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J M Barrie : Sentimental Tommy

'Among the writers who deserve attention the first is Rudyard Kipling (his last book ,”The Day’s Work”, a novel). J.M. Barrie—a Scotsman. His last book “Sentimental Tommy” (last year).[...] George Moore has published the novel “Evelyn Innes”—un succès d’estime. He is supposed to belong to the naturalistic school and Zola is his prophet. Tout ça, c’est très vieux jeu. A certain Mr. T Watts-Dunton published the novel “Aylwin” a curiosity success, as this Watts-Dunton( who is also a barrister) is apparently a friend of different celebrities in the world of Fine Arts (especially in the pre-Raphaelite School). He has crammed them all into his book. H.G. Wells published this year “The War of the Worlds” and “The Invisible Man”. He is a very original writer, romancier du fantastique, with a very individualist judgement in all things and an astonishing imagination.’

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Conrad      Print: Book

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