The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-13
A story Of North Sea People.

The dominant note in Gustav Frenssen's
story Of The Three Comrades Dana
Estes and Coz is the duty of man toward his
country and toward society. 1t has been
said Of the author that he is the most popular
of modern fiction writer's in Germany, and
the reason is readily discovered In the new
story, which is a sympathetic and subtle
study of life among humble people, well
contrived to appeal TO the emotions and
s~entiments-a quality much craved and
admired by the Teutonic mind. To be
fully appreciated the book should be read
in the rugged language in which it was
written. The style is simple and vigorous,
the craftsmanship conscientious and ca
pable. Even the discussions, which are
many, and the elaboration with needless
incident and redundant phraseology seem
to add to rather than detract from the
impression conveyed.
The picture Of the life in n lonely settle
ment in the mists Of the North Sea coast
is patiently wrought out with minute care.
You know every old woman in the settle
ment, every child in the cottages, the SER
wants in the two houses where the action
takes place, the laborers on the estates, the
fervid religion, the hopeless poverty, the
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II is az II one had spent years among these
people on the dreary north coast and had
become thoroughly acquainted with them.
There are travellers who k to tarry long
and study life closely in peculiar places
like that. There are others who want to
motor through and catch quick and fieeting
impressions.
"The Three Comrades lie not a motor
story. 1t is a fine and intimate study
Of the character Of three boys from the
time they play at warfare as children
until they have developed into men OF
action and are each established in the
work Of his life. The author does not
advance any radical sociological or religious
theories as in his former stories, Holy
land" and -Jorn Uhl.' but In the picture
Of the ives of the three boys one sees
clearly his ideas OF the duty OF landed
proprietors toward their dependents and
the need OF opportunity for laborers to
purchase farms OF their own. These Three
Musketeers" Of moral adventure. Andrees
Strandiger. Franz Strandiger and Helm
Heidereiter. are widely different person.
alities Each meets the defeat of his own
temperament. Each conquers in the end
by the help of the woman he loves. Andrees,
who was the heir Of his fathers estate.
the Strandigerhof. was determined to be
a government Official or statesman. Franz.
son Of an army officer, was spirited and
pleasure loving and decided TO be a stock
broker. Helm. who was a dreame like
all the Heidereiters, wanted to win two
orders by the line he was 80 and to do
and to be all that was great and heroic.
At the end they had not gained the laurel
or the sack Of gold or the orders. But
Andrees governed his fathers estate wisely,
Franz ruled over reclaimed acres OF marsh
land. Helm was still a dreamer. but he
wrote his dreams in books and they called
him an author.
The Adventures OF Aytce Cariyon.
-Disinherited," by Stella NJ. During
Oippincotts). 10 just the kind OF sugary
romanoe to tempt an English boarding
school miss to break the rules and read all
night with shaded light. Avioe Carlyon.
aged II. comes out Of rural England a
renniless orphan with an amazing knowl-
edge OF this wicked world for a curate's
daughter. On her first entrance in society,
at the home Of her mothers school friend,
she entangles the affections Of Sir Peter.
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wife for thirty years. Men OF 90 out Of
books play golf instead Of being trundled
about in Bath chairs. but that is a detail.
Anyway, they are married with impetuous
haste and Sir Peter dies Of Joy on learning
OF the prospect OF an heir-an heir which
will cause his nephew. Heriot. to be dis
inherited.
The heir is born in due time in Italy and
brought up there on account Of his mothers
health. All goes we'll until Heriot wsnders
down that way and the heir. who he's been
IN heiress all the time, falls in love with
Heriot and insists On his being reinstated.
We refrain from disclosing how the book
comes out. There are a great many mar
riages arranged by finty hearted British
matrons regardless Of tho preferences Of