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The Cynic and the Youthful Enthus
iast were discussing new things in
ephemeral literature.
The Youthrul Enthusiast started it:
"I am so glad Mrs. Humphrey "Ward
ha? begun her new story. 'Sir George
Tressady In the November Century has
an interesting beginning and promises
to be as good as 'Marcella.'
"I cannot share your enthusiasm,"
remarked the Cynic. "As you say. It
promises, but what does It promise?
Simply a reietltion of all the incidents
and racialism of Marcella.' The first
installment of the story is nothing but
'Marcella over again, and in Lady
Maxwell, the character talked about,
but not as yet Introduced. I am pre
paied to find a person who will give
vent to Mrs. Ward's ardent and some
what tiresome views for many long
mcnths to some. You can get all of
these views or opinions by attending
the meetings of the Socialists here In
Lincoln or by listening to the approved
populist orators."
"Well, what did you think of Chester
Bailey Fernald's 'The Tragedy of the
Comedy In the same number of the
Century?"
"A pretty enough twelve-page story
that could have been told in two pages,
with pictures by Howard Chandler
Christy that are palpable Imitations of
Gibson."
"I thought of that suggestion of Gib
son in Christy's Illustrations, and
speaking of Gibson reminds me of
Harding Davis 'About Paris,' which I
bare just finished reading. It is alto
gether one of the prettiest, daintiest
books I have seen for a long time. It
Is In Davis' most delightful style, and
with Gibson on one hand and Davis on
the other I am sure one can And many
Interesting thnigs In Paris. I don't
suppose It Is a great book; but It is full
of spice and life and is interesting
and after all the greatest thing In a
book is to be interesting."
"A critic of this book said that Davis
shows no trace of genius, but plenty of
evidence of art. I agree with him,"
said the Cynic. "For my part I am
tiring of Gibson. There Is rather too
much of him in his friends book, but
'Abcut Paris' is a handy and useful
thing to have about the house."
"Have you read 'With the Proces
sion,' by Henry B. Fuller?" Inquired
the Youthful Enthusiast.
"No; what Is It about?"
"Why, it is the story of a iioh:jiu:iIy
In Chicago trying to get Into society "
"K'.ntl of 'S.las Lapham' va-n- eh:"
"v'es. it is something like it."
"7 suppose there is a girl lite Pene
lope In 1'.?'
"Yet-, Jcnu Is something Ike her."
"An ! Ik there a grouty tnd foolish
ell f.itho: like Slte.s?"
"Tlier. Is en old Mr. Mr shall who
has rather dore sense In the chinning
than Silas nn.l lets in the end."
"And I Sucrose getting into 6-iciety
breaks up the family?"
"Yes, and come to think of il, the
irr.rr.Uall." built a new house as tv Lap
ban s did "
'Wliai is there In It that wa3at in
Sl'as Lu;il arc anything?"
Tstthos. for cne thing. Jt is really
a h-art ni.d'ni; tale."
The Cynic hasn't any heart to rend,
and Ms H)rcnitnt was charac'.-xistic:
"I can get all the pathos I vmt with
out reading stories of Laphams and
Marshall getlng into society. I stood
the Laphams, I'm afraid I couldn't
stand the Marshalls."
"Do you ever ,flnd anything you
really like?" asked the Youthful Bn
thusiast. "Sometimes, but never when I am
looking for It. The other day I picked
up Haggard's new book, 'Joan Haste.'
I expected to find Haggard as I have
known him before. I found. Instead, a
kind of modern Dickens, and In a tem
perate kind of way, I liked the book."
"Oh. so did I Immensely. But I do
not think It is anything like Dickens.
To me it is a Jolly good novel of Eng
lish country life, not much like Hag
gard. It It true, but not like Dickens,
either.'
"I'll wager a bound volume of the
Chap Book against a postage stamp
that you skipped most of the pages
where there wasn't any 'talking' well,
that's where there was something of
the Dickens quality. 'Joan Haste Is
really a good deal more than the ordi
nary novel of English country life. It
is the best thing Haggard has done.
There Is some character sketching In
It that is equal to anything of this kind
we have had recently."
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quarter centennial in its November issue
with an "Anniversary Number." In
honor of the occasion it dons a new
dress of type with new headings, etc,
and it appears in a new and artistic
cover. Although The Century has
reached an age that is unusual among
American magazines, it continues to
show the youthful vigor and erterprise
that have characterized it. The pro
gram that has been arranged for the
coming year contains a number of inter
eating features. Much has already been
written concerning Mrs. Humphry
Ward's new novel, "Sir George Tres
sady,' which has been secured tor its
pages. There was a very spirited bid
ding for this novel on the part of sev
eral prominent publishers, with the re
suit that the author will probably re
alize from the serial and book rightB of
it one of the largest sums that has yet
been given for a work of fiction in the
English language. The story describes
life in an English country house, and
also touches somewhat upon industrial
questions. It begins in the November
number with an account of an English
parliamentary election. It will be the
leading feature in fiction for the coming
twelve months, other and shorter novels
being contributed by W. D. Howells, F.
Hopkinson Smith, Mary Ha! lock Foote,
and Amelia E. Barr. There will also be
contributions from Mark Twain and
Rudyard Kipling (the latter furnishing
to the Christmas Century one of the
most powerful stories he has ever writ
ten); a series of articles on the great
naval engagements of Nelson, by Cap
tain Alfred T. Mahan, author of "Influ
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brilliant articles on Rome, contributed
by Marion Crawford, and superbly
illustrated by Castaigne, who made the
famous World's Fair pictures in TJie
Ctntury; a series of articles by George
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ile System," on the mountains and the
mountaineers of the Eastern Caucasus,
describing a little-known people; arti
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the United States," by Dr. Albert Shaw.
The Century will also contain during
the year a great number of papers on
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wealth of illustrations, will reach its
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