Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-22

II is undeniabe that Godfrey Chau-
GER, the earliest OF the great Englisn
uoets, stands higher In the estimation
of men today than ever before. Ills
works, especially the Canterbury
Tales" are being read more widely
each year, and with increasing appre-
citation and pleasure. The arcnalc Eng
lish of the fourteenth century, Wnieh
was once believed TO be an insuperaDie
bar To the appreciation Of Chaucer by
the upinitiated reader. has proved 70
he no bar at all. A very slight study
OF his poems is sufficient to dispel the
haze of archaic forms, and his dlctlon
but appears the more delightful Tor us
Quaintness. Yet, even to those VINO
love Chaucers verse, the man Cnaucer
remains largely an Intangible voice
50 dim are the records ana tradltions
vi his life. Ossian and BeoWuii are
figures scarcely more indlstlnet'
Dr. Robert kilburn Root, professor
OF English In Princeton university, is
The author OF a book, THE Poetry or
Chaucer," that should bring an appre-
claton of the poet to many VINO are
unacquainted with the beauty OF nus
verse and that will prove an admir-
able handbook TO those VINO ALREADY
know and love him.
Rex Beach. the author of the spoli-
ers," Is about to start for Texas on an
extensive hunting trip.
Roy Rolfe ellison. author OF ka-
trina Is a strong believer in 'univer-
salty Of experience" as against local
color" yet 1t Is noted by admirers Oh
his books that there Is scarcely a town
or character that does not seem very
real to every American, and again ana
again the reader will have a start as
some intimate little secret OF nus own
life seems TO he surprised by MT HiI-
s1n's subtle pen. Yet there Is no loca-
tion His native town of benton mar
bor Mich. claims the locality OF MS
tale Maine man grew enthusiastic
about one OF his books because it was
m exact description OF his native city,
and more than one OF Mr.. Gilsons
friends have claimed 10 be the originals
OF his people
Mr.. Bliss Perry, whose life OF walt
Whitman" Is just published by hough-
ton, Mifnin & Co., has been spending
the summer IN Belgium and Is now IN
italy He expects 10 return 10 thla
country in January to begin MS work
as professor OF English literature az
Harvard university, which he VIII car
~ on at the same time With his EDITOR
snip Of the Atlantic.
Dumas pere, when manager or the
Taeoter Historique, was continually
studying the influence OF the tempera-
tufe on the sale OF tickets-at least ne
seemed to do 80: IN fact, this seeming
interest In the showing OF the thermom-
eter was, like 80 many other acts OF MS,
nothing but an expression OF the pro-
verbal kindness OF his heart.
one day Dumas happened 20 meet an
oid friend whom he had not seen for 80
years. Were are you going to dine
tonlHht?' ne asked the friend.
=, Tonight l shall dine nowhere" was
the answer.
On, no." said Dumas, you are mis-
aken; You viii dine with me-" lie led
NE friend into his house and gave him
tne upper place at his table. The poor
nan had not had such dinner for a
,ong time, and Dumas, when retiring
slio MS writing room after the coffee.
aaid, 1t Is matter OF course that
,,Apect you tomorrow at the same
Inc friend came the next day. and
me day after this. and so on. for 10
'sass UP TO his death. One day, how