Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-17

collection Of the stories and traditions
of the famous MuskateeTs life, current
In his day, together with other details
Of his exploits which the author was
able TO CLEAN from such documents and
letters as he had CHANGED TO come
across
As is well known, D'Artagnan was an
historic character Of noble family,
genuine soldier OF fortune. and ID was
around his adventurous career that NJ.
Sandras built up the romantic struc-
tGre Of these memoirs. Ills "Muske-
teem' were q famous troops in their
day, their bravery and courage being
proVorblal IN a land where dash and
gallantry everywhere prevailed by
the time OF the Revolution, however
they had entirely disappeared, and all
though on the restoration OF the mon
achy an attempt was made to revive
them. II was wholly unsuccessful THE
musketeer belonged 10 the old France
says Mr.. Nevlll, that France which
with us stately pomp and ceremonious
chivalry had vanished into the past
The spirit which had animated MIN
was no more, Careless, prodgal, brave
and royal he was no sympathzer with
democracy and It's somewhat pInchbeck
ideals, and, Indifferent 10 most things
except love or war, his motto, Ike that
OF the old Chiyalry Of France was ever
'Dleu! Mon Roi! Ma Dame!"
The Century company has I'm store a
lengthy list Of fiction for this autumn.
There VIII be a novel by Andre cas-
taigne, and an unusual story. "The
Gray World" by Evelyn Underhill,
an English writer Anne Douglas Sedg-
wick, known through "rhe Rescue"
has written another piece Of character
study 'N,ths OF Judgment" The
Madigans' ls by Miriam Nicholson.
whose In the Bishops Carriage" has
been one Of the seasons successes, and
Gorverneur Norris new novel is en-
titled ELLEN and Mr.. Man" Carolyn
Wells THE Staying Ghost" Is the story
or a lovable little gr A new book
by Rgth McEnery Stuart Is also an
nounced. The Rivers Children and
"A Tmnspanted Nursery" is by Martha
kean, the tale, from personal expert
ence, Of AN American family summer
Ing IN Brittany
Japan Is novel writer's elyslum.
The people are voracious readers. and
the literature is rich In fiction. but on
a scale that would probably appall
western peoples, There Is one very
celebrated work entitled "The Story of
the Eight Dogs that runs to l0G vol
umes, printed or written on only a sM-
gle side OF the page Then, again. Jap
anese writer's introduce into their sto-
ries number Of characters - con(us-
ing as 20 bowIlder even the authors.
Another popularity Is said ~ be- that
no SELF respecting Japanese novelist
ever leaves a single parsonage alive at
the end OF the book,
Kate Douglas Wlggn (AIrs. RiggN
and Nora Archibald Smith. editors OF
THE PoSy Ring and Golden Num-
bers, have just returned to America
from Scotland where they spent last
summer They were guests during
their stay OF the two noted Scottish
sister authors. Mary and Jane Find.
later Mary 1'mdlater's novel Of scot
fish life "The Rose Of JOY" II viii be
remembered, was brought out I'm Amer.
lea last season by Mcclure -phiIllns
While IN Scotland Mrs Riggs Joined
with the two Fndlaters and another
author In a quadruple collaboration
novel IN which each writer assumed
the part Of one character The story is
being published In one of the American
monthlies.
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley's own
story "Forty-flye Years Under the
Flag which Is to be brought out
shortly by the AppletOns. win De OF es-
pecial interest in view Of the fact that
the admiral has recently stirred no
the controversy about the naval battle
OF Santiago by an article I'm the Satur-
day Evening Post Whatever articles
nc may Wrte, or speeches he may
make me final appeal as to his posi-
tloh VIII be In his book. The admiral
mas spent much Of his time since the
Spanish war In writing the details Of
ms experience, and his recolectons are
constantly reinforced by references 10
dispatches and other documents. About
one-third OF the volume IS devoted to
the Spanish war and in II we have,
IN definite, concrete form. Just what the |
admiral did and thought In his own
words.
II is said that the Schley- Sampson |
controversy Is to be made political |
issue II this be true the book viii be |
greeted with still greater interest as |
campaign document. The book VIII be |
carefully read to see II everything that |
the admiral has said and written so Tar
agrees with this final statement. The
ADMIRAL shows the courage OF his con-
Vlcuons In submitting TO the test
=. Those who, through reading HoratIo
sheafe krans volume IN the Contem-
porary Men Of Letters Series, William |