The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-19

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GO In LADY Roses Daughter persons
known In history will DO introduced among
the characters Whether these distin-
guished people do really appear or not Ia
Of little consequence, 40 readers will be
just az busy and happy In identifying them
as II they really were there. just now
somebody Is occupied with the originals
Of .The Marriage Of William Ashe,' and
some one has discovered that Mrs. Ward
has been using Lady Caroline Ponsonby,
who married william Lamb In the begin
ming OF the century, as model. The fact
that the Lady Caroline lived and died In a
much earlier epoch than that which Mrs.
Ward has chosen for her story does not
at all discourage these seekers after truth,
and certainly Lamb and his wife had
enough trouble adjusting their differences
to furnish the plot for half dozen modern
novels.
Anthony Hopes Rupert OF Hentzau,"
which has reached Its majority In going
to press for the twenty first edition. and Its
predecessor, "The Prisoner Of Zenda, were
the parents OF the school Of romance which
occupied itself with placing modern peo-
pie in imaginary countries with medieval
surroundings.
Now school OF fiction is superseding
1t which might be called the romance OF
travel. The first product Of the new de-
parture, sThe Lightning Conductor, which
is going to press for the nineteenth time.
in spite Of the disparagement OF critics
on its appearance, Is being closely followed
by -The Pursuit OF Phyllis" with scenes
laid in England, France, China and Ceylon.
The book will interest people who have been
in these somewhat widely separated coun-
tries, people who expect to 90 and people
who know they can't afford to go but want
to talk about 1t. Besides the only protection
you have against the loquacious tourist
who monopolizes conversation with tales
of his travels is to say you have been to
the place yourself. Whether you went in
a book or a motor car doesn't signify. only
most people know moro about 1t II they
read the book than II they see 1t for them
selves.
aMr. Waddy's Return" by Major Theo-
dore Winthrop has a unique history of
its own, in that a generation has passed
away since the book was written-just
before its brilliant author fell in battle,
when all the cultivated world was reading
his work with much eagerness. But Major
Winthrop had completed only the first
draft of his "Mr. Waddys Return" at his
untimely death. The book was long and
full Of the hasty fancies he was In the habit
OF allowing himself to write out freely
with the view to future revision. The
family were unwilling to have it published
as 1t was, nor were they satisfied with any
revisions made until MIR. Burton Z. Steven
son, who has been abridging tom Jones'
recently took the work In hand to the salts
faction OF everybody concerned. The Re
turn OF the title is a coming back from
India to the Boston and Newport Of ante
bellum days, and the book Is appearing
this month.
Miss Georgina Goddard Kings Come
dies and Legends for Marionettes' is OF
special value just now that 4marionettes'
is the latest fad for the amusement Of chill
dren. A few years ago there was, and
may be going on still. a bit Of the real thing
of which Miss Goddard writes. Back OF
a saloon and not far OF the Bowery the
story Of Roland was played by life sized
marionettes every night to eager Italian
listeners. The story was read by an old
man and his daughter in most pure and
beautiful Italian and the shabby marion
cites fought out the battles OF the Palatinee
night after night. 1t required some weeks to
play the book through once and when
1t was finished they went back to the COM
mencement and did IL again. The book
OF the play wes very worn and had lost
many OF the first leaves. The old man
had received 1t as an inheritance from a
man in Milan who owned the Marionette
Theatre there, and the little boy, with eyes
like a Raphael Madonna, who tried to ex-
plain things to the stranger at the show,
always concluded proudly "When father
dies the book will come down to me-"
Miss Sarah Barnwell Elliot. who wrote
the story of the play which Mr.. Lewis Waller
has just produced with such success in
London theatre Is Southern woman
who made reputation by the novel Jerry
which went into several editions.
In an article on women writers Of to-day,
jeanette Glider singles out for special men
ton Ida NJ. Tarbell, whose character sketch
Of John d. Rockefeller will soon appear;
Myra Kelly. whose book Of East Side school
stories, Little Citizens, will be published
next month, and George Madden Martin.
Mr.. Kipling's letter contributed to A. B. |
Filson Young's book, The Complete Motor
ist," begins by saying: Il like motoring
because have suffered for its sake" Some
people who have never motored might say
the same thing.
Mr.. Henry Harland has been spending
the summer in England for the first time In |
several years, He has permanent house |
in London, but when the season ia over
crosses over to the Continent or to his old |
home in Norwich, Conn. Last summer he |
spent part Of the time at Hampton Court |
with Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson Of Light |
ming Conductor" fame as neighbors. At |
the end Of the summer he went to Cam |
berly, where he was busy on his new novel |
which, it is said, will be very different from |
his recent work
In spite OF the tragedies OF his In Double |
Harness Mr.. Anthony Hope is very happy |
benedict with q very beautiful wife and a |