The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-14
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old. but then was married very
young.
How did / come to write Three
Weeks? ] don't know The subject
just flashed on me. The story has
foundation in fact, as it is the true
story Of the experience of a member OF
the Russian imperial family Of a hun
dred years ago and an English noble
man. | heard the story and it appeal
ed to me- The girl was married to
King. She met the young Engishman
i'm much the manner / have indicated
i'm the story, and the events | tell of
took place. 1t was a subject in which
| was deeply interested, so l wrote the
story ! gave it an English setting,
but it is not a story of modern English
life. ] had no thought. when writing,
to teach any moral / wrote it just
for the story, but it does teach a
moral and a great one
IF we sin against the laws of man
and God we must pay the penalty
that is the moral of Three Weeks
There are other lessons one might de-
duce, but this is the one that appeals
most to me- now the book is in print.
81 know that critics have condemn
ed the book severely, but what Of that?
1t does not disturb me in the least.
with 10000 copies sold last month,
and the book still selling, ! think /
can stand a little criticism, don't you?
You know why / don't mind the
words Of critics" she asked. with a
Slight lifting Of the eyebrows.
II will tell you A critic is man
who has failed. He is pessimist. he
has failed in what he attempted to do.
and he would make others fail He is
so different from your American re-
porters. They are optimists. They
look on life from the bright side. from
the viewpoint Of men who succeed
And your reporters in this country are
such gentlemen and so accurate. On
~ once have | been misquoted. and
that was not serious In England a
young woman came to see me lust
before | sailed, and you ought tc have
seen that interview. Not a word of it
was correct That has never happen
ed in this country.
II guess the young woman must
have been critic, she was such an
IDIOT laughed Mrs. GIyn Il can't
think of any other reason for such a
mistake.
DO YOU know" continued she, that
! am philosopher? / like to reason
things out, to study the bearing of one
thing upon another l guess l mus
nave got that from the training | had
have a very good classical education
and got most of it by myself. Wher
was IA my step-father dismissed my
goyerness and | went the rest of the
way alone until | was ready for the
finishing school. | studied my classics
and philosophy alone and i'm that way
learned to use my thoughts as perhaps
| would not otherwise have done.
Il can't write as some people can.
never could write upon some assigned
subject. The story comes to me anC
then | write it. To work in any othei
way would be impossible for me. /
may be silly, but l can't do any differ
ent. Why, | have had offers for al
most incredible amounts from publish
ers, both here and at home, times in
Vulnerable to write on set topics, bu
| couldn't do it. | have to wait unit
the story flashes upon me and thel
the rest is easy.
1T is so different from where | live
Why, the house ! live in was built il
. 1909, but over here everything is St
new and so fresh, so young ! call it,.
Elinor Glyn wrote the Visits q
, Elizabeth" which was such a popula
book a few years ago and her hostess
Mrs Robinson, is remembered by Ho
' nolulu peppde when she was Miss Al
lene IversFa sister of Mrs. William {
Irwin
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