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

because It lays bare the sores of delnoc-
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 he hor-
rible, a gloom through which never for
moment Is the light allowed TO shine.
Mr.. Slnclair's method Is that Of Zola,
In long paragraphs. with sharp, driv-
ing sentences. he describes with relent-
less detail the minute circum stances
which make up each picture of horr0t.
The Jungle Is not novel In the o
binary sense OF the term: II Is clearly
intended as an accurate account of the
working classes in Chicago the flc-
tltlous characters being the pivots on
which this inner history is made TO
turn. The book would be lightened II
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 1858, He
was educated at the universities of
Paris and Glasgow and AT Trinity col
lege, Cambridge, went through Sand
hurst. rose To be captain of the Royal
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 dovo-
ton 10 workmanship was apparent III
his first book. Schools and Masters Of
4 q AZ %
of all his novels, most of which have
their scenes laid In Europe in the day.
before the disappearance Of the code
duello. A French translation Of SteV.
| ensons prince Otto" first called atten-
ton TO Mr.. Castle and he took his place
among modern novelists with the aI,.
pearance in 1898 OF The Pride Of Jenni-
TO-" Young April and The Bath
Comedy" followed soon after. Some OF
his best books have been written. as Is
III Youth hut Knew IN collaboration
with his wife, Agnes Castle. His re>re-
atoms, aside from fencing include rifle
and pistol shooting. cycling and RAM
bling in country scenery aud old towns.
Years before the villa crawford, al
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 a picturesque rum 80 or
90 miles south of Sorrento, on the Gala
brian coast. The ruin IL that OF one OF
the watch towers erected centuries ago
by Charles V against Saracenlc invn-
sion. II rears its head upon bold
headland. Is two stories In height, and
has walls so feet thick, The manner In
which Mr.. Crawford acquired this cas-
tellcto forms an interesting. story.
Every summer, on board his yacht
the Aida, Mr.. Crawford cruises south
along the Italian and Sicillan 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, retltted and
rechristoned with the name Aida. Dur
Ing his voyages IN the Aida, he accumb'
lated much material which iinds eN-
preston In Southern Italy and sicily
aud the Rulers OF the SOUTH \ favor
tie stopping place of hls was a beaut''
full little landlocked bay on tho Gaia
brian coast overlooked by an ancien;
tower.
II was n pleasant place and quite on
the track of lnquIsitive tourists, FOR the
nearest habltation was u miles dis
tant. From time To time, Mr., Crawford
and his family used the little bay ana
the shadow Of the tower for picnicina
ground. The tower Itself was closed bs
heavy ancient locks, Tho idea came 20
Mr. Crawford that he would like tt
possess this tower. so one day, when
the Aida was anchored close to the
foot Of the tower he quietly left his
family, and. taking an old servant with
him, started for the nearest yillag.
which contained the government official
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 thel
on tho yacht saw him returning. He
came OH board, and. with his courtliest