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Oamaru Mail, Volume XVII, Issue 5209, 16 February 1892, Page 1

Mr Uudyard Kipling's reputation has been upheld at Oxford (says the London correspondent of the Dunedin Star). Hy 11 majority of 02 to r»:i Mm Union decided oil Wednesday Mint t.lio popularity of I)in novels was not a sign of tlio worthloHsnuss of popnliir taste. Harrio has for the time been quite bowled out hy Kipling. Miidiu, who ought to know, says " Tlio LitMo Minister" is having a greater voguo- tor a three-volume novel—than any work of liction since "Adam Hedo." Harrio himself tells nie he is deluged with commissions, some of them "on your own terms." He would like now to abandon his contract for the Illustrated News- lie could do so much better. Naturally, however, the proprietors moan to hold him tight to it. The work will be a threevolume novel of theatrical life, and follows Mr Hazard's new story, commencing about March next. Mr Harrio moans to abandon journalism, and to devote himself entirely to novel and play-writing in future