The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-28

seen something OF our London logs ~
was one Of them that suggested to me the
thought Of how easy il would be to mistake
the personality of a man in such a surround
ing. From that as a starting point the out
line of the story gradually developed"
Mrs. Thurston's Is not q sudden literary IN
SEPARATION, but rather a careful, systematic
method of composition, andshe possesses the
faculty of going on with her stories when
ever the opport unity offers, without waiting
for that psychological moment upon
which so many writers depend.
Rex f. Beach s new novel, The Spoilers
will be published April 4. 1t Is a tale of the
land where never a law Of God or man
runs north of Fi~fty-three"; where the
strongest force |, that of h~unger-hunger
for gold digged out of the hills and the hum
ger OF man for woman's love. The plot
turns on a gigantic conspiracy to dispoesess
the original claimants Of the northern gold
fields of their rich mining property. The
two men mainly concerned in this struggle
are in love with the same woman, so that
with the contest for the mines Is interviewer
the love element.
Archbishop Temples Life is a noble
story Of a brave struggle against poverty
and hard times. Like 80 many great men.
he owed much to his mother, a Cornish
woman of great force Of character. Don't
argue, Freddy; do your work" was her
maxim. He could walk eighteen miles
in three hours and his mental powers were
as robust and heroic as his physical. When
he was a young tutor he taught Matthew
Arnold logic in one day, beginning at o
in the morning and talking continuously
with two pauses Of half an hour till 2 the
next morning. At Balliol he rose every
morning at 4:30 and worked until 1890
at night. On one occasion he wrote for
thirty-six hours, having tea brought to him
at intervals and the printers devil" in
constant attendance. The memoirs of his
remarkable scholar Of whom Jowett said,
He was so good and simple, he had such
force Of mind and power of
acquiring knowledge" are the work of
Seven Friends" edited by Z. G. Sanford,
Archdeacon Of Exeter.
Ruskin's action in surrendering his wife
to his friend, Sir Frederick Millais, finds a
counterpart in Miss Rickert's new novel.
Folly" Andrew Christie %surrenders his
wife to their friend, Haldane Gore, though
ultimately to take her back again, and the
many letters received by the author about
this incident Of the book show the American
attitude toward marriage. A curious as
pect OF the case is the irritation of Folly
against her husband because he had not
made her love him" He had his chance
she exclaims, which OF course is a kind of
self justification which to some readers
will seem to hold a grain of justice that
others will refuse to recognize. A fourth
edition of the book was required two weeks
after the date Of publication.
The London Chamber of Commerce has
included Esperanto, the new universal
language. in it's examinations under the same
rules which govern French, German and
Spanish. As early as May 80 of this year
diplomas will be awarded for ability to
translate, compo and converse in this new
international language. Its text books
are published in this country by Fleming
II. Revell Company and include a gram
mar. Esperanto-E English and Engish-Es-
peranto dictionaries and small primers.
The principal characteristic of the new
language is simplicity.
Eleanor Talbot Kinkead's forthcoming
novel, THE Invisible Bond" has a double
frontispiece in full color by G.. Allan Gilbert,
presenting the two women around whom
the action r~evolves pictured on opposite
pages. Their strongly contrasted types,
offering the artist an unusual opportunity,