New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
lay Tribune's News and Reviews of Books and Authors
Saluting a Genius
pv Burton Rascoe

4 ur yA.0r Mian Company has just published called
rde,be" BY young Bcstonian named Elliot H. Paul suggest
-. , ,te note Of novel and the author. The first
S' ~ ,hs rare pleasure derived md
- bd Of expression by writer who has new and vivid things
v and the venture to predict name which VIII be much
30 - ser on For myself shall record that read "lndebe with
on which aroused by encouneng Unexpectedly the work
4 Of evident genius - ~ % .,,ur,s cr;, .,,,rso ,,d
oved me 50 few days 1t simply story Of
v m in small Massachusetts, fell in love with and
0 80 Pu. in the telling Of this story Mr.
eo 80 ID nognancy Moreover achieved style which
OrN % cav is the literary employment
Not the Of Ring Lardners busher but the language most
conveon probably the result deliberate
ooouasn but the effect is Of the inevitable
@ pa Of novel purpors to be diary record of
- ~ bow The artistic verify Of this unmpeachable
r II, fidelity life is questionable or not Mr. Paul presents in
- and striking the people live by, and for
e 90 my knowledge shows how child absObs these concepts and
because they become part Of his unconscious heritage
r. M this down. without adult comment the reactions
70 life these sentences:
s.n y IL En- 3S.5 r. Fh.f and
M and bur. & % m ne B Ii thu me g in into gave s Ss % an 5 8p 3 a0si @
ever mat Ids.OI' again she would thrash me good
S%Sh In 9s' @ The women think that fun any scpon ION is an
70 tsp & s % d not give away Women give 3 ots:T
sway s.. h s,oddsTa mdd.r anything
'issi sss rs s'5a0t ON the Io1d'
b,e passages may indicate something Of Mr. Pauls method
sns presenting the life Of his hero Congregaona
.my in small that life appears the boy himself We
hin developing ideas conflict with the beliefs and opinions Of his
teachers accepting mschevous aaes which later
u, happiness developing philosophy of life from
eaton and experience adro than
Mr. Pao in high relief petty preudices and
teraces by people make themselves and others miserable And
&as without ndgnaon indeed with kindly sympathy and
Elni pity.
The written five parts and there is abrupt change
a-r Of another This dsconcertng
IN eues against the srsicsy conceived whole But
one that this arises Of Mr. Paus undiscpned
profus gifts Part II sketches mpressonstic
M wholly successful but containing Of beautiful
e early history and surroundings Of the remarkable Jewess
profound influence his hero life Here
achieves this his best Mother Shannon
edes cheap fat bottled beer sick girls their very last
cky through slit in halfcosed shutters looking for sailors
a1s Of this sentence striking and it illustrates Mr. Paul rapid
rhod contrasting images At its this method falls
Obvious artifciay Of "a raven-hd girl with chakwhte
% black thoughts and bandaged hand walked without feeling
ground her feet This Of tomom rhythm, appro-
by Vache Lindsay Mr. Pauls Interpolation
fins writing, too sort Of hematc is artistic
auk the that what usually forth silly
juvenile.
But these qubbngs probably beautiful distinguished
creative accomplishment which is rich
observation ineligible human DRAMA prose grace
ness To read is believe profitable time not
alone for its literary but for its IDEAS which
sensitive and intelligent with original point Of view