The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-08

military possession Of the statue and APP
points a commission OF art critics. who
pronounce II the most faultless work OF art
in ne world The questions asked are:
Does history repeat itself2 Is Mark Twain
a prophet or WHO Is taking Mark or
Aphrodite.
Mrs.. Humphrey Wards novel, THE
Marriage OF William Ashe.' will be pub.
lished March 0, in two editions. The usual
one volume edition will be Illustrated by
/ Albert Steiner and bound in red and gold,
The special edition viii be issued in two
/ volumes, bound in blue and gold, auto
/ graphed by Mrs Ward. numbered and
limited 10 1000 sets only Speculation
Is rife concerning the statesman upon which
| me character OF William Ashe IL founded.
and conjectures are numerous and anus.
| ingly wide Of the mark As TO the identity
| OF the wilful impetuous, peryorss little
| lady who made things 80 interesting for
| William Ashe and the reader throughout
| the somewhat unnecessarily extended
course OF this brilliant political novel.
Kitty is certainly one Of the most consistent
and convincing women characters in Mrs.
Wards stories. Those who have regretted
the unnatural downfall OF Eleanor will
rejoice in tho sustained prediction OF
Kitty for doing the things she ought not 20
have done at crucial moments when she
could do most harm by her mischief Life
must have been a succession of electrical
surprises to Kitty's consort. She Ia a wife
any man would enjoy better in fiction than
at his own flreside as a life companion.
An interesting revelation Of the processes
OF the Henry James method Is given by a
writer in The Reader who knows something
OF the authors life In his English home at
Rye According 10 this authority, the In
tricate literary constructions 81 this master
Of the complex arc developed after the
germ theory Directly Mr.. James gets hold
Of an idea that pleases him he dictates II in
the form Of a short story, walking back and
forth "a he creates. The 10, 900 or more words
thus put together are read and pondered
and become the nucleus OF a still longer
story into which new characters are in
troduced new scenes elaborated and the
famous Henry James sentence begins to
be tangled into its cryptic form. The origi-
nal story has now been evolved into a
novelette, Of some 10000 words and il is not
until the author has seen the result Of this
on paper that he begins to give the matter
the characteristic Jarnes touches which
make the story unintelll gible save to those
initiated In the mysteries Of his very in
volved style, This work Ia carried on with
the greatest precision and close ooncentra-
sion of effort until the magic tea hour,
when all work IL suspended and the author
Joins his guests in his simply furnished but
luxurious drawing room and becomes an
ideal host. This elaborate process OF COM
position Is most interesting 10 contemplate,
but what would not busy man give TO
get hold of that first rough draft that really
tells the story and find out what 1t is all
about without so much guesswork-so much
puzzlinE over sentences that never could
be made 10 parse,
The current number Of the Bookmdr
still places The Nasquerader' at the head
OF the list OF six books most In demand
during the month, with THE Clansman'
following, THE Prospector.' Beverly OF
Graustark, The Sea Wolf and THE Man
on the Box completing the list.
Amelie Rives, the author Of The Quick
or the Dead has broken her long literary
silence by writing dramatic poem entitled
"Selene.' The theme is the love Of Diana
(Selene) for Endymion and the poem re-
lates the struggle OF the beautiful goddess
against the love which finally masters
her. The poem Is said to be developed
in a classic style in harmony with tho
theme and to be- of dramatic power and
interest. The author returned from abroad
a few weeks ago and Is now at her Virginia
homo
another book on the training ~ children
Is about to be issued for the edifcation
Of those who haven't any children TO bring
up. Mothers who are really bringing up
children usually have little time to read
books about It. The author Is q woman
and a mother who has written q dozen
or more books for girls. Tho new book,
which Is entitled Mother and Daughter
demonstrates by interesting examples and
anecdotes the defects or merits OF different
methods of training. and shows the pos
sibiities for enduring happiness in the |
genuine comradeship Of parents and chill |
dren.
The name Of the new novel written by |
the two sisters Esther and Lucia Chamber
lain has been changed from The House
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