Library of the world's best literature, ancient and modern . ndergraduate in the University knew that branch of politeliterature, and passed an examination on the *;nor is the charm lessened by the sense f a living and kindly voiceaddressing the hearer. His novels arc easy reading, and do not con-tain an obscure sentence. As art is an expression of the artistsmind, and not a rigid ecclesiastical canon, it may be expressed in asmany formulas as there are artists. Therefore, while to few readerslife casts the rosy reflection that we have learned to call would not wish it to disappe
Library of the world's best literature, ancient and modern . ndergraduate in the University knew that branch of politeliterature, and passed an examination on the *;nor is the charm lessened by the sense f a living and kindly voiceaddressing the hearer. His novels arc easy reading, and do not con-tain an obscure sentence. As art is an expression of the artistsmind, and not a rigid ecclesiastical canon, it may be expressed in asmany formulas as there are artists. Therefore, while to few readerslife casts the rosy reflection that we have learned to call would not wish it to disappear nor to be Walter Besant 1838 WALTER BESANT It was in the year 1869 that Walter Besant, by a happy chance,made the acquaintance of James Rice, the editor of Once a Week,and became a contributor to that magazine. In 1871 that literarypartnership between them began, which is interesting in the historyof collaboration. Mr. Rice had been a barrister, and added legallore to Mr. Besants varied and accurate literary equipment. Thebrilliant series of novels that followed includes ^The Seamy Side,> and The latterstory, that of an innocent young country girl left to the guardian-ship of her imcle, chaplain of the Fleet prison, by the death ofher father, is delicately and surprisingly original. The influence ofDickens is felt in the structure of the story, and the faithful, almostphotographic fidelity to locality betrays in whose footsteps theauthors
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