Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23
NOTES.

Although Sampson Rock OF wan
street@ VAS published only a few days
ago. a second edition has already been
found necessary to meet the demand.
II ls a novel of Wall street by the only
writer who really knows the HELD
Ii was while t1'anpins through the
Virginia mountains near Lexington tnet
Meredith Nicholson began writing The
PORT OF Missing Men, He found lodg-
Ing for a night In a mountain cabin. and
the first half dozen pages OF the mover
were written on some scraps OIL wrap
ring paper lying on shelf OF the ca D.
in Kitchen by the light OF single cam
die. Lake many other writer's, hif-
Nicholson has his private superstlt'oms.
one OF these being fear of formal cuts
OF fresh paper. He begins every chap
Ter of a book on an odd scrap--pref err
ably the back OF an envelope that has
brought a cheering letter, and once
auspiciously started continues OH large
sheets In q small hand that slants up
ward into the northeast corner OF the
paper After his FIRST draft has been
translated tnIo typewritins he reNlses
until little Is left OF the original, and
after this process has been repeated
three or four times he waits for Bal
zaclan shot at the PROOF.
Inc plDlECd llolA Vi IL lAeW IpNEl Wy A-
Temple Thurston wish be an event of i'll
terest from two different standpOints.
IT Will be OF interest, FIRST, because MIR
Thurston--Ernest Temple ThurstOn Is
his name in flill--is writer of real
strength and a mastery literary ability
he is both q novelist and a. drama list.
He is an EnsIishman. and has already
attracted great attention ON his own
side OF the Atlantic by what he has
written He has also attracted the at
ScntiOn of the most discerning Ameri-
can critics, and II Is prophesied that his
new novel, which the Harpers are to
publish about the middle of March. Will
win him fame and popularity, and make
his position in America an assured one.
The other reason why the announces
illoft OK his forthcoming novel Is of in
rerest is that he is the husband of
Katherine Cecil rhurston, author OF one
OF the most retnarka bile and successful
novels OF recent years 1.-THE Masquera-
der" and also of THE Gambler aud
other stories, she and Mr.. Thurston
We're married in 1901, and their home is
charming one In Ken slngton, London.
Robert Kitchens. author OF THE Call
~ the Blood receives great numbers
NJ letters from those who have read this
great success. He has become quite ac-
custnmed to this inevitable consequence
" successful authorship, but ono letter
which lie recently received was quite
out Of the usual lice 1t was from i
woman In Cuba, and read=
Dear Sir: 4 friend and myself have
made bet aDout you. He thinks tna
You are NOT Catholic, and / think you
are Please let me know about this al
once, 50 that the bet may be decided
y. s.-lf | am wrong, don't bother
about letting me know"
We have been accustomed Of lato
Years To- find authors winning prom
inont public positions, Congressman,
senator's members OF parliament, am-
haSsadOrS, members Of the American
cabinet and OF the British ministry,
naye IN recent years figured IN the pub
I,SSneIs hsts, and 80 have even Queen
victoria and President Roosevelt.
VI Is NOT nowadays common, however,
20 nl1d authors accepting what ara
deemed lNe more humble positions OF
PUBLIC trust, In spite Of the examples
het IN the past by such men as RGoert
bufgs' VINO was "A gauger and Sir Wal
lcr or"tt, VINO wHs sheriff, Scott was
proud OF being Il sheriff, tool--Or az
least he MAS more pleased by being ia
mlllaIly known by an the people ~
the countrywide 40 Tho Shirra" dian by
neiUg polhiea out as poet and novelist.
~ th' same way. Thomas Hardy IN
more pleased by neng known as Justice
~ tn' peace Tor Dorset Than a X this :il-
thnr Of 'lpss-' And now H. G. Wells.
author OF '1'he Future IN America" and
many other books FAILS into line bv boz
coming Justice on the Peace Tor Folke-
stone
Mr. Meredith Nlcholson's story, .The
House oi a Thousand Candles" which
lighted and delighted the world ~ lio-
ton IN this country, seems % have re-
pe9led It's success IN the other quarters