Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-20
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"Where 20 Look is "a little volume
published hy Sir Isaac Pltman's Sons
which is intended as am easy guide o.
works of reference The crcum-
stouca brought them q letter which
would Doe humorous 40 DO were not So
vaguely sad. IL reads thus.
To Sir
Isaac Pitman
Please send me the new reference
book just issued the title Where Co
look has my husband Is missing L
want to fine his wcreabouts. From
yours truly
Mr. Algemou Charles swinburne,
whose latest work. The Age of
shakespeare has just been published.
has @ great dislike TO being interview
cd. and he win go 90 almost any
length To avoid being concred by
gentleman of the press Some time
ago. however. am onterprising journal
ist determined TO obtain some copy
from him at all costs and waited ON
Wimbledon Common at a spot where
ho knew the poet would pass on his
daily walk, Presently Mr. Swiuburne
made his appearance and the eXultant
scribe approached him In his most
persuasive manner. For a moment Mr.
SWInburne was too dismayed Co am
sver and feeling that at his age flight
was impossible he was nOnpulsSed how
t1 act Suddenly an idea occurred to
him and he said. my friend. see
hr YOUR lips that YOU are talking. but
as / am stone deaf / cannot hear
what YOU say ] will therefore wish
you good morning" The little ruse
was entirely successful. and with
disappointed look the crestiallcn I'M
torviewer departed To think out au-
other article.
A rather famous passage in Thucy
dides contains a remark TO the effect
that the woman who Is least talked
about Is the woman who is I'm the
highest repute. But Thucydides lived
very long time ago. A classical
friend of ours has expressed the diff
ference between ancient and modern
times in the following rather neat
verses:
The wise and god-like Pericles.
As quoted by Thucydidcs.
Gave utterauce to thoughts like
these.
That woman Is Of best renown
OF whom there's least talk iu the
town
Whether we praise or run her down"
81 never shan agree TO that"
says Mrs. Carrie Chapman Cait
According 10 the report Of the lead
ing bookseller OF Paris. two OF the
best selling illustrated books iu that
Clty al the present time are Paris
the Beautiful" by Lillian Whiting ana
"Sun and shadow in spain, Ply MAUD
Howe. both of which are published IN
this country by Little. Brown a. Conc
pany. Boston. English editions OF each
10 these will shortly be brought ouI
uy London publishers.
Who Is the greatest living English
novelist? Miss Jeanette Glider who
probably knows the writings Of pre-
scut-day authors as well as any hvlng
critic. asks the question I'M the Chl-
uago Tribune. and answers d lh
sfraightforward fashion. with rea-
sons for her faith. IL Is an apropos
uf the publication OF the new Eden
phiIlpotts novel 'rhe Three Bro
theirs" SAYS Miss Glider. III anyone
should ask me who / Thought Was inc
greatest of living English novelists !
should say Thomas Hardy. VINO next
Eden phillpotts. What about George
Meredith ne WAS great. but hIs
later novels have been too involved,
100 unintplligiblr 10 any but his most
devoted disciples But then neither
Hardy nor Meredith lH writing novels
amy more. PhUpotts is. thank good
ness His latest story The
Three Brothers.' begins as h,a
usual way. with descriptions OF seem
Dry. such descriptions as mo- one nut
Mr. phillpotta can write. ANA then he
plunges al once into the story. We
asn always count upon this writer tor
tremendous passion and for humoi'
one may feel pretty sure indi ne
Is going 60 get the real thlns.
Some interesting Information regard.
ur the popularity of books Of child
ron has recently been gathered 100