Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-27

Especial Correspondence
r ONDON. Aug 10 Undoubtedly
the most disconcortng criticism
that an author can receive IS to
be told that his last story "has
been done before" Every novelist VIII
relate an escape from being fagrantly
reminiscent-if he did escape. Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle. says Francis
Gribblc. once had a narrow escape Ia
Switzerland, While walking over the
Gemini Sir Arthur was struck by tho
desolate appearance Of the lonely
Schwaronbach inn.
Here. II seemed 10 him, was an ideal
scene in which novelist might To-
cate a story Of mystery and crime.
Thereupon he proceeded to build
plot suitable 90 the WOODY" environ
meut 1t WAS the story Of a murder
the murder of a Ions lost son Just home
from tho wars. by his father the needy
inn keeper, who did not recognize him
until after the deed was done. anu
who had resolved 90 XIII and rob the
nrst lonely stranger who passed that
way with money I'm his pocket.
"The very thing thought Sir Arthur.
and he went down the Hill gloating over
the morbid conception in his mind
Then n strange thing happened.
After dinner. in the hotel at Leuker-
bad. he picked up volume Of Maupas-
SAINT He found that the master oi
short story writing had not only been
20 the SchWarcnbach inn before him,
but had actually located there "a story
practically Identical with the ono
which he himself had devised
BATCH or REFUsALs
II la Inevitable that the youthful
English academy should evoke coudem-
nation The high-and-dry distinction
Of their program WIS enough 10 prelu-
dice sane people against the society
Amongst others James Douglas literary
critic OF The star, has exploded because
writer's Of his prediction were not In
cluded among the original members.
Doubtless many Americans are in tho
same hot box "a James Douglas. II will
One as sedative to them therefore.
D. q learn that Of the names originally
put down for the purpose of the COM
nittee. IS per cent declined tn join
Z Kipling refused. Anthony Hope re-
fused. Mr.. Balfour refused, Jimmie
Barrie refused. and your own pct au-
thor, whoever he may be- and provided
that he IL out OF the first issued roll NJ
honor--refused The amiable Rcntlc-
mon who consented to serve II Is only
fair 10 state. had not an idea that they
would be called upon to chaperone the
purity. style sweetness and light OF
English literature
WEALTHY POET.
Unlike most poets. Samuel Rogers Of
whom a new biography ia announced
as I'm course Of preparation, was
wealthy II Is rather TO the lavish way
in which he used his money in hos
pitality and benevolence 10 his brother
authors than to the merits of his
poems that we must attribute the
prominent position ne occupied i'm the
literary world Of his day His pleas
urcs OF Memory" the work by which
he achieved his poetic reputation.
would be regarded now as an insipid
productions again. his Poems and
Italy" would not be looked at were IL
not for the illustrations after Turner
and Stothard. which, n Is said cost the
poet between 900 and 100000
The pictures. however. sold the
books: Italy" when first. published I'm
n non-illustrated form had proved a
| failure: but I'm the edition with the
plates it achieved such success that