Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-06

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Another distinguished American wo-
man who is on the committee repre-
sentlng the United States is Miss jean
nette l.. Glider,
Dodd, Mead and Company have just
published IL new edition of Tolstoy's
Resurrection" The book has had a
remarkably steady influence and sale
since its was first published, and this
edition is an entirely new translation,
and was printed from new plates, with
SO illustrations by Pasternak, the well
known Russian painter. These illustra-
tions, by the way, have received the
most unanimous approval on all sides.
Seldom have we seen illustrations
which Illustrate the text so exactly or
catch the spirit OF the book 80 faith
fully.
1t is a long time since Rudyard Kip
ling has published short story. He
viii reappear In the fiction number OF
Scribner's Magazine with story en-
titled THEY" one OF his most i'm
aglnative tales, IN the manner Of THE
Brushwood Boy"
Whether to use her own name, which
has a commercial value, or the name
Is the problem which confronts liter
airy woman who marries after she her
self has become famous. Mrs. Hum
phry Ward started with her husbands
name, and would not now be recog-
ni7ed by the public as Mary A. Ward,
which IL the name she signs to her
letters. Mrs. Gertrude Anterior, like
wise, has become famous since her
marriage, and Il therefore known by
her late husbands name. Josephine
Daskam, who became Mrs, Selden Ba-
con several months ago, not only de-
cided against the literary adoption OF
her husbands name, but dropped her
own middle name OF Dodge, which she
had hitherto used Mary II, wilkins
decided TO add her husbands name TO
her own for literary usage and now
signs Mary Il. wilkins Freeman to all
her work, as well as her correspon-
dence.
One Of the most attractive phases of
American literary life today ia the in
ttrest and enthusiasm manifested by
the older and established authors to-
ward the recruits, Mr., Howels Is one
who is always ready to welcome the
arrival of a new and sincere talent.
Joel Chandler Harris Is another. Re-
Gently q volume OF stories of animal
FOLKLORE OF the south entitled AT the
Big House." appeared from the pen Of
Anne Virginia Culbertson Mr.. Har-
ris might have regarded It as an In
vaslon OF his peculiar baliwick. But
he didn't. He wrote letter to the
publishers at once, full Of warm appre-
cation and just praise, AT the Big
House." he said has carried me back
to old times by most delightful road.
II Is charming book Uncle Remus
should know II any one.
Andrew Lang's recently and unkind
remarks about Chicago humor" have
stirred up able defense, but none OF II
has been more to the point than re-
cent article by Norman Hapgood In Col
Hers Weekly. He comments In detail
on the eminent critics failure TO under
stand George AIDE land others), and
then concludes with the following: II
wish he would obtain and study Me-
Cutcheon's new book. Bird Center Car
icons They are full Of a fidelity of
detail which would give the English
critic much information he lacks"
The Macmillan Company announce
for issue IN October Mr.. Jack London's
new novel, THE Sea-Wolf," which is
now running as serial In one OF the
magazines,
The fact that new standard edition
OF Charles Reade's novels is about 70
be issued In London would seem to
show confidence on the part Of the
publishers at least, that the author
Is not suffering from the neglect which
aome writer's In the reviews have late
ly been lamentlng. Harper & Bros,
moreover, declare that '"rhe Cloister
and the Hearth" Is one OF the best sell
ing books on their standard list, and
that the demand for 1t Is so constant
that they carry Il In several editions
az varying prices.
one Of the important Incidents In the
celebration OF the George Sand CEN
tenary which has been going forward
In Paris, has been the publication OF
volume OF her correspondence with AL
fred de Musset. II is illustrated with
half a dozen caricatures by De Musset
himself. In one OF these he exagger-
ates all his personal characteristics,
"the well combed and luxurious wig,
the long and ultra literary nose, the
peepy eyes and sunken cheeks, the at
tenuated waist. the foppish coat and
swelling pantaloons one OF his
sketches OF George Sand shows her