Trueromanticart，again，makesaromanceofallthings.Itreachesintothehighestabstractionoftheideal;itdoesnotrefusethemostpedestrianrealism.ROBINSONCRUSOEisasrealisticasitisromantic;bothqualitiesarepushedtoanextreme，andneithersuffers.Nordoesromancedependuponthematerialimportanceoftheincidents.Todealwithstronganddeadlyelements，banditti，pirates，warandmurder，istoconjurewithgreatnames，and，intheeventoffailure，todoublethedisgrace.ThearrivalofHaydnandConsueloattheCanon’svillaisaverytriflingincident;yetwemayreadadozenboisterousstoriesfrombeginningtoend，andnotreceivesofreshandstirringanimpressionofadventure.ItwasthesceneofCrusoeatthewreck，ifIrememberrightly，thatsobewitchedmyblacksmith.
Noristhefactsurprising.Everysinglearticlethecastawayrecoversfromthehulkis\"ajoyforever\"tothemanwhoreadsofthem.Theyarethethingsthatshouldbefound，andthebareenumerationstirstheblood.Ifoundaglimmerofthesameinteresttheotherdayinanewbook，THESAILOR’SSWEETHEART，byMr.ClarkRussell.ThewholebusinessofthebrigMORNINGSTARisveryrightlyfeltandspiritedlywritten;buttheclothes，thebooksandthemoneysatisfythereader’smindlikethingstoeat.
Wearedealingherewiththeoldcut—and—dry，legitimateinterestoftreasuretrove.Buteventreasuretrovecanbemadedull.
TherearefewpeoplewhohavenotgroanedundertheplethoraofgoodsthatfelltothelotoftheSWISSFAMILYROBINSON，thatdrearyfamily.Theyfoundarticleafterarticle，creatureaftercreature，frommilkkinetopiecesofordnance，awholeconsignment;butnoinformingtastehadpresidedovertheselection，therewasnosmackorrelishintheinvoice;andtheserichesleftthefancycold.TheboxofgoodsinVerne’sMYSTERIOUS
ISLANDisanothercaseinpoint：therewasnogustoandnoglamouraboutthat;itmighthavecomefromashop.Butthetwohundredandseventy—eightAustraliansovereignsonboardtheMORNINGSTAR