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bringing Beatrice was in its second printing. Walter Tust
cons!dered it "a moving,ettely wrought story"; (1) Baird Leonard
considered it "a moving study, beautiful written; another charac-
teristic excursion by Schnitzler into a woman's mind, heart and
(2) J. P. S. considered it an "unforgetable book, highly
soul;
interesting and splendidly written;” (3) the Independent of Con-
cord, New Haupshire connected on the "sure technique, unerring
anelysis, calm presantation;"
(4) the Boston Herald believed
"it helped Schnitzler to his fame;" (5) the Enquirer of Cincinna-
ti,öhio believed "Schnitzler has brought to the tale a rich measure
of tendernes. There is no hargh dissonunoe as in the feverish
Justion of Also, only the hrofound sadness of the ruin of a strong
charsoter by forces stronger than itself!" (6) and the New York
"It has expressed the note¬
Evening Post went so far as to say,
worthy virtues apparent in Fraulein Kise." (7) This seems to be
the only occasion when Beatrice was demed superior to —Klse. One
finds also unfavorable remarks as: "The story, lurid in contempla¬
tion and dull to read, comes apart, and the people break away from
their moorings. It is good but not of Schnitzler's best." (8) The
ut ooklyn heilv aagle seens unable to understand Schnitzler at all
for it is not only with reference to this story but also in the
case of Theresa (5) that the reviewer has an entirely wrong con-
ception. "Beatrice stirs on the side of sensationalism. It is
plainuuies and the leaet entertaining that has come to my atten-
tion. Schnitzler’s talent ere mesger, except for a distinguished
prose, and his laste is congressible. In Bestrice and Klse he is
a trasome composer of subscribe that fail to
that are never novel,” (10) writes Edward Cushing. The most ex-
treme of the adverse criticiams is, "Beatrice attests Schnitzler
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1. ) New York Evening Post Literary Review, May 1,1926, p 4.
Aro,
19.1926.
The Charlat
0 News (North Carolina), May 23,ul-1926.
Andepende
(Concord, N. H.), May 29,I926, CxVI, 645.
Osten
d. April 24, 2326.
(Cineinnati, Chio), May 8,fa-1926.
st, K
davon
3.I926.
s.) New Republie (New York), May 19, le 26.
pailx Nagle. October 10, 1928.
10.)
V̄L„LYN
V Lägle, May 15, le 26.