New-York tribune., 1905-02-25

parel and its influence on the Wol
vote.
In preparation of an article on rhe Outlook
for Reform in Russia" which appears in the
March number of THE Century Magazine
the author David Bell Mcgowan, In ADDITION
10 interviews with witte andNTolstoy. had an IN
teresting talk with Shipov. the head OF the
Moscow zemstvo movement, the result OF WHICH
is embodied in his contribution.
Hall Caine was recently talking about his
latest novel, 'The Prodigal Son" There is
of course nothing unusual in the fact as TO
merit paragraph. but what he said may not De
unworthy Of record. He was asked II ne could
nut the gist Of the story in few words 10
state If possible, its main underlying motive
DO we get our deserts?" he answered and con-
tinued:
The narable of the Prodigal Son is the most m hu-
man and beautiful of the parallels of Christ; Dut,
perhaps it is also the most perpIeSSn&g; & HSS 6Id n
he the result If its incidents were transferred 10
, 1ea nle f 'i rond1ct among men? If good father
could so spoil a son by overindugence What woGi9 @
s"1bstance in Tiotous living and coming down 70 the
d comE r IN home and be completely forgiven and
taken hack into the fun enjoyment of the position
eder pe T brother who has lived righteous life could
be superseded in the end by younger or8ther VINO
Would not the social order be disturbed? Would
law and order be maintained in community % 1,la IN
which such things were possible? IN snort WouI9 3
not civilization reduced to something ike cnaos
Virginia Fraser Boyle. whose negro dialect
stories have been widely read in the magazines
has just written her first novel, which is an
nounced for immediate publication by A. D
Barnes & Co 1t will be entitled serena. MrS'
Boyle has been spending the winter IN Ne"-
York engaged in literary work. A stanza from her
ton o6a he
die" which was read at the laying OF the cor
nerstone of the memorial to General Forrest
the Confederate cavalry leader, in Memphis
Tenn is to be inscribed on the bronze tahlet
at the base of the statue The unveilins VIII
take place next month.
The Manor House Novels" is the name given
to new series of Anthony Trollopes works. to
be published in this country by Dodd, Mead &
Co The series opens with "Orley Farm and
will be followed by other titles at frequent
intervals.
owen Seaman, who has gained much reputa-
tion as a parodist by two earlier volumes.
Borrowed Plumes' and THE Battle of the
Bays" is about to issue third. TO be entitled
"a Harvest Of Chaf." Kipling, Austin. Words
worth Browning, Byron, Morris and Richard
Wagner will be numbered among his victims
in his new book. which will be published by
Henry Holt & Co.
American interest in the great religious revival
in Wales, Of which The Tribune's London corre-
spondent has sent Illuminating accounts, re-
Gently printed has led the Fleming H. Revell
Company to prepare a small volume the
subject which is now the press and which
will be sold at nominal price. The book is
composed of accounts given by W. T. Stead
editor Of The Review of Reviews British.
the Rev. G. Campbell Morgan, the Rev E. w.
Moore, Evan Hopkins and other eye-witnesses,
together with an account and sketch of Evan
Roberts, the central figure of the movement.
and an interview with Mr.. Roberts himself, by
Arthur Goodrich, until recently the assistant
editor of The Worlds Work"
Dolly Winter: The Letters Of a Friend,
Which Joseph Harold Is Permitted to Publish"
is the title of volume to be issued next March
by James Pott & Co. The letters are said to
tell romantic story and at the same time to
be not fiction, but the real correspondence of
real people.
1t is always easy, but sometimes dangerous,
to characterize one form of art in terms of an
other. An English writer, commenting on what
he believes to be a Henry James revival in
America" due, in his opinion, to the authors
visit to his native land, blames both England
ana America Tor 100 nuCn neglect OF the Dl-
national novelist. and likens his work to the
music of "a sweet. shy violin in the dark"
Mr.. James is reported as being considerably
annoyed at the construction that has been given
by certain newspaper writer's to a recent remark
of his Speaking of Henry Harand's recent
work, Mr.. James called attention to the fact that
Mr.. Harland had made use of very much the
same situation in three novels This comment
has, perhaps not unnaturauy, been considered as
being not altogether fattering to his fellow lit
erary expatriate. Mr.. James now explains his
words as follows:
In common with all the world I was admirnS
his lAr Harlandsl ability to make one situation
serve him thrice. 1t is as though there were a red
glass, blue glass and a green glass rearranged in
various ways; and TO the artist who can rearrange
the combination with each OF the three times, an
equally charming effect there Is Difference. Moth
ing in what l said is to be translated beyond ap-
probation of Harlands handling of his material
which, after all, is the material he knows and
loves and can write best about The man who
leughts aloud at my little word of observation is
silly donkey.
Nothing of the sweet. shy violin in the dark"
about that! n