Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
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The London Chronicle, In reviewing
ilamlin Garlands last novel, "Hesper,
-ays "Mr. Hamlin Garland has one
.OnspicuOus and rare quality OF the
aOvelist-a genuine and compelling per-
.onality, His books are not Ike
any one else's they bear their own
hallmark, they remain in the memory
az creations Of their own class. 4.
They leave upon the reader the impress.
sion OF real force and vitality OF insist
snt and papitating power. in the face Of
which only a starved and hide bound
criticism could refuse lis need Of en-
thusasm. For real power is not SO Of
Ten met with that It can be easily dis
counted Or overlooked
Henry Krehblels volume, studies in
the Wagnerian Drama is in demand
at present say the Harrers, because Of
It's scholarly account Of "Parsifal' Mr..
Krehbiel inquiries into the origin Of the
opera. and shows that II was an Cit
spring OF two previous dramas Of Wag-
ner's, one Of which was entitled Jesus
Of Nazareth" the other THE Nictors"
In his analysis Of the later and greater
opera, Mr. Krehbirl says, THE fun
damental elements Of the music Of
ParsfaD are suffering and aspiration.
When they are apprehendcd the ethi-
cal purpose Of the drama becomes plain
but not TIL them
Senator Albert j. Beycridgc's book,
"The Russian Advance which direct
~ bears on the most mOmcntOus world
question Of the hour, the threatened
war between Russia and Japan. win be
published by Harper & Brothers on
Doc H. The volume covers the Russo
japanese situation now, In all its most
important phases, Furthermore, Scna-
tor Bcycridge gives an account Of Rus
STA from his own personal observation
the Russian laborers and business
men, Russian religion In its influence
on state affairs aud the actual progress
OF the country In ciyilizat ton etc, an
being treated Of In turn, and from an
American point OF view. Senator Bev-
cridge's pen pictures of leading Rus
sian statesmen are a feature Of the
work,
Gelctt Burgess, author with VIII r.
win, Of that fantastic volume THE
Reign Of Queen lsyl,' while sui generis
in all other respects. Is ike the COM
mon mortal in having a history. He
had a mother and father he was born
in 1866, he was educated In the public
schools and went to college at the
Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology.
Unlike a great many other mortals he
graduated, Then his career took on
some Burgessian originality, He was
for three months instructor in topo-
graphical drawing In the University Of
California and then designer Of furnI.
ture until he became the editor OF the
Lark, in 1895, and made his fame by
that piece Of precious righteousness
THE Purple Cow" Later he started
two more periodicals. lie Petit journal
des Refuses and Phyllida." the latter
a bl.wcekly on the lines of the Spec
taioL' lie served term IN the Lon
don Sketch and has written with Der.
slstent continuousness for the New
YORK magazines His first book was
''NiNetto, en- the Memoirs Of the Ro-
nance Association his most serious
effort, THE Romance Of the Common.
place volume " very charming es-
says. As an artist he is known by his
"Goops.' as n literary lmpressario he
has added TO his own fame by bringing
into prominence Yone Noguchi. Oliver
Onions, VIII and Wallace Irwin and
others.
Stanley Weyman's new book. "Tho
Long Night Mcclure, Phillips e CO..
appears again this week among the six
best selling books in New York. II has
been mentioned In the lists consccu-
lively now for about two months; prac.
Ideally since the date of It's publication.
Joseph Conrad, author OF "Falk," and
Youth Is not man Of many friend.
ships. His closest intimacy was with
our Inflated young American author.
stephen Crane, and those who know
he work of both win understand that
hey had much in common The young
American war correspondent and the
Polish eN-seaman had both led lives to
4 certain extent adventurous. Conrad !
lad seen life in all It's phases in many |