Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-30

he lost Picture her CONSERVATION.
therefore, when she discovered that
she could procure neither writing
PAPER nor stonOEraphers In the entire
city Of Athens. ON the other hand.
imagine the puzzled customs officer
with an ignorant Interpreter at his
elbow. trying To construe this exciting
story OF intrigue IN the days OF King
George Of England as deep-laid
political plot against his august ma
lesty, King George of Greece Doubt
less the suspicion with which ne re-
gHrded this American lady who had
reams Of manuscript IN her trunk was
eNcusable I'm the Orient women do
not traNel-and as for writing novels!
We can conceive that In the future
rules may be promulgated hy customs
oHicials that such manuscripts shall
DE marked explosives" or highly
dangerous so that they may be re-
cosnizcd at sight
Gertrude Atherton. whose new novel
Tower of Ivory has Just gone into a
third large edition. tells the following
story of herself according to the New
York sun. When she was in Munich she
was Informed that one Of her novels
was having a great sale. that Everyone
was reading IT, Visiting the leading
Munich bookseller. she said. so YOU
nave done well wish my book" He re-
piled enusiNcly. II have never done |
so well with an English novel before |
100 the original Mrs. Atherton con- |
graduated him. and Inquired causallv |
how many copies he had sold |
Twelve, me replied. triumphantly |
twelve. Mrs. Anterior" Then noting /
that this representative American au- 1
thor cid not seem over pleased DE 1
added. why I have never sold more |
than two copies of Mrs Ward or Mrs
C''i'rd in the English edition"
Somebody asked Mrs Wilson Wood
row what she thought Of Gertrude
Athorton's recent criticism OF the
American novel as lacking background,
and of the American man az lacking in
quality
on. / don't agree with her at ALL"
said Mrs. Woodrow THE background !
uf our life is more varied than that OF
European life-that is am. In an !
American novel the BACKGROUND can
seldom b. taken for granted-it has TO
be- defined. The BACKGROUND afforded by
two towns of the same size. 500 miles
apart. may be- entirely different from
each other. 10 is infinitely hard for
q writer adequately 10 convey 10 the
reader this difference Sometimes /
think the writers who cavil az this
fear the task of doing H. Why, Just
pm that account the wealth of material
]
greater and more Infinite In variety |
han any European civilization can
FURNISH
"Our national genius" Mrs woodrow
vent on Co say, twas al first given 10 /
he task OF Conquering nature. then 10 !
he organization OF great industries.
md finally into forming these into |
immense and Intricate combinations.
'he national genius has boon applied in |
'ur' great hu1uciers. and they have |
lsen 20 the stature of The continent |
Md Co nud these people who have
CcomplishcG the maryols which have
AIKEN place iu America in am Incredibly
hort time without psychology is TO
ail 90 appreciate them or the magnI-
ude Of The situation"
Mrs. Woodrow has carried out her
hoov by making one OF these great
nanciers the hero OF her now novel
The Reouty' and tying him a rcat
cal of "psychoiogicaI quality"
Tho essentially dlmcult choice Of
hort stories which the editors OF the
Great English Shortstory Writers" ,
ave made FOR their ewo now volumes
j the Harper Readers Library" has !,
cen based upon these principles. !
That the short story must be COM
ICto 10 itself that II Is short because
cannot De long, that IL consists OF
single incident" Thus the first px- ]
mplc chosen is 1.-The Apparitlon ot ?
Irs Veal an amusing half-satiro by /,
aniel Dofoe. Next comes a very I
'rious host story by James Hogg. D
The Mysterious Bride" Among later p
riters H. Washington irving. rrprr- Z
.nted by THE Devil and Tom Walk | p
'r." Nathaniel Hawthorne. by that | 10
raneg tale "Heidegger's Expert a
emit; Edgar Allen Poe, one OF the RI
'catest students of the short STORY. hv | ,
'he Purloined Letter. From Dickens 81
mes "The Boots OF the Holly Tree n
m" and from DR.. John Brown his 81