The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07
"HAGAR REVEI.LY."


By Daniel Carson Goodman. Mitchell
Kennerley. publisher. New York.
Introduced by encomiums almost ex-
trayagnnt from Reginald Wright Kauf-
man ana Ida NJ Tarbell. and by in
troduced" Is meant that the criticisms
OF these two wen known writer's are
quoted on the cover of the book, "Ha-
gar Rsvelly," by Daniel Carson Good
man. comes we'll recommended ~
novel of vital interest dealing with
everyday day American life. with gloves
OFT, presenting human beings with
thar blood and bones stripped to the
core, touching life deeply and show
ins It in Its true colors.
AR. Kaufman Gays:
''lt Is some time since read con-
temporary novel that impressed me so
z much think l am a pretty hardened
novel reader and yot l stayed awake
tho greater part .. one night 20 inish
Goodman's book.
"Hagar Rovelly" is really ris. vital
book Its author has The ability pow
srfully to convey to his readers the
sense of life. He can create character.
he makes his people live The poor
writer has characters that are always
puppets and never tho same: tho next
higher grade writer has characters that
are consistent but the really good
writer has characters that logically
grow---and that is what Goodman has.
The handling of certain scenes, such
as the attempted rape of Hagar and
her seduction. Is superb know of no
other word for IT.
Il know few modern men that have
more truhtfully depicted passion.
eif,1k hat fl.o Il. oh,
thor is going to be really great big
man.
Please forgive me for writing at
sut length. My excuse Is that 'Hagar
ReYelly has moved me very deeply,
and that J a;n tremendously enthus-
iastie about It,"
Miss Iarben among other things
writes.
Your Tfagar Revelly' is an unusual
ly sound piece of work. You seem to
have gone direct to life for your ma
rerial and to have dealt honestly and
rcverently with what you have found.
] believe this is the way that life runs
with girls like Hagar. She ought to
be more il Eliminating than many vice
reports to those good people who are
trying to find out why girls go wrong
and looking everywhere but in the girls
minds and hearts to find out"
was even more impressed with Thatah
r..
there a. secret more difficult than why
girls go wrong. and that is why thous-
ands upon thousands of girls go right
In spite Of hardships and work and sacri-
flee Of. every kind. Thatah had some
how caught the meaning of the great
fulflllment OF life and she held herself
sacred for its coming. That Is what
Keeps woman straight. don't remem
ter ever to have seen in any literature
a more truthful presentation of the real
reasons why some girls go wrong and
others do not than you have worked out
in ''Hagar Revelly.''
The story of Hagar Reveliy opens with
a family squabbls between Eman Reyel-
ly and his wife. also involving their two
daughters, Hagar and Thatah.
Mrs. Revelly. disinterested and dis
sastcd with her poor musician husband,
becomes involved in clandestine love
affair with John Nealy, and when tho
SHOW down" comes, Thateh goes with
her father and Eagar with her mother
both Of the girls knowing that their
mother is wrong.
Thay discuss it.--cry over ft-and finally
the four. separate.
John Nealy very soon becomes tired of
Mrs. Revelly, who Is growing old. and
falls In love with Hagar-and the girl.
vino really has a very gentle, kind heart
rnd loves her mother dearly, rather than
come between her and the man she loves.
leaves them and takes position in big
department store and a room in an up
town boarding house, ell of which is To-
Gated in New York.
Mr.. Greenfield, man of position and
being the manager of the store, becomes
quito taken with Hagar and promotes
her very quickly
He takes her out to dinner and finally
comes the evening when he tries to Sc
duce her-and she rebels--a magnificent
srrrc-i@-z.hich the girl shows a great
deal OF character--only to shatter this
impression by giving in later on, to
to Young Ierrick, a man whom sne
met at her mothers before she left
Hagar soon afterward becomes a
mother Herrick leaving her almost desti-
tute and going out west to make his for
tune
In the meantime Hagar's sister has
shown the splendid metal of which she
is made and has progressed with her
work cher poor father having died) and
Thatah becomes a woman of rare char
acter and splendid young womanhood.
Hagar returns to the world and appeals
70 Greenfield. who is really very devoted
~ in love with her, and she becomes his
mistress, and with his money goes to
Europe, where she is absolutely untrue
10 him. and at last finds the one man for
whom she really cares.
By some unutterable law that makes