Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23

Thomas Hardy's death at the age Of
s. brings from American pens glowing
tributes 10 the genius OF the novelist
who IS ranked both as O master among
Veterans and as the forerunner Of
modern realism. In his literary out
pu; there is observed the fatailsm Of
Greek tragedy and at the same time
the characteristics OF lover Of life and
people. displaying a tenderness and Sc
renencss which were foreign to the
Greek
His novels viii be read by senera-
ton after generation Of educated men
and women. He put his life into
them and win live In them rs
long as the English language is read. -
says the Ann Arbor Daily News.
The Boston Transcr,p, pays this tr.e-
ute; He lived To remarkable are
and achieved the highest honors OF the
appreciation O! men Of letters Eng
liSll authorS-~ali cf them worth men
tion!ne publicly and gladly acknowl-
edged his kingShip over their minds,
the absolute pre-eninenee Of his genius
among them"
With his passing. the Victorian era
in the art of the novel finally ends
fittingly With the departure O: It's
mlshtiess figure" according 10 the
Newark Evening News. Which feels
that IN ali the world today there is
no man~-or wonlan--to take Harsy,S
place, The Akron Beacon Journal
ADDS that England loses the last o. a
race OF Victorian literary giants and
the world loses physical touch with
one OF The greatest men IN It's literary
history"
Hardy suffered srcm false classical.
ton. III the opinion Of the Chicago
Daily News. He Was neither atheist
nor cynsc nor peSS;mlSs He uayeSs
above controversy, He was the supreme
reaiiSt," And the San Antonio Express
AYERS; The Characters IN HasxiyS nov-
els ring true; they i've and safer IN
the readers fancy, He lays down the
book with the sense Of hasinS looScd
upon scene out os lite itself the sllu,
sion M reality Is complete Such an
efert MARKS the genuine artist"
lie Was ever the artist. a man Who
had been both Of the new and The old
schools" in the Judgment Of the OAK
land Tribune, And the Milwaukee
Journal with the query. Did he, the
old IconoclaSt oi the transition. SIT in
Judgment on these nlcdern maal:eSsa-
uasss as he did those Of his youths"
makes lis own reply We do not
know, But this much Ne do KNOW
Thomas HARDY suffered rs all fanSs.
tion nsugssS must when their years are
many For he lived II sse the Sseoase-
mcnt by persons NJ indifferent talent
az the literary tradition he started
Tie lived 10 see the pendulum swisas
Vide fsoM false yetieence ID EQUALLY
false tranSneSa The Worcester
Gazette records that his DARING multi
FNasien NJ many 81 the Victorian pso-
hseitsei.S and ,nhieitsa,sS In the discuss
>s,M az hfe constitutes a AgSAd Atgh.
way 10 the fgankaeSs NJ the a.estsgxaS~-a
highway perhaps tgsa agN,ad and to-,
masnncent iW the xtneraek structure
to which II leads"
III thaSe who Mass Into the eternal
world e'er return" observes The raSa~
aeha Star News. the shade Of ItNsAAs
hatdS doubtless Viii StyaN often amid
the seches he @sed "a we'll
srthAlss m author ever wrose ~ nFxa-
WSsN by drawing hiS eaaraetess tsaN
~ narrow a etrvls. III tssAte ~ re-
Stfieted II Is said that In ie~mile
circle fsauid lAavAsSler lived halt af
aatdNs characters, aaa there stand
AaI NJ his seenss.N
The New Terk Sth presents the est,e
mate 81 his work He SURVEYED men
tsom the plNmpiaa heights and SAN
them A. little creatures moved Nv
TESTIFY egtsn ~ laeNeYaals rs a ssls,k
thrust into All ant htA lie set theM
tAa their stf,leeieS sM ssaesr, net With
tt.e sneas at the clever nj the hitter
ness al the esate, but With the exact,
ness al the agch,eeet thas hs was"
e
sAs Newman ngassssea Ia saaa rS.isf