Life — October 21, 1886 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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ISI OLLA PODRIDA. ‘ N the opening chapters of “ The Confessions of Claud,” which Mr. Edgar Fawcett has published in the Sunday Tribune, he has shown a keen appreciation of the pathos and tragedy which may be in poverty for a sensitive nature. Away from the inanities of society Mr. Fawcett seems to grasp something of the depth and passion which are the essence of living. When he turns his marked power of anal- ysis from furniture and clothes to human nature, he redeems himself from those faults of his which have been so often ridiculed. At best he is diffuse, but he has something to say, and he says it neatly and often effectively. The opening chapters of “An Ambitious Woman” possessed this same quality of sincerity and deep feeling, and are the best work which the writer has done. It is to be hoped that Claud will fulfil the promise of his youth. The elements are in him for a really strong and dramatic character. . . . T" was a happy idea for Edward T. Mason to collect in three compact and attractive volumes “ Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature” (Putnam’s.) They are not made up of current newspaper humor, which is too often merely horse-play or eccentric mannerisms. But here are humorous gems from Irving, Hawthorne, Holmes and | Lowell, of the elder race of American writers; from Trow- | bridge, Warner, Aldrich and Clemens of those who are still FE: | doing good work, though no longer among the boys; and | from Bunner, Roche, Munkittrick and Matthews, who are bright among the rising constellations. It is a compilation to make one proud of American humor, because it is clean and pure, good-natured and true, and full of human kindness. . . . HERE should be several thousand young people from six— well, to sixty, who would be glad to read George Parsons Lathrop’s marvelous tale of how Little Penn fell asleep in the case of the old clock in the hallway, and was taken on most surprising adventures by the little red-faced moon which climbed down from its perch for that express purpose; and how he visited the Land of Broken Toys, and _ followed the echo without a voice, and found the great giant, Bung lebogus, who carried thunder in his hat. It is a really beautiful fairy story and is called “ Behind Time" (Cassell's). Mr. O. Herford has illustrated it with a number of his delightful sketches of child life. DEMING, of whose “ Adirondack Tales" we recently + spoke, is a man between fifty and sixty years of age. a stenographer and department clerk at Albany, and con- siderable of a recluse. He has few of the characteristics of a literary man. Drock. + NEW BOOKS - JOLLARS OR SENSE. A Tale of Every-Day Life in England and America. By Arthur Louis, New York: Breatano Brothers. Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature. Edited by Edward T. Mason. Three volumes. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Watch aud Ward. By Henry James, Jr. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. THE CORPORAL’'S FLAME. LA CARICATURE. He perceives a most attractive ‘The enemy surrenders at once. ly sympathy. There is certainly nothing to fear from the little one. And even shows signs of a live- So he makes a brilliant attack. His cigar, however, comes in coatact with the balloon and pats an end to the campaign, comicbooks.com