Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-24
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CURRENT LITERATURE.
Tales for June appears in a beautiful
new cover and with a list Of contents that
shows even greater interest than usual
The complete novel in this issue is
especially remarkable as being the work
Of a Danish author Mathilda Mailing
Il is actually an American story in sub
iect and spirita historical romance Of
the Revolutionary War Familiar figures
in the early history Of the nation Wash
ington Gen Loe. Hamilton, Sir John
johnson and others are important char
acters IN the romance, which IS primarily
concerned with the lives OF two brothers
of Swedish descent, one a patriot and the
other a Tory and with the wife Of the
latter. whom they both love The pa
triotic spirit OF the revolutionists is set
forth with enthusiastic sympathy and
story is one TO appeal 10 the sentiment
of every American Among the l6 short
stories in this magazine there are four,
representing as many languages, that
stand out as masterpieces. The Red
Barque," from the Italian of Beltrameli,
is a magnificent little drama of elemental
passions. belonging to a class Of fiction IN
which the Italians excel all other writers.
"Ihe Governor Of Judaa." by Anatole
France, is a suitable bit Of irony, with
conclusion that is astounding in its imagi-
native audacity "The Lion" by the
Swedish author Per Hallstrom is a tale
Of the utmost simplicity and the highest
art. "The Lie" by Leonid Andreyev,
perhaps the most gifted Of living Russian
authors, is a wonderfully powerful though
gloomy study of a soul Without reflect
ing on the remainder of the issue, these
four stories may be singled out as the
very highest rank. The number con-
tains fiction from 10 countries; France,
Germany, Italy Spain, Russia, Denmark,
Sweden, Poland and America, Trans
lations Of the humor of many foreign
journals and informing notes about authors
complete the issue OF exceptional at
tractiveness.
How did it feel to live through the San
Francisco earthquake and fire to watch
men die, and buildings shrivel in the
flames James Hopper, the brilliant
short-story writer, tells the story in the
June EverbOdys You should read H.
II is one the sensitively realized accurately
truthful powerfully phrased description
published 1t is the human side Of the
disaster that Mr.. Hopper tells, and he tells
il at first hand His story will live in
literature. Everybody's also publishes
the latest pictures Of the destroyed city,
sketched a few days before the earth
quake by Vernon Howe Bailey, whose
series of drawings Of American cities have
aroused so much admiration. Bucket
shops are one Of our greatest national
evils. Merrill A. league, who has made
a special personal investigation of this
matter begins in this number a series of
stirring revelations under the heading
"Buoket-shop Sharks" Thousands OF
honest, hard-working men arc yearly
preyed upon, robbed Of their earnings.
plunged into tragedy Mr. league makes
it plain that bucket-shops must be done
away with, and Everybody's has taken
the first step. Still another strong appeal
to the human heart is made in this install
ment of Charles Edward Russells inn
portant narrative, Soldiers of the Conn
mon Good" After reading what Mr..
Russell has to say about the present
situation in India, the famines, the char
acter OF British rule. the horrors OF the
caste system, you will perhaps conclude
that these chapters form one of the
strongest arguments for pure democracy
that could be presented. Many people
do not realize that a constant Campaign
Against Consumption" Is being main-
tanned all over the country Eugene
Wood whose articles in Everybody's two
years ago instgated the war against the
Great White Plague tells in this issue
what progress the campaign is making,
Thomas W. lawson continues his sledge-
hammer attacks upon dishonesty and
corruption IN his eminently readable
article, Punch and Judging the United
States Court. Il you do not realize the
change in the legal position Of women in
the past so years, read Women First y
by H. Gerald Chaplin; il is full of inn
portant facts. In ite June fiction Every
body's keeps up 10 its own admirable
standard. "Hrdlika is a brilliant story
az the coal mines by Maximilian Foster.
that is sure TO be widely read A thoroughly
good horse story Is Edwin j.. Sabin's "rhe
Outlaw" every woman-and every man.
toO.-will want TO read Ruth lNimball
Gardeners "Marn Redburn;n Eleanor
Hoyt Brainerd has an amusing little story.
"An Angel Unaware and Dorothy Cam
field gives you something 10 think about
IN Goblin Gold Edith Rickert CON
tributes an excellent bit Of work. entitled
"Grandleythers Both. and there are
Little Stories by Anne OHagan and
Winilrcd Arnold, Ia addition TO the usual
departments.
The June Lippincott's opens with 'Two
in q Fog q complete novelette, of com
pelling interest by William ii. Babcock.
This Is story Of love and adventure
around the oyster beds of Chesapeake
Bay. p field which has not been over.
worked by the iictionist and which abounds
in material ripe 70 his hand Two n a
Fog opens IN a fog and closes IN fog
yet its quality Of humor is bright enough
20 penetrate even the atmosphere that
has made London famous. Mr. Babcock
books The Tower Of Wye and Fort
Kent Manor met with much success and
their implied promise is amply fulfilled
IN this new novel Beuah Marie Dix
IS one OF the coterie Of girl writer's Of which
Boston boasts, Her contributions 10 the
June Lippnoott s, Edge o. the World. "
is q deeply dramatic "Glanby" tale
Betty Alias Nellie Neville. bv Sarah
Chichester Page, is q delicious Southern
home story Of charming setting and de-
lightiul people, told BY a bright Southern
woman. A jolly Irish story, Peter
O'Forus,' by Margaret Sullivan Burke.
deals with q confusion Of sweethearts
through the innocent Intervention OF a
kite. Art or Nature ?i is another one
Of the popular Miss IncyH stories Of
child-liie which have appeared from time
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