The sun., 1909-12-29


Plato used H. and In modern literature
poets and poetical prose writer's fire.
queptly employ II. II Ia Q very different
title from the ones Mrs. Atherton has
chosen FOR her former books and slegests
q story Of different type from those
she has presented heretofore.
An impressive contrast 10 revealed by q
comparison Of the prices paid for valuable
books at the recent sale OF the library Of
Louis J. Haber One hundred and fifty
dollars was paid for Mark Twain's original
manuscript signed. Of The Invalid's
Story while the original manuscripts, also
signed, Of Elisabeth Barrett BrowninR's
fourteen stanza poem only q Curl was
sold for 800.
Every year is fresh beginning.
says Peter Newell in his new calendar for
1910
Resolutions are for sale
10 old Japuary's shop:
New or MreedbAre. fresh or stale.
or fevampod from last years crop
Habits. whims and sins galore
May be checked outside the door.
The last OF the three books by Marion
Crawford which were left unpublished
at his death is among the forthcoming
nction OF the new year. Il is called -The
Undesirable Governess- and is described
as an English story -that could be written
only BY one who 10 thoroughly familiar
with English life and English traits
kobert Herrick's new novel, to BE- issued
at the beginning Of the year. viii have
Tor its title "A Life FOR q Life" Il ID q
work OF somewhat similar character
TO thnt BY which this author In known.
Its theme 10 the American life OF to-day,
In the exposition OF which Mr.. Herrick
displays such realistic depth and sincerity.
Gertrude Atherton. the novelist, has
been writing on The Woman in Love-
Tor Hdrpey's Baxdr In the first two papers
Mrs. Atherton discusses those women
IN history whose love episodes have boon
tho most striking things about them.
In her third paper. which is still to be
puoiished, she makes predictions oon-
ccrnins the place that love will take in
the future. Mrs. Atherton does not 20
so far as Mrs. Belmont. who predicts
that there win be a war between tho
sexes on account OF woman's suffrage
Mrs. Athorton believes and states. how
ever. that the lovc element will be a far
less vital thing in women's lives than
1t has been heretofore. She thinks that
the broadening out OF feminine interests,
the entrance OF women into new fields.
the intellectual development OF women
are all factors which will fll womens
lives TO the comparative exclusion Of
that other factor which heretofore has
been supposed to be her whole exist
ence."
Mary Chomondeley in her play entitled
Votes for Men" In the January Hdyper's
Basor fixes the time at ZOO years hence;
possibly lees.' What women must have
endured In the eighteenth and early part
OF the nineteenth century makes me
shudder, says one OF the characters.
For II they did not marry they we're
never spared the ridicule or the contemp-
tuous compassion Of men. It seems i'm
credible looking back TO realize that
large families Of daughters were kept
idle and unhappy at home after their
youth was over; not allowed to take up
any profession. only TO be turned cal
iously adrift in their middle age at their
fathers death with q pittance on which
they could barely live. And yet these
things were done by educated and kindly
men who professed to care for the inter-
ests OF women and were personally fond
OF their dauGhters.'
Few people at the present day read the
works Of Mas Hannah More. but In her
own time they had a popularity and re-
ceived q remuneration that will surprise
even the writers OF the modern best
sellers.' Mr.. Augustine Birrell In one Of
his essays says that he got rid OF Hannah
More's writings by burying them deep
down In his garden. and he exprsssed the
wish that they might never be disturbed.
Yet for her novel. -Coeiebs In Search Of
Q Wife" she reoeived H7.0o0 In . single
year and retained the copyright Barley
Wood she built out Of her literary earn
ings and entertained there many distin-
guished visitors. Macaulay writes Of her:
Her notice hrst called out my literary
tastes. Her presents laid the foundation
OF my library. She was TO me what Ninon
was to voitaire- begging her pardon for
comparing her TO a strumpet and yours
for comparing myself to q great man.
walter sichel. the author Of the new
biography OF Sheridan, has had access
to thA gharidan faFnilv ma nara nj r.. rnr,