The Washington herald., 1909-08-01

Kentucky Cardinal" an Aftermath
gave promise Of exceeding good yet 10
come. and the promise has been full
filed. The first installment OF his latest
series surpasses anything In his former
works. and with It's promised sequels
will receive the same universal attention
and commendation as has each Of his
previous stories. His fame is already
highly established and the evidence
tends strongly toward increase rather
than dimnution of power.
In his preface the author states that
The Mlstletoe Bride" is the first Of q
trilogy to be followed within the year
by "A Brood OF the Eagle" and The
Christmas Tree: An Interpretation %
The three works viii serve 70 complete
each other, and they complete a cycle
of the theme" He also naively says.
"Any one about 10 read this work OF
fiction might properly be apprised before
hand that il Is not novel 1t has
neither the structure nor The purpose OF
novel 1t is a story" A perusal OF
the part now published creates the i'm
preston that the whole Will be an allc-
CORY worked out in the history and cpl
sodes pertaining 10 a few human lives.
The characters win be all of high intel
mingling Of real life with poetic senti-
ment Having read the first part with
delight. we impatiently await the re-
mainder.
YEAR BOOK OF SOUTHERN POETS b,
Harriet p Lynch: New York. The Dodge
Publishing Co.
An attractive poetic calendar. under
the title. "A Year Book OF Southern
Poets" edited by Harriet P. Lynch. has
just appeared II is n calendar OF the
year. with an appropriate extract from
some poet Of the Southland set opposite
each date. and as one would naturally
expect. Edgar Allan Poe, Sidney LAME
Father Ryan, Margaret Preston. Paul
Haynes, and Henry Timrod figure promi-
nently on its pages, supplemented by a
number of probably less famous names a
large proportion Of the verse attributed
to the latter class being of such inter
esting nature as 10 point toward a more
pretentious work on the part Of the com
piler. especially when considered IN con
nection with her scholarly attachments
and the work which she must have al
ready expended on the subject.
Mrs. Lynch is a native Of South Caro-
lima. belonging 20 one OF the Oldest fam
lies Of the State. Is a graduate Of Wei
lesley, taught for many years IN Philadel-
phia. being the widow Of Gen. j. c.
Lynch OF that city. She has lived IN
various cities North and South and dur
ing the compilation OF the present work
has spent much time I'm the Libraries and
IN consultation with literary men Of the
South From the evidence II seems
probable that she has intimate and com
prehensive knowledge OF the poets ant
poetry of that section. and a more pre-
tentious work from her. embracing IN
complete form some OF the gems OF Tho
Southern poets. with commentary, would
be very acceptable. both as agreeable
reading and as a means Of broadening
the knowledge Of Americans IN general
IN relation 70 the literary quality OF
Southern writer's, who have never re-
ceived thlr commensurate space I'M The
annals and criticism Of American lltera-
ture. The South has produced many mer
| of rare scholarship and power Of poetic
| expression whose works are comparative
| ly unknown. the high character OF which
no doubt wold be universally recog
nizeG. we're it exploited, criticised, and
| commented upon.
The time also seems especially rips
/ for such an undertaking IN The face
/ OF the predicted poetic renaissance, which
| has already struck England where thS
newspapers and periodicals are offerinl
prizes for poetical contributions. and th'
| feeling will no doubt soon spread e
| this country. Mrs. Lynch's present boOl
! is attractively bound. printed. and ar
ranged. and should find "a place on many
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