Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-04
AN iDAHo's GIRLS WORK.

A IDAHO girl. Alice Edna Clip
= son, of Caldwell. is the latest as
pirant for authorship honors in this
state. There has just been published,
from the press of the Caxton Printers,
Caldwell, her John Home. His Life
and Works" Although not dealing
with popular subject. the book will
be a welcome addition to the library
Of any home where true literature is
cherished.
Miss GIBSON gives evidence In this
work Of wide scholarly research and
the literary style is most commendable
ut is interesting to know that the book
was offered by her as a thesis for her
master degree at Yale.
The work devotes considerable space
to the stage history of the tragedy.
Douglas" by Home, which withstood
many vicssitudes, including Garrick's
rejection of the manuscript and
Thackery's ridicule. While special en-
phasis is land upon Douglas" the book
treats of other works by Home and
gives a most entertaining review of his
life
The story of 'Douglas' Is highly
melodramatic, but is couched in the
grandiloquent blank verse of the times.
Today 1t might form the basis for n
theatrical production or even a tragic
movie without causing any disapprov-
ing comment, but it provoked a storm
of protest when it was produced in
which the church of Scotland became
an adverse contender.
! The plot is, to US, simple. Lady
Randolph weds Douglas secretly be-
cause of family feud. Dougles goes
to war and Is killed. Fearing her
fathers anger. Lady Randolph sends
away the child born of the union with
Douglas after the fathers death. Later
she is married by her father to Lord
Randolph. but never ceased to mourn
Douglas and her supposedly dead child.
A shepherd youth, Young Norval. saves
the lord from a band of murderers and
becomes an object of interest. Later
an aged shepherd displays jewelry that
Lady Randolph had put in the basket
with her infant. 1t develops that old
Norval had rescued the baby in q
storm and had brought him up as his
son. Lady Randolph makes arrange
ments for a secret interview with her
son. One Is held and another arranged
Glenhaven, the villain. in love with
Lady Randolph, learns OF these meet
ings and arouses Lord Randolph's
jealousy by telling him of them. They
go to the secret meeting place. The
lord and the boy fight and Glenalvon
coming from the rear, stabs young
Norval, but is killed by the boy before
the latter expires. Lady Randolph
leaps off a cliff. Learning how he had
been duped. Lord Randolph, in the
deepest remorse. leaves for the wars
from which he hopes he will never re-
turn.
The story itself is told briefly in the
book. The more engrossing PORTIONS
relating to douglas have to do with
the controversy over the drama.
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"HIs LAST BOW"
Judging from the title. His Last
Bow" A. Conan Doyles last book, is
to be the final volume Of Sherlock
Is not weary OF his own creation the
public could well stand more. The
great Sherlock remains the most fam
Gus. the best liked and the most char
acteristic detective in fiction. Doyle,
besides, giving to him SURPRISING skill,
succeeded in investing him with human
attributes which have made his name
a household word not only in English
speaking countries, but in most other
Civilized lands as well.
The story from which the present
volume takes its title Is placed last,
and It is on the whole the poorest
in the book. 1t deals with the begin
ming Of the world war and the out
whiting of . German spy by Holmes,
being written apparently because Sir
Arthur felt that he must have some