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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1902
Page
19
A survey of popular and substantial works notes Edith Wharton’s Valley of Decision drawing strong praise, with Mary Johnston and Winston Churchill titles also in demand. New fiction includes Dorothy Vernon and The Crime of Baskervilles, while non fiction features business and science volumes from Carniege, Macmillan, and Dodd Mead.
Martin Dooley notes a surge of new publications and debates on reading in the neighborhood. He recalls voices praising fiction and libraries while warning against overindulgence and the influence of prominent critics and publishers.
The Serilinere present A History of English Literature by Moody and Levent designed to teach through suggestion and stimulation of the reader's own mental life. They claim progress comes from challenge and invitation and seek to reveal the magnitude of our common heritage with emphasis on both major and minor figures. An addenda includes a nine-entry bibliography covering texts, biography, and criticism.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch notice notes a new book by C. Renger Gull that argues against cigarettes. The work aims to deter readers from smoking and reflects a current trend of fiction with a purpose influencing public opinion.
Brooklyn born writer Paul Leicester Ford, famed for Janice Meredith, is profiled along with his family. The piece covers his upbringing, health as a hunchback, library life with 400 volumes, collaboration with brother Worthington, and his career as novelist, biographer, and editor. It notes Janice Meredith’s success, Ford’s marriage to Mary Grace Kidder, and his postmarital life turning toward new literary projects and stage adaptations.
A reflective piece critiques writers who fail to flesh out dualities and realism, praising Charles Major for portraying well developed, consistent characters in Dorothy Vernon. It discusses the balance between idealization and genuine humanity and urges authors to avoid shallow moralizing.
The writing muses on weaving and taste as a metaphor for memory and companionship. It recalls Mount Pisgah and Biltmore, with a literary portrait of shared moments, framed by reference to Paul Leicester Ford and George W. Vanderbilt.
Richard Garnett, long associated with the British Museum, reflects on contemporary literature versus the Victorian era. He cites Carlyle, Ruskin, Thackeray, and Dickens as benchmarks, notes Hardy and Meredith as near their height, and predicts a future driven by human feeling and social reform, with authors like Howells as leading critics. He also discusses Bret Harte, Kenton, and others, commenting on publishing trends, editorials, and evolving literary standards.
The Manual of Statistics 24th annual edition improves with age, outlining stock exchange data and market features. It highlights five year trends, capitalization, surpluses, and dividends, with expanded pages, indexes, and a handsome binding. Published by the Manual of Statistics Company, 240 Broadway, New York.
The Valley of Decision earns high praise in England with notes of conspicuous ability and distinctive style. The Sunday Review calls it Mire Wharton's fourth major work a study of temperament with delicate shading and complex character questions.
The article notes strong reader demand for the detective story, highlighting Dr. Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. It cites publisher and journal praise, including claims of doubled magazine circulation and high regard as a major serial.
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