Life, 1899-12-14 · page 7 of 20
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# Life Magazine Page 511 - Editorial Content This page discusses book illustrations and literary adaptations. The main image shows what appears to be a theatrical or film scene with costumed figures in a forest setting, illustrating a story adaptation. The text praises Howard Chandler Christy's illustrations for characters from "Innocent Drama" (Scribners), noting they're "not only remarkable as portraits, but as artistic achievements are surprising." Below, there's discussion of Josiah Flynt's "Tramping with Tramps," compared favorably to Wyckoff's "Workers." The commentary suggests Flynt's criminal case studies portray criminals as "brighter, stronger, healthier and more courageous than the average man of the same environment"—suggesting a sociological perspective challenging stereotypes about criminality. The page primarily reviews illustrated books and their artistic merit rather than offering political satire.
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“NOW, THERR ARK 4 PRW POINTS ABOUT THIS THING 1 WOULD LIKE TO IMPRESS UPON YOU." infinite caro in details. Their “literary” quality, the story the pictures tell and the hits mado by the gentle satire of thom, is refined and in a truo comedy vein, Mr, Gibson shows another Phaso of his art in “Sketches in Egypt” (Doubleday), whero ho also calls letter press to bis aid to interpret a stranzo country, Other books of merit on Mr, Russell's list, which can only be mentioned, aro C, J, Taylor's * England,” showing a most decided advance in the scope of that artist's work; Kemblo’s “'Sketch- Book,” a fac- simile of bis material as A gathered all overtheSouth; mal Jokes,’ which are real- A STRONG CASE FOR THE DUTCH. ly funny, and Pamela Coleman Smith's “ Annancy Stories,” which contain negro folk lore of Jamaica (after the manner of Unclo Remus), illustrated in a very decorative and original way. * ° . NEW departuro in illustration is shown in the handsome portfolio of elt charactors from the Romantic Drama (Scribners), sketched from life by Howard Chandler Christy, Pastel drawings of Miss Terry, Miss Marlowo, Jefferson, Sothern and others aro faithfully reproduced in all tho brilliant coloring of tho originals. They are not only remarkable as portraits, but as artistic achievements are surprining. . ° . BOOK at tho lower ond of tho scalo of human nature ts Josiah Fiynt’s “Tramping with Tramps ntury Co.) These men are a grado bolow Mr. Wyckoff's “ Workers,” tho two books supplement cach other, Both are records of real experience, ‘Tho most striking chapters iu Mr. Flynt’s book aro his records of the criminal classes, They upset prevailing notions about crime, Instead of being degenerate, the criminal, Mr. Flynt belioves, is apt to bo a little brighter, stronger, healthier and moro courageous than the average man of the same environment. Droch,