The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-05

The two guinea prize for the best essay
on George Meredith offered by the London
LiierdrV World has been won by Thomas
Jessup, who gives. among other things. as
the secret Of Meredith's success that -Bya
compIexity Of style which the cultured
delight to ~unravel, by a beauty of word
magic which even careless readers cannot
miss, by q depth Of thought startling in its
revelations, by q delicate humor ever play
ing about his theme, by these and other
qualities he has earned the distinction OF
being the master OF those who write. the
teacher of those who teach. Robert Louis
Stevenson cried with enthusiasm: He Is
the master of us ell. Another element
in Meredith's power is his psychological
insight that in an age which has exhausted
most Of the external si1s to pleasure and
has taken to studying itself Unexpectedly
appeals with peculiar charm. Another
cause contributing to his fame is Meredith's
treatment Of women. Truthful without
coarseness, romantic without unreslity,
analytical without morbidity. he has painted
for us a gallery Of female portraits fit to
stand by the side of S~hakespeare's for wit
and vivacity, flesh and blood completely,
courage and loyalty"
John Collins Snaith, who arranged such
an entertaining literary surprise with his
Broke OF Covenden,' another
novel for early fall publication by the non
committal title Of Henry Northcote."
English critics have pronounced his new
book n worthy successor Of its f~orerunner.
Prof. A. v. Williams Jackson's Persia.
Past and Present" il written from the
authors wi experiences and made vafu-
able by his recognized authority on Persian
history and archaeology. The text is made
up from what the author actually saw and
investigated. and the illustrations are re-
productions Of photographs taken by him
on his recent tour through the country.
Prof. jackson IL professor Of Indo-lranian
/ languages in Columbia University. As a
public lecturer on historical and literary
subjects he has gained a large personal
following. Az an author he N known by
! his Hymn Of Zoroaster; JasnA XXI" IN
Avestan grammar and reader. and verses
published in magazines
Mr.. z. V. Lucas ~ an active and versatile
English author who " PROBABLY best knOWn
to American readers through his Life Of
Charles Lamb" He has served his appren-
ticeship at Journalism, has done creditable
work a. an editor and has written q series Of
informal guide books about the English
country in which be haA travelled and lived.
His new venture in the form OF fiction,
Listeners Lure,' u called q Kensington
| comedy and is described as a mild and good
natured satire on some characteristics Of
Lonoon society.
According to the London Times N. Pierre
Lott has written a sequel to Uncle Toms
Cabin" in his story which comes out in
America under tho title Of -Disenchanted I"
The point Of association Of NJ. Lott and Mrs.
Stowe is thai the FrenchmAn seems TO AVE
attempted the emancipation Of the women
in the Turkish harem. His herOines are
three young Turkish ladies ~ carefully
/ educated az American girls in the same
station OF life would be, but ~marvellOusly
advanced" intellectually, reading modern
authors in half q dozen languages, WhiBS