Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-05

because 1t lays bare the sores OF denoc-
racy: This picture OF the failure OF
American democracy Is grimly told. Mr..
Sinclair spares no detail. His vehement
tale has to tell OF the ugly and the hor-
rlble, a gloom through which never for
a moment IL tho light allowed to shine.
Mr.. Sinclair's method Is that OF Zolal
In long paragraphs. with sharp. driv-
ing sentences. he describes with relent-
less detail the minute circumstances
which make up each picture Of horroL
The Jungle Is not a novel In the q
binary sense of the term. 1t Is clearly
intended as an accurate account of the
working classes In Chicago the flc-
titious characters being the pivots on
which this inner history is made to
turn. The book would be ightened Il
there were more dialogue. II there were
less description and more action. But
the fore and character and the sense OF
| human terror which the author puts
into his narrative compel the readers
| attention and hold him with cumulative
| effect from beginning TO end
Egerton Castle, whose latest novel
| ~ Youth But Knew" Is just from the
| press, was born In London IN 1883. He
| was educated at the universities of
| Paris and Glasgow and al Trinity col
| lege Cambridge, went through Sand
| hurst. rose 10 be captain of the Royai
| Engineer Militia. and later studied sub
| marine mining. For 10 years he was on
| the staff of the saturday Review, and
| since then he has been editor of the
| Liverpool Mercury. His lifelong devo-
ton 10 workmanship was apparent Ia
| his first book, Schools and Masters OF
| Fence" and II savors the atmosphere
| of all his novels. most of which have
| their scenes laid In Europe in the days.
| before the disappearance of the code
! duello. A French translation of stew
| enson's prince Otto first called atten-
| ton TO Mr.. Castle, and he took his place
| among modern novelists with the ab.
| pearance IN 1898 of The Pride OF Jenni-
| CO." Young April" and The Bath
| Comedy" followed soon after. Some OF
| his best books have been written. as Is
| III Youth But Knew" In collaboration
| with his wife. Agnes Castle. His re-re-
| ations. aside from fencing, include rlile
| and pistol shooting cycling ana ram
| bling in country scenery ANA Old Towns
Years before the Villa Crawford, at
Sorrento. became tourists shrine, the
| proprietor used TO write his novels IN
| an octagonal room at the top OF the
| building, that peers across the Bay "a
| Naples toward Vesuvius, OF late years,
| however, Mr., Crawford has removed his
workshop TO n picturesque ruin so or
| 90 miles south Of Sorrento, on the GAIA
! brian coast. The ruin Is that Of one OF
the watch-towers erected centuries ago
| by Charles V against Saraceulc inVa-
sion IL rears Its head upon bold
headland, Is two stories In height. ana
has walls so feet thick, The manner In
which Mr.. Crawford acquired this cas-
teleto forms an interesting. story.
Every summer on board his yacht.
the Aida, Mr.. Crawford cruises south
along the Italian aud Sicilian shore,
This yacht. by the way, was once the
New York pilot boat. EZRA Nye, which
the author purchased In America
sailed across the Atlantic, reitted and
rechristoned with the name Aida. Dur
ing his voyages IN the Aida, he accumh'
lated much material which finds eN-
preston in Southern Italy and Sicily
and the Rulers OF the SOUTH \ favor
ite stopping place of hs was Dcaut'-
full little landlocked bay on the Gala
brian coast overlooked by an ancien;
tower.
II was pleasant place and quite on
the track Of inquisitive tourists. for the
nearest habltation was II miles dis
tant. From time 10 time, Mr. Crawford
and his family used the little bay ana
tho shadow OF the tower for picnicinr
ground, The tower itself was closed hs
heavy ancient locks. The idea came 10
Mr.. Crawford that he would like e
possess this tower. so one day, when
the Aida was anchored close 10 the
foot OF the tower. he quietly left his
family. and taking an old servant with
him, started for the nearest village
which contained the government ofiicial
who had charge of the national prop
erty In that part OF the peninsula. All
day he was gone, and the shades OF
evening had begun 10 lower before they
on the yacht saw him returning. He
came OH board, and. with his courtlicI