Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-24

and death. and he himself remembers
Nobespierie's sister. He knew Nine
Chateauhrinnd and was admitted into
the circle If Nine. Recamier
George Moutagu. whose book ON
Ten Years of Locomotive Progress"
has just been published, is a SON of
Rear Admiral the Hon. Victor Mon
tagu, and second heir presumptiye TO
his uncle, the Earl of Sandwich. His
paruality for all matters pertaining
To railway locomotion is only equaled
by his keenass for golf He went
through the workshops a Basingstoke
and delights in driving an engine. He
Is also politician, and represented
South Huntingdon in parliament in
the last government. He was mar
RED about two years ago to an Ameri-
can girl.
That the unexpected is what hap
pens has been once more illustrated
by the decision of the London CITY
council that Mrs, Gaskells Mary
Barton is immoral and not tit read
ing for London youths and maidens,
1t was consequently barred from the
public libraries.
most interesting bit of literary his
tory connects those two veterans of
HoWells and Henry James
Mr. Howells is six years the elder
not a great deal, now that both of
them are well advanced In years, but
a sufficient period, when they were
both young, to give Mr.. Howells the
start In literary life and have him oc-
cupying an editorial position when Mr..
James was making his first literary
efforts.
Most OPPORTUNITY, and by the strang-
est chance, the first short story that
Mr. James ever wrote. so It Is said
story of the Civil War-fell into the
editorial hands of Mr.. Howells, who
instantly recognized it's merits. "Ac-
cept it accept all we can get from
this writer" he said, warmly; and
then, Who Is this Henry James? Has
he ever done anything before this? He
Is certain to do remarkable work."
1t is pleasant to think that am ac-
quaintance which began In such a
chance but pleasant way was 40 years
ago developed into warm personal
friendship as the years passed and
both MIR. Howells and Mr.. James came
10 know each other well, as well to
know each others work. 1t is curious
TOO, that among the recent works of
these two longtime friends. of con-
trasting genius, there should be one
on THE American Scene" by James,
who is looked upon as having become
practically an Englishman, and one
on Certain Delightful English
Towns, by Howells, who still remains
American in spirit.
The story of the first association be-
tween Howells and James is remind
full of the interesting fact that the
first novel written by Thomas Hardy
went into the hands of Meredith, at
that time a publishers reader.
Meredith was much impressed by the
power shown in the book, and sent
for Hardy, then. of course, young
man, to come and see him. Hardy did
so; and Meridith gave him not only
encouragement. but wise and iudicious
advice, which Hardy was so wise and
judicious as to follow. That particular
novel was never published, for Hardy
destroyed it and wrote another--and 1t
is not too much to think that the ad-
vice so generously given and so wisely
acted upon had much TO do with turn
ing Hardy's genius into the chanLCl
which led at length TO that MASTER
piece. Tess of the D'Urbervilles.'