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THE HISTORICAL NOVEL.
LECTURE TO ENGLISH ASSOCIATION,
The Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern presided at a very well attended meeting of the Hongkong Branch of the English Association, which took place yesterday evening in the Helena May Institute. The Chair man, after the minutes of the last meeting had been read and
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1932.
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(Continued from Page 3.) those heavy underarm dress the Stɩamaklɔ, shields, and Chey got sort of sinelly,
"ANDRE LEBON" used the perfume. It couldn't he and that, probably, was why she Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday.
the 16th February, 1032. told-like the advertisements.
From MARSEILLES &«. Poor Mr. Redfern-if he could aff-|
Consignces Cargo by the above ard to advertise-Business was that their goods with the exception of nanied steamer are bureby informesi lack, right Insist, to-morrow, that he write being landed ami placed at their risk must Opium, Treasure and Valuables are again to that man La Seattle in the Godowns of the Hongkong ed, introduced the lecturer, Mr. Was Phil, perhaps, doing more Kowloon, whence delivery can be Phil's voice was going on and on. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd, 1. France, Reader in History at that. ? his share of the talking obtained as the goods are landed. the University of Hongkong, who
Goods not cleared within 7 days Have a very witty and interesting She listened.
"Rot! This stream of conscious-including date of arrival, wil address on The fistorical Novel
aubject to rent. Before the
stuff-simpering 18th century, Mr. whimsical and coy about wicked-undersigned before the Friday the
All claims must be sent to France pointed out, there was no ness! These interest in history proper, nid not these worshippers of sophomoric not be recognized.--
young moderns, 26th February, 1932, or they will many histories: of these the few
sophistications, squirming their Darnaged Packages must be left in serious ones were contemporary words about, wallowing it sexual the Godowns for examination by the
Empr. of Canada accounts of events, and the rest discussions and portrayals-rot! consignees, and the Company's Sur-Ampr. of Russia picturesque chronicles which show you way they'll live? I say that veyor Mesata:--Goddard and Douglas ed no historical rense and were
Empr. of Japan alive. at 10.00 s.m. on Tuesday, the 3rd Empr. of Anim they not the result of any careful in- They've never yelled when the have a Revenue Oficer in attendance Empr. of Ruai
February, 1932. Consignees
Bmpr. f Cantast vestigation of the past. There
Empe, ef Japıntı
печн
have
been never
sin,
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the
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was an attempt in pre-eighteenth stillborn. They"
doctor spanked them. They're when damaged dutisble goods aro
you
century writings to get on historic
examined by the Company's Sor "But see here," Barry interrupt- veyors. atmosphere. In the early 18th
No claims will be admitted after rentary the only period of the past. "My brief was for the stylists:
---modern, is
like, though the goods have left the Godowns. considered to be worth erious
No Fire Insurance will be effected Shakespeare-" study was that
Grevee und Df Rome: the rest was a mere inter- if Burry had stolen it, and shook
"Shakespeare," Phil seized it, as by un In any case whatever.
R. ONL, tude of barbarian. The in-
Agent. terest in romance which rose durit at him, "Shakespeare..
Underneath Phil's low rolling
Hongkong. 16th February, 1932. ing that century was one of the words Cecily murmured to Aun, sources of the historical novel.
HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN, "Can't you stop him?" The "Gothic" nuvel produced by Horace Walpole and Mrs. Radcliffe she wanted anything stopped, why From AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM,
That was too silly of Cecily. If
(HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE) was it forerunner, but there didn't she stop it? Stap her writers made no attempt to give Harry, whose face was red and who serious history; their novels were looked almost Angry. Phil only picturesque, Cull of herrer not angry at all. Phil was merely The Steamship,
To be Continned, 3
HAMBURG, BREMEN, GENOA and ANTWERP.
"MEERKERK“
landen ng their risk into the hazardon,
and destant romantic sentiment.
intense. He always grew intensej The historical navel, of which Scott's works may be said to be DeWhen the subjects of in and having arrived from the above ports.. wickedness and sex came up. Phil. consignees of carge by her ace fret exatuples, made more serious thanks to his mother's excellent notified
that n god are lving pretentions to giving Truth of his training. was something of Tory Though it did not always do Puritan, he said. Ann was and amor extra-bazarilous godowns of of it, It made him clean minded, the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Historical fiction which belongs
and Godown Co., Ltd. whence and/or to the literature of racape from the fe him honor and respect women from the wharyra delvery
many be except that well, that other obtained. hard realities of life, and as such sort. And he pitied them sinceresi fioi not cleared by the 20th is not of the greatest typ of
February, 1982, 4 p.m. will be subject literature which never lose touch. He said that he did.
to rent. with reality, hail, when it was first
All broken. chafed and damaged produced, tremendous popularity:
was packages are to be left in the grodiena, industrial England was very drahistorical novel in teaching at the "merrie England" legend knowledge in a painless way, but stessrs, Groddard and Douglas, Hong- that netually it could give a little where they will be examined on the 18th February, 1932, at #4.01. by was born. The peaceful citizen it failed to give a true picture of kang. Consignees tound in tales of the adventurous life and thought of the past. has a Revenue Ofeer in attendance and chivalric past
compen
tended to ignore unpleasant when damaged dutiable goods ITC tion for his own dall and peaceful
led to unintelligent being examined. existence. This kind of hoved hus farts and
Chins against the steamer must he always been ramastic rather tha identising and a failure to see the
True perspective, He presented in writing within ten days realistic la its treatment of former
mer past in
otherwise Tike faney-after arrival of steamer, attes but it is very difficult to write torical fiction is
they will not be recognized. well. The problem of language has dress ball, modern chara ders in No Fire Insurance will be offerted! usautique clothing, for it in very dif- by the undersigned in any cuse what- arldom been solved successfully. Reult for anyone to-day to realixc|"ver.
ages, and
ar requested to
Some historical novelists, like Scott, rely on a reproduction, often fully the thoughts and flings of Bill of Lading will be countersign-
make theed by "xaggerated, of archaic speech other
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN. the characters live. Mr. France, after which is not convincing, but on
General Agents. other hand to use bright modern brief survey of the writings of idiom as others de destroys the Scott. Ainsworth, Henty, Dumus
writers of historical srifconsciously the point of view historical Buston. George Moore's and other "Eloisa and Abelard" is probably fiction, concluded that none of them and life of the past?
A discussion followed in which the most successful in avoiding the had really written great litera diffenty as the writer's exquisite ture. The historical novelist has Mr. Southern. Professor Simpson, and Mr. and formal style is in itself a little to rely on actions rather than on Mr. Braine-Harturl. archaic and there is no attempt at character, for the source of his Clarabut took part. After moving realism in the conversations. knowledge is not life but books: a vote of thanks to the lecturer. it his novel is good it is good as the chairman unounced that at an adventure story, Finally why the next meeting, to be held in the should anyone read or write his-Helena May Institute on Tuesday. torical
when there are March 1. at 5.30 p.m., Mr. Suu
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