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THE AGE OF THE STORY,

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1924.

CONCLUSIONS, ".

FORMOSA.

It is possible to miss the plain Not far from the spot where I There can be no disputs as to fact that the age of Dickens and write, I first read Chaucer's the justive of having numod the Morris was the great age of the "Flower, and Leaf," and was chief stopping-stone between story, as Edgar Allan Poe some charmed with that young beauty, Japan and the Philippines "the"

Formosa." where says that we miss the big-shrouded in her bower, and listen- is a beautiful island no visitors, Even from the sea it rest signs over the front of the ing with ever-fresh delight to the except those foolish enough to shops. For the term story in repeated song of the nightingale content themselves with a jour Dodgson almost as much trouble an irresistible bait to the public- cludes both the novel and the dose by her-the impression of Rey along its tame, railway-linked romance. The eighteenth century the scene, the vernal landscape, forget in one brief lifetime its western latkinds, will be likely to had the novel, but it had the the cool of the morning, the gush magnificent interior.

Once it romance only during its latter

has decided, not far inland, to half,

ing notes of the songstress, The two preceding cen-

take to the, clouds... Formosa turies had the Arcadia and its

rises very abruptly from the west-

of blue mountains, their tops most often covered with clouds, the, highest of them topped with snow in midwinter," vying with one an- other in their excited upward climb until they culminate in Niitakayama, known to the out- side world as Mount Morrison. This giant of the Japanese Em- showing it to the world below, pire rears its head, though rarely

to find a pseudonym as to write "Alice in Wonderland" He was Christ-church don when he began to write for "The Train" magazine (1856-58). He cons structed ingenious variations of his Christian names, but finally took the variants Carolus and "Ludovicus." and, thus arrived at Lewis Carroll."

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following, and also a broken line of poetic stories, some of great .power and beauty, from Hero and. Leander to Theodore and Honoria; but the novel Was nascent. Com pared with the age of Scott, the ampler mass and range of the novel in the later period, after 1850, may be thought to weight

the scale.

And ayen methought she syngern foot-hills, range, after ranges

close by mine ear,

is as vivid as if it had been or yesterday; and nothing can per- suade me that that is not a fine poem I do not find this impres sien conveyed in Dryden's ver sion, and therefore nothing enn I used to walk out at this time persuade me that that is as fine.

with. Mr. and Miss Lamb of an inore than thirteen thousand feet evening, to look at the Claude above the sea on which it can look Lorraine skies over our heads down in almost any direction. melting from azure into purple Many of its neighbours have an and gold, and to gather mush-elevation of more than ten thou- rooms, that sprung up at our feet, sand feet. Then, as if their am- to throw into our hashed mutton bition for climbing had suddenly at supper. I was at that time subsided, the ranges drop precipi- enthusiastic admirer of tously down to where the blue

anonymously in order to test the literary history dates from 1844, reality of her reputation, brought when Waverley, or "Tis Sixty the tale" into notice. "The Years Since," was published. It Spectator" declared that the novel had been begun in 1805, and the in conception and composition "sixty years went back to 1745. showed irrefutable evidence that Scott had twice laid the work George Eliot was the author. aside, on the advice of William Naturally enough Hardy aban-Erskine and John Ballantyne." doned the anonyraity when the "Waverley's success was so extra novel was published in full. ordinary that the words "by the Charles Lutwidge author of Waverley" were soon The quest of the author's name was so keenly: pursued that the secret was not kept for long. Yet as late as 1856 the novela are attributed to Thomas Scott, wlose claim was championed by W. J.

Irish biographer, in two pamphlets, Dickens began to write as

which were supported by a Lancashire antiquarian. "Boz" taking a family pet name for his pseudonym. Even

There was much speculation as Tennyson's first poems were The "Gentleman with a "Oliver Twist” was credited to to the identity

published anonymously, in 1827. -Duster," whose sharp slaps with Roz. "Timothy Sparks" WEN Macleod, who never allowed as Toems by Two Brothers, the handia end of his implement another of his disguises himself to receive directly the He returned to this practice when have provoked painful gasps, in Thackeray wore the mask of applause which his Celtic tales "In Memoriam" came out 23 alarming to E's victims chiefly "Michael Angelo Titmarsh and evoked. It was not till his death years later. His friend, Edward own in 1905 that the public learnt that Fitzgerald, also disclaimed his beruse they cannot see where had, no suceps under his the slaps come from, says anname until Vanity Fair" the author owned the unromantic own name in publishing his first Australian writer. 1 publishing brought him sudden fame,

work, "Euphranor, "a Dialogue on

And it is not only the name of William Sharp." anonymously he is reviving at William Prideaux Courtney, an "The Cardinal's Snuff Box" is Youth" (1851). Some years age of the story, but the story is practice formerly common and English bibliographer, collected, popular enough to appear in later he sent his "Omar Khay its best product unless the lyric TOW apparently returning to in "The Secrets of Our National cheap editions. Its author, yam" to "Frazer's Magazine," in

be a rival for the line of lyric favour. Several of the cleverest Literature," a mass of Eurious" Henry Harland, had earned the whose office it lay for a year. books of the year hear no name data concerning anonymous "reputation of being "Jurid" by Fitzgerald then took it from the from Tennyson to the present on the title page for example, literature, and discussed rany a work published under the pseu-publisher and had it printed at Laureate compares, with the line Haunch, Taungh, and Jow!" ta famous book whose diffident donym of "Sidney Laska," and he his own expense by Bernard from Spenser to Henry Vaughan,

Quaritch (February 16, 1859). But the drama, the long specula- an "Detters of an "Unsucessful success, was assured. Tom use another for his simple story Actor," and "Gone Native." Brown's Schooldays" was pub of the Cardinal,

and then at 1 Finally most of of Tennyson and Rossetti as to on one or two of the finest prints tary crags beneath. The cliffs on" The writer who makes a name,lished in 1857 as "by an Old

Fame cares new so little for the copies found their way to the compare with the story; and one from him hung round my little the east coast of Formosa are re-.. though using none, is a tempta- Roy." "Tom Brown at Oxford Southey that it is astonishing to penny box outside the shop door, of the kinds, the dramatic mono- room; the fleecy flocks, the bend-puted to be the most headlong in

inposters.

Fitzgerald had no need to print logue, implicitly contains a storying trees, the winding streams, the world, towering in places a Disraeli, o doubt vinwares, of university life than "Verdant devires to escape his celebrity. owed the acceptance of his first reen." whose author, the Rev. He publishef anonymously the of course, there is probably no coloured prose, and in essay and the air-wove hills, and distant water's edge-Harry A. Franck novel to the publisher's belief Edward Bradley, disguised him first five plumes

work so constantly reprinted. criticism, but these last are not sunny vales; and tried to trans- in "Glimpses of Japan that it was the work of Plumer self as "Cuthbert Bede." He was Doctor," and fimmediately began Lack of a signature did not primary imaginative forms, like late them into their lovely living Formosa." "Ward, Our anonymous author of a graduate not of Oxford, but of to confuse the literary world with always mean lack of profit. When the story, and cannot rival it.... hues. People then told me that "Tremaine," which our grand-Durham, where the Cathedral has misleading letters. He wrote to Sarah. Duchess of Marlborough, The writers in question are all Wilson "was much superior to mothers considered a master the patron saints of Cuthbert and people who would be likely to decided to justify to posterity her poets, and they are all tellers; Claude; I did not believe them scenes that I draw my best con- piece. Disraeli received three Bede",

talk of the matter, discussing the intrigues at the court, she em- they have the gift that comes and Their pictures have since been solation for the future. Later times as much as the publishir It has been suggested that work and making various guesses ployed Nathaniel Hooke, a clerie goes as capriciously as the poetic seen together at the British In-impressions come and go, and ' would have paid if he bud di Thomas Hardy should pine after is to its authorship.

with a facile pen, to write an gift. These two gifts are always stitution, and all the work have serve to fill up the intervals; but the author's name.

his name not 0. M., but G. O. M. tended, for example, that he "Account of the Conduct of the uniting, and their ties are worthy not, on that account, given it up my true classics....As to my getting divorced and always re- come into my opinion, I have there are my standing resources, dis- signifying Grand Old Man of would have attributed it to the Dowager Duchess of Marl- guise in publishing his first novel, English letters. His name in younger Disraeli if it had been borough." She had hersgif lifted of notice.Oliver Elton, in "AI will not compare our hashed speculations, there is little to ad- "Falkland." His nest. "Pelham, 1874 was not considered likely to "more objectionable and offensive out of bed, dictated for six hours.

mutton with Amelia's; but it put mire in them but my admiration was very successful, and it was assist the success of "Far from on the score of personalities." It without notes, to Hooke, and on

us in mind of it, and led to a dis of others; and whether they have Boon discovered that, in the words, the Mudding Crowd." Mr.is amusing to find him suggest the anonymous publication of the

cussion, sharply seasoned and

an echo in time to come or not, I of Lockhart Pelham is writ Courtney related that Sir Leslie ing Frere, because the latter had book rewarded him with £6,000.

well sustained, till midnight, the have learned to set a grateful by a Mr. Bulwer, a Norfolk squire Stephen-had been told that the the necessary "wit, the humour, The secret of the "Letters of

result of which appeared some value on the past, and am content and horrid puppy." dytten took autonymous "Under the Green and knowledge, and the consum Junius" has never been positively "Joseph Conrad" maską a Polish Review." Have I a better opin- personal only to myself and the Most people know that years after in the "Edinburgh to wind up the account of what is delight in mystification, and afterwood Tree" was by Thomas mate mastery, of style." The decided. It is just possible, how name, though they cannot remem-ion of those criticisms on that immediate circle of objects in

The Last Days of Pompeil" and Hurdy. He accordingly wrote to necessary "wit, the humour, the ever, that some subtle commenta- ber the rest of the famous series had

Teodor Josef the young Dorchester architect knowledge," but denies Southey tor will discover a cryptogram as Korzeniowski, Few, on the other maintain

Konrad account, or should I therefore which I have moved, with an act been attributed to his versatile for a novel for the "Cornhill the other qualities.

them with greater of easy oblivion.» Milman eurious, as that of Galt. whose hand, even after the exploits of vehemence and pien, he devised to make discovery Magazine, and the first section solved the enigma by remember-Wandering Jew" had a

tenaciousness? น more difficult by dispensing with of "Far from the Madding | Ing that he had heard Southey tell vogue a century ago. The open-over land and sea, are aware that now that they lefury whe

great Gabrieble d'Annunzio, on and Oh no! Balimruther with Pyst And curtain close such scene from the ordinary title. Accordingly, Crowd" appeared in January, one of the stories. in "The ing letters of the sentences of its he easts his vote (if he ever public, and it is for them o make Į as Piskstratus Caxton," he fol-1874. A rumour that it was the Doctor."

"Conclusion" from lowed "The Caxtons" with a tale work of George Eliot, published: The most famous disguise in "This book was written by John Rapagnetta.

the words deigns to do so) as Signor their election.

study of New York Jewry), author acknowledged it only when therefore thought it dlvisäble 19. Quaritch tried to sell, it at 2/6, tive poem, are not such in the age Claude, and could dwell for ever waters of the Pacific lap the soll-

tion

Bulwer-Lytton- chose

Even was much less popular as a novel find him adopting extraordinary} a. second edition till 1868. Now, The time is rich in eloquent and the groves, the nodding temples, sheer six thousand feet from the

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A PHOTODRAMATIC MELODY OF THE SOUL THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER IN YOUR MEMORY JANE NOVAK

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THE LULLABY''

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Are there no feminine Horatio Algers to chronicle "the, rise to "fame "and fortune" of American girls?

Take Jane Novak, for instance.

· She could readily qualify as the heroine of stories yclept "Work and Win" or "Bound to Rise."

From fifteen to fifteen hundred dollars a week in ten years! From an amateur player at fifteen to a famous motion picture star at twenty-five years of age! Such is the story of Jane Novak,

The heroine of this feminine Horatio Alger tale has made her way up the "ladder of success" only after ten long years of un- ceasingly hard work.

Born in St. Louis of Bohemian parèntage, and educated at the Notre Dame convent, Mies Novak began her career at the tender age of fifteen in an uncle's small suburban stock company. She was paid fifteen dollars a week:

At the age of seventeen, evi- dencing "unusual foresight, and courage, she decided to emigrate to sunny California against the advice of family and friends, to "do or die" in the movies. She began at the very bottom of the ladder, and by dint of sincere application and study, "struggled upward," again, as the late Horatio would put it.

like.

Then, through her mány characterizations ES leading woman in James Oliver Curwood stories, she became known as the "outdoors, girl of the screen." Notable among these were her" roles in Selig's "Kazan,” George Davis's "Isobel," the Marshall Neilan production, "The River's End," and three Chester Bennett directed offerings, "Belle of Alaska," "Colleen of the Pines,"

and "Snowshoe Trail."

A roster of productions in her repertoire include Clune's "Eyes of the World," "The Tiger Man" and "Selfsh Yates," with William S. Hart; Thomas H. Ince's "String Beans," "A Nine o'Clock Town' and "Wagon Tricks"; Haworth's "Temple of Dusk," "His Debt," Famous Players' "Behind the a Robertson-Cole production,

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"THE STORY OF THE ROSARY"

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MALVINA LONGFELLOW IN "THE Jane Novak deserves, success STORY OF THE ROSARY," which is because she took her work seri-scheduled for three days' run at ously, and because she did not care the World Theatre, is a powerful to succeed sensationally. Shepoignant story of undying love. would never play a part that typi- It tells of love, and despair, of fied other than fine, clean woman- dreams and ashes of dreams. Its. hood. And, despite the many mighty appeal will bring a chok temptations of big money and big ing sensation to the hardest parts, she refused to deviate from heart. It is a beautiful picturiza- the course, As a result her pro- tion of the well-known novel by gress was "slow but sure." Other Walter Howard and is the best girls who started later and didn't picture of Miss Longfellow's en- care, became sensational successes tire career. She takes the part pver night in vampire or salaman- as Venetia whose father, a ruined der rôle. And, they disappeared prince ignorant of his daughter's wife. The revolution has broken killed. Yet she as "the Messen- almost as quickly.

marriage with Paul borrowed out Sad news for the woman ger of Faith waited for him Miss Noyak has achieved her money on condition that Captain who faithfully waited his return After weeks of anguish and fruit earlier successes on the screen Phillip will be permitted to pay pleasing news for the King and less expectation for her husband opposite such notable actors as addresses to her. In the ball Country. A detachment of to return she entered a convent-- Charles Ray, William S. Hart, given by the Red Dragbone, cavalry routed successfully the and see the end of this beautiful House Peters, Hobart Bosworh, Phillip announced to his friend revolutionaries but Captain Paul romance at the World Theatre Tom Moore, Lewis Stone and the that Venetia consented to be his who led the attack was among the to-morrow.