Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
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thor has recently ..broken OUT as
social reformer This time it is "Qtt,
less peculiarly known as A. 4. Gull
tsl !esr.- Couch O. lives in Cornwall, and
~ following the example of H. Ct! Wells,
and others. has taken to serious work.
leaving noyel-writilg alone for the
present He has attached himself to
n me Cornwall county council, and in
& a AZ his work by n species of
literary revolution. His keen inter-
est In educational affairs brought
him to the discovery that there are no
books which introduce children to the
( study of English literature in: such Al
way as to stimulate their interest and
furnish amusement while at the same
time mild doses of instruction
are administered. In order to supply
this long felt want, CUTLER Couch set
TO work and produced a"Short His.
tory Of English Literature which he
thinks Will surely appeal to little folk.
He acknowledges like 1Iipling, that it
Is supreme achievement of art really
to hold the interestBo of children: but he
has been SO encouraged by the success
OF his English Literature" that he is
now engaged on n series Of select Eng
lish classicks These are rs much for
grown up children as others. The
volumes arc brought out at only s.
cents, and leave no excuse for ignor-s
3ance OH English classics henceforth
introductions throw a great deal
Sot interest around the characters Of tho
classic authors and, though one would
suppose there was nothing new to be
said about Charles Lamb. Hood, Wal
ton. liaHlitt, CoWper and their school,
5Quiler-Couch has made them live
again in his vivacious handling, 20"
has met with so much success. that it
is doubtful If he will turn again to
h nj .tNst la F.,,, .l,,,, tt,x,
JUST WALKED RIGHT IN.
The other day six very bright pretty
American girls rang the bell at Miss
Helen Iimmerns apartment In Paazzo
Buondelmonte. Florence. and announce
ed that they had come to ask permits
sion to see Miss Iiminern's roof gar
den, or terrace described in the May
Century Miss Iimmern, of course
asked them IN and amid its wealth Of
flowers served them with tea and cake
and let them find all the famous build
ings she had written about and they
departed in joy over this sight of Flor
ence not shown in guide books. This
terrace of Miss Zimmern has been the
ftheater of all her later8mmanse output
of work. Her Italy of the Italians"
was written there, her many articles
for the century. and other periodicals,
Although over 60, she Is up at ., hard
at work in this roof garden. Almost
every famous person who has visited
Florence of late years has enjoyed its
hospitality. Miss Zimmern in her early
years was a pupil of 1SinlSel. so we'll
known s. to Americans through Karl
Schurz's autobiography.
ITALIAN AUTHORIZES.
American readers may not know
much of Garzia Deledda, the Italian
author, whose books have appeared
only this year in American transla-
lions. She is a Safditl!an by birth and
al first wrote only tales of her island.
Later. she ventured into new fields.
Signora Deledda Is short, dark, with
strong features, large mouth. and a
wealth of dark hair, which, contrary
to Italian custom. she wears in a loose
coil. She has two little children. Franz
and Sardus one a manly little fellow
of Is or G, the other ~ curly-haircd 2
year7old in dresses. She Is very font
of the sea and draws much inspiration
from being near it. Her autumns
however. are passed in a wooded par
OF her own Sardinia. Her best known
books are '....ostalgie, Flowers o
Sardinia" and "Sardinian Tales.
CHARLES OGDENS.