New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

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u..r Illustrated bN Is. n. Williams. 1-mo.
II ast. The D. A Stokes Company.
wu SHADOW BErWEEN HIs SHOULDER
I-AIt~. i}y Joel Ch-indl'r Harms Win
Boston small Maynard < CO
zl. r..s rot bunk tho ratont fact that Sir.
London la~ woven much autobiogra; ;,nicsl ma
,e-.. t. n.- warp and Woof of his latest
.- .. ..--s-1r ,1c believe would be the hast
.. s.., IT, Martin Eden is a san Francisco
,-.-r . SAILOR spending has periods Of idleness
an shore su ths sailors familiar way. Untn an
accident tll, timely rescue OF a young man from
-r. EsuGs of % sang" opens up 10 him new
lr-.-.r r th.t yaung mans home His am
,...r IS aroused. De- viii b. like these people
,... .l..lett.- .f ths house encouraging him and
..s.rc aim .r his siruggis Tor self-education
,.r.--e tr-E Eh books-thc social influence Of
,. r--. .r- H-r people is but intermittent
,.... -ror. natural rhan that his aspiration pro-
.--.--ss from tn. reading 10 The writing # them
al. sis o. ~ -k. Discouraged by a jeeriuS
t-.-her-lr-.an. -roger. he persists with titanic
lauase amid -.s usual diSoouraE aE-Tn, MS Of the
t.z.rur-. manuscripts returning 10 him with
tr, sane r--..- -.rg with which ne sends them
rs, hasta El,u the girl who has prorniSe
.. ua--z - has no faith in ms ultimate sue
e.,s and -.s him % take a position in
hs- fathers .a.ee. and then suddenly. the tide
tu-rs Tr, editors Who have refused him hos
gta--y their periodicals implore him for
srrg. publishes appeal 10 him for books on his
,ua Terms and -he public gives him fame and
aral.r.s I.t t .s al as Dead Sea fruit upon
ts .Ts .r -nHongu- u-rable mental lassitude set
t-s down -."n hm- the world 10 which he has
asT -sl -. rests ham mott ofTends him. and
D. finds THAR be- ha~ outgroun the class from
Nt.er hr as sprung. and to which h. attempts
o. rsta-r tar moment Even his love. come
ta.s q. .1 repentaut. can evoke no response
d. t.- -H u lth life.
At L.a.r. a~ MAS 90 De- expected from his
vel. br.r views or society. places the respon-
sa.g DIS l-rs's defeat ia The hour of
Triumph .r -l. shoulders ~ that society. Il
t1s s- dishonest mentally and morally
dead .- he dos nor even stop 20
aek t.~ GaV u Tho mans character and
equipment uH-~ NOT even seem o. suspect
t.-t -r. .- r. tne situation L-s There self
,ll-a--- r-rt~ remaining In deep ignorance
1 o-a.-- Nartu Eden. the would-b be super
man. ..u ...r- DID, civilization without ever hav-
Ts --H --s aesthetic or TIE continuity
c -s -. -.s- culture A student of Speu-
o- a. -.- "H al hope of world that he
does r.. . -. l.- liking rsaly-maGe. in tie
FIST .+ dag. sgilr il Vo-.hsafes T. Llm
a.,'r - climbed upward from the depths
b. becomes ..r.-leel that Le has done hls
s,art .- worlds work WREN in reality h5
t-s 0l.- .r.l the first telling blow. Mar
tH Eden r.- criticism of life, an indlct-
msft .- -.. -E Il is a confession of the Limit
f .at -t. outlook ~ one human being
II. ... art-.u With au Nr. L.ndOn's
raging rance. with al his honest inablI-
E P" -r.r side cf rhe great problem
'Ha- vrt aI Li~ brutal r.alisn. H.
a..~ r- t. asserts wherefore De VIII
arH- g.r...r..r 20 none one cannot think
..ar a1. e.r..ert n passion. The rodicum
t -r. -- ..l,r.les tAe facts ~ his fiction
.Lls s a. remotely ou the one hand. 20
Sud -. -re- and more closely on the
"t.r - ~.Eaa.rs Journal OF Arthur
St.r=-
D Vas -..l idea 70 reissue. as one story
'a. . L- I-rrt-t.s novels of nearly = dec
a- a-. T.. Making ~ Marehionessf and
If. N-.- .f Lady WalderhursI" and 10
CIV. ,. t.. s.r h.ok trls created The name OF
'h t.-r- .t l.tE. Emily FoX-Seton" a
iii'-e,-.- century, cinderella cf London So
of-E- HL.-. --lg sweet qualities brought 70
i'r that .-t popular and by English and
American woman readers most heartily APP
I-'t-at-c and approved reward, q brilliant
match nof GH-Ic etrawberry leaves 70 be sure,
f-i t-' le2f .+s- thing 20 IT, q marquisate with
al incDra' attached 10 IL a. great as that OF
TO- most -. orally endowed of American heir
.s.ts hlt sven e. just reward of shining virtue
'-iai'f Df IesrUged without arDgssing hatred