Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10

Sergyeevich Turgenev) Is the most
noted of the Russian novelists who be-
gan their literary career in the forbes.
and with the exception of Tolstoy and
perhaps Aleksyey Maximovich Pyesh-
kov Generally known by his pseu-
donym of Maxim Gorky,) the most
read of all the Russian literary men.
He first became known to the Eng
disappearing world through trans
lation of his series of sketches.
Memoirs of a Hunter" which We're
the first sympathetic stories about the
serfs and did great deal TO hasten
the emancipation of the serfs. These
were published under the title, AM
nails of Sportsman" in 1854, in
Fraser's Magazine and in Graham's
Magazine.
Since then almost innumerable
translations have been made OF his
works. "Rudin" has appeared in four
important TRANSACTIONS, Fathers and
Sons" (called in the present series
Fathers and Children'D has been
printed at least eight times in we'll
least two incomplete editions of his
works, and one complete one (Mrs.
Garnett's translation), have appeared
The edition under review Is an eX-
cellent one. The rendering into Eng
lish has been done by Isabel f. Hap
good. who has had experience in the
work. and has accomplished n some
what difficult task with success. Ty-
geographically the volumes are pleas
ing. being in plain binding, good pa
per, and exceptionally clear print.
The Harpers have issued a new edi-
ton of "A History of Medieval Art"
by Franz Won Reber. The book is COM
prehensive in scope and abundantly IL
Illustrated.
Miss May Sinclair, author of THE
Divine Fire" and The Helpmate," is
summering in Sussex where she Is
writing short stories and meditating
long ones.
David Homer Bates's memories of
Lincoln in the Telegraph oflice"-Mr
Bates was manager of the war de-
partment telegraph Office and cipher
operator 1861 ls66--will be issued in
book form this fall by the Century
company.
II Is reported from Italy says Trans
atlantic Tales. that Leonid AndreyeV,
who Is at present In that sunny land,
is working in collaboration with Maxim
Gorky, now also residing there, on
new historical drama of the time of
Paul the First.
Ii seems as If Howard Pyle has in
vented something new in pirates and
at the same time new in ghosts, for
in his recent book. stolen Treasures
"a book both written and illustrated
by himself) he introduces pirate
ghost that appears in thunder and
lightning during sea fight.
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Virginia for the inspiration of her
new work, "The Beaten Road" which
will be published by Doubleday. Page
&. company, this coming fall. Miss
Glasgow has chosen to depict the life
of n typical virginian, Richard ord
way.
F.. Phillips oppenheim's new novel,
"A Lost Leader" to be published by
a character who has elected to stand
aloof from the conflict of the political
world. Mr. oppenheim has written
"A romance of modern life besides cree
ating distinct personality.
From the journal of Daniel
OConnoll." now published for the
first time by Baker, and Taylor
company, we get an interesting ac-
count OF the "Liberator's" cummings
at the bar. In 1898 he received $40
In two fees; in 1893 he had 10 cases
for which he was paid $1l5. In 1900
he received s1.275 I'm II fees; in
1901 S1275 In 1903 fees. His receipts
rose steadily until in 1909 they reach
ed $13,6s0 and In 1914, $4,000. The
year before emancipation. although
the enormous sum. for those days at
that bar, of over $4,000.