd parted to admit man
who approached with bowed head. 1t was Hall
Caine! He stood before the portrait with folded
arms, gravely studying the face and pose OF
the figure on the canvas. The similarity of the
portrait to the man standing before it was very
striking.
Game turned to so, but seeing me, came t.
my side.
81 say, did you notice how the crowd parted
to admit me?'' asked Caine.
II certainly did, was my reply.
'And do you see how these people make way
for me as I 60 away p
They think it is IL was his calm, matter
of-fact explanation.
The Folly of Others is the title givel
a little book of short stories by Neit1
Boyce. Perhaps it should be said a littl
book of one long short story and severa
shorter stories. ga. Provident Woman Il
the title Of the long story, and it con
vinces the reader that the title is vel
chosen. It is the story Of q stenogra phe
who married her employer and lived no
without unalloyed happiness for the res
of her days, or for as many Of them a
the author gives you a glimpse of.
MEMORIES.
First, DEAR loved you like the dawn,
/ A cool new love, discreet and pale,
| A love that tremble like the fawn,
Full of shy fear lest love should fail.
| Then came the noon-love; like a flower
I That CLOVIS in the embrac cling air
| 1t flung its beauty to the hour
And passing, left fragrance there.
And now tbs sunset, and the mere
Is all abloom like poisoning trees.
And now my evening love is here,
Half sleeping with old memories.
Louise Morgan Sill, in Harper's Weekly
Count Tolstoys article on the war; "Be
think Yourselves!' which recently at
tracted worldwide attention upon it
publication in the London Times, wi
shortly appear in booklet form, in thi
country, from the presses of Thomas
Crowell & Co.
Christian Science. Is it Christian? I
it Scientific? This is the subject of Mar
Plat Parmele's clever book, which Wi
be issued by ]. F. Taylor & Co. early i
1 September.
| Richard lie Galliennes new boob
Painted Shadows will be published i
the autumn by Little, Brown & Co., VIII
brought out his Love Letters of tn
King a few years ago.
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