Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02

Recently there has come to this country Russian author whose life has been as picturesque as any char acter by his vivid pen portrayed. Gorky, "The Bitter One" has himself dwelt in the "cellar of life" the mes sage he brings from the underworld and the underworld in Russia is very deep down indeed-cries from the heart of things, from the soul.
 Maxim Gorky, whose real name is Alexei Maximovitch Pyeshkoff, jour neys to this country in the interests of the Russian revolutionary movement. He arrives in i'll health, result of last years Imprisonment, suffered because of political offenses.
 When the Russian government ar- rested Gorky this last time, laid hands of violence on the man whose genius was becoming recognized in many lands, united protest was raised in Europe. In this country Gorky as yet is not we'll known, but those familiar with his work are most enthusiastic in their homage.
 On the supposition that generally American readers are unacquainted with this most modern member of the hedy of sraa. Russian novelists. let vs prasent list of his r.hlishAd uorke- Tn 1892 appeared the story "Makau Chudra;" and then followed in rapid succession "Emelyan Pilyai," "Chel- kash," "Konovalau," The Orlov Cou- ple," The Steppe," "Malva," Com rades," and "Twenty-six and One" Story now succeeded story, each stark and brutal in its setting, yet each an apotheosis of pity and of poverty" With "Foma Gordyeef' Gorky came to international fame. "Foma GordyeeI" was followed by "The Trio" and his suppressed work "The Peasants" In the field of drama, too, Maxim Gorky has triumphed. produced "The Bour- geois." The Night Refuge" At the Bottom"
 Benjamin De Casseres writing In the Critic declares Gorky is more than Tolstoy, more than Turgeneff. the soul of the Russian people" and adds: The philosophy of non-resistance to him is the philosophy of . towards. In his stories he has chanted the glories of strength.-because he has seen the evils of weakness. Red Sunday in St. Petersburg made of .Gorky world-fig- ure. In times that try mems souls, the safe and sane fly to cover: and thank heaven-Gorky is neither safe nor sane. He typifies the spirit of re- volt-has become the Byron of Russia"
 Gorky's childhood and early man hood were spent in bitterest poverty. He was born at Mini Novgorod in 1868. son of poor upholsterer. Early left an orphan and at the tender mer- cies of . bigoted old grandfather, misery was his constant attendant. Five months of schooling was all that was allowed. and at the age of nine the boy was apprenticed to a cobbler. His duties evidently were not wholly confined to the shop. for we are told that one day he was set to making the cabbage soup for the family. and that. not very delft, the youthful cook got part of the contents of the kettle on himself, was very badly scalded. In anger the cobbler sent him forth. this poor little Russian Oliver Twist put out to struggle as he might
 His next employment was with a mechanical craftsman. and later he worked with a painter of ikons (sscred pictures): then one day he ran away. Next ve hear of him as cooks boy on a volga steamer. The cook. friendly fellow. gave his help CT books to read and encouraged him to form the reading habit. started Gorky to pore over any and every bit of writing he could lay his hands on
 Treatises on Freemasonry. Lives of the Saints. GogoL Drnas. etc, were thus indiscriuinately devoured while nlyinx the river between busy gold