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THE SUXDAT OKEGONIADf, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 10, 1922 rtssse. The Hinging; Captives, by E. B. C. Jones, Boni & Iyiveright, New York city. It is always a pleasure to read a book through which shines a truly clever mind, a mind of aggregate cleverness equal to -the cleverness of all the characters in the book. This portrayal of a wealthy upper-class English family is remarkable in uch respect. The Peel family Is a roup of intellectuals, excepting1 J-ady Peel, whose conversation is so brilliant and whose thoughts are so keenly analytical that the average American would shrink from visit ing them because of comparatively limited comprehension. These char acteristics are generally found in the better English novels, but sel dom In such consistency or on eo high a place as in "The . Singing Captives." llrs. F. I. Lucas, which is the au thor's real name, introduces the Peel family In a group, and in a scant three pages one is quite well ac quainted with them. The author has a deft touch and a certain knack of making her puppets do and eay and react to just the right things to show them in the right light and for what they are intended to be. Mrs. Peel indulges her fa vorite word of the moment -right at the start and is immediately known as a shallow, thoughtless woman, given to foolish fads, the only weak spot in the family. Caroline, the leading light, is still, after three years, suffering the loss of her fiance, killed in the war. Kind, thoughtful and beautiful, it is lier mind wnicn translates all the others in their relative worth. This first blow, because of Caroline's fidelity to a memory, still sticks in the family's crop, and then Roden, the silent, temperamental and lit erary son, suddenly introduces into' the well-bred household a wife who was a typist that he picked up in the park. This is the second cause of chaos and results in the quiet kind of repressed upheaval that a well-, bred family would experience. Lord Peel has always been con sidered by his family as a financial rock of Gibraltar. The family for tune Is taken by every member as t matter of course, the family position taken for granted, as though six servants and luxury in all things were of divine right. Consequently the fiancial crash which befalls them Is the worst of the three mis fortunes, except to the principals in the other two. It is quite natural that the eccentricities of Caroline and Roden should carry them over misfortunes and pull the rest of the -family with them. Mrs. Lucas writes in the same fine tasta, with clever and yet delicate treatment, that characterizes the family she writes of. Her points are always sharply made and her delineations are never anything but clear, but she uses a careful re pression that never leads her into obvious or trite remarks. Her novel is a revealing study of English life providing important and per tinent questions. It may not be widely read because it is slightly over the heads of average readers, but it will be intensely interesting for those who understand it for what it is. Lillian, by Arnold Bennett. The George H. Doran company. New York City. Thjee others besides the reviewer read this book; each of them read it through at a single sitting, and un known to each other, each gave the same verdict: "I don't know whether the book is good, I can't decide, but it is certainly fascinating. If Bennett gets anywhere, I don't know where It is, but he has written his story well." The theme is one of fiction's favorites, but with an entirely new treatment. Lilian faces that crises where she must choose' between vir tuous starvation or abandonment of virtue, and unlike most other fiction heroines, she takes the latter. Cer tainly the book will not grace many public library shelves, because in absolute defiance of the laws of so ciety, Lilian comes out very com fortably situated, if not entirely chaste in the end, and she doea this by a purely natural and purely log ical chain of events. Lilian is a girl fascinatingly beau tiful and of acceptable intelligence, forced to live beneath her deserved position. She works in a public typewriting office owned by Felix Grig and managed by his jealous pinster sister. Grig's attention is attracted to Lilian and Lilian Is dis charged by the sister. On' the same night that Grig first talks to Lilian Lord Mackworth enters the office. More is expected of the acquaintance which springs up between Lilian and this entirely eligible, potential earl than really comes to pass. He is most elaborately introduced, but not until the whole story has run its course is it realized that Mackworth eerves only to show that Lilian does not love Felix Grig as she might have loved Mackworth. In this book Bennett's fascination lies no doubt in his bold and vigor ous treatment. He makes of Lilian a very real person, . showing with adroit strokes Just why such a fine woman can be clay in the hands of circumstances, contrary to her breeding and her social instincts. Her self-abandonment is never com plete, although her affection for Felix is real. Bennett writes In this respect, "She was happy in the thought that everybody knew that she must have given herself to him, and that there was something strange, sinister and even odious in her abandonment" And this feeling is more emphatically noted when a courtesan shocks Lilian with the phrase "Us girls," and says to hep: - If only I was dead. I often dream of lying in my grave eternal peace. eternal peace. No emotions, No men. Quite still. Stretched straight out. Quiet for ever and ever. Eternal peace. D'you know I've been like that all my life? aiy God." "Lilian" will be widely read widely discussed, and it will con tinue to be an enigma as to purpose and object. Modern Composers of Europe, (new re vised edition), by Arthur Elson. The Page company, Boston, Mass. - This standard work, originally published in 1904, has now been brought up to date by the addition of a second part, covering the his tory of European composing since that time and weaving into the fabric of the old history in euch a way that the strands are continued in the case of composers who were known at the first publication and have reached a fuller maturity of work and age in tr intervening 18 rears. It is rather difficult to precisely place the book in its proper niche. Of course, it is tremendously in teresting to musicians in the mat ter of music history and comment, although ,of course it is impossible to expect or to get all the informa tion that a musician- would desire on about 35 different composers within the covers of one single vol ume. For that matter, there are single volumes obtainable about each of the composers for those who care to go into music so thoroughly. But for the person who wishes to By ffkiardV Waller E. B. C. Jones (Mrs. F. L. Liican), whose new novel, The Stnging Cnptlves" (Bonl and liveright) U a revealing study of English family life. be well versed in r-usic in order to better appreciate it, or the mu sician who desires to read illumi nating sketches which will provide a good outline, "Modern Composers of Europe" is an excellent volume. The second part of the revised edi tion takes up the composers of dif ferent European countries who have remained or became notable since the first edition was originally published. The House That Died, by Henry Bor deaux. Translated from the French by Harold Harper.) Duffleld & Co., New York City. "The House That Died" has eomj similarity to Balzac's "Une Vie." The difference is that none of the characters in Bordeaux' story is prominently to the fore; the plot being spread over three generations of the Couvert family and a single idea predominating rather than a single character. Bordeaux has fur nished a. novel with much of the style of the more widely known French authors, all the directness and almost as much penetration. It is rather remarkable how the French writers get to the very heart of their stories and remain unimpeded by their position. It is possible to accuse Bordeaux of none too sharp characterization so far as the description of his characters Is concerned. It is rather difficult to visualize the people in the book, (although they are readily realized because of their racial traits and individual manners and habits. The women are better de lineated and described as to physical appearance, but allusions to the ap pearance of the men are rare. As a prologue Bordeaux writes a beautiful description of the deserted house In the village of Bessans, nestling at the foot of the French Alps: a village occupied by a sturdy, idealistic strain of French peas ants, whose drop of Saracen blood would give the Bessanlans a gypsy flavor if their mountain environ ment and their religion did not give them a certain integrity. Then he, tells the story of the murder of a French guide, Claude Couvert, the best chamois hunter in the whole realm of France. It is a lawyer, who hunts the chamois there every year, who tells the story. Claude Couvert's body is found in a ditch by the roadside, where he has been choked to death one night as he returned from a neighboring village after selling a cnamois carcass. Search for the murderer is given up by the author ities, but is perpetuated by the sons of the dead man. The real murderer is never found, but there is evidence sufficient collected by the sons to show that Benoit. Claude's brother, did it because of his love for Claude's wife, who abet ted him. But the creed of revenge never works itself out, and one by one the whole family is extin guished in terrible silence over smouldering fires of suspicion. tt is not so much the story as the manner of telling. Bordeaux is a real master; not so lightning-swift as De Maupassant, but with the fascination and thoroughness of Balzac. Once you plunge into the maze of circumstance that hansrs over the Couvert household, its loves ana its hates, and aching restraint, there is no quitting until the book is finished. Publishers would do well to have translated more such books. Confessions of a Confidence Man, by Ed ward H. Smith. The Scientific Ameri can Publishing company. New York City. Some little time has elapsed since the magazine-loving public was mildly aroused by a series of articles written by Edward H. Smith on how confidence men and other brands of swindlers get away with their stuff. It has at least been long enough to provide opportunity to observe that the revelations, educational and in formative as they were, put no end to the clandestine manipulations and that the profession still thrives. It may have been deemed that reitera tion wouid have a better effect, or the book may now be published merely with a view to exciting mor bid curiosity, which when once ex cited is a sure indication of gratify ing sales. Only the purpose of such a book can be criticized. The content of this one is sufficiently interesting to bear reading, but of course no re spectable book reviewer can vouch for the authenticity of the astound ing stories set forth. One thing is certain; if honest business were carried on as shrewd ly and with as much keen foresight, as dishonest business is carried on, tt would be a fascinating game. The dishonest business man seems to overlook nothing, according to the author, from psychology to the pic ture frames on the walls of fake offices. Schemes are laid so cleverly that whole conversations are planned weeks in advance, every objection and every qualm being considered and given its proper play. The book is tolerably well-written, and pro vides an abnormal amount of fasci nation. The Serond Empire, by Philip Guedalla. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York City. The readers taste is the main consideration as to whether this volume will satisfy the appetite for a book written in English on the second empire. It is brilliantly written, undeniably clever and en tirely delightful to read, but it ii so at the expense of clarity of char acterization and flat authenticity of record. Mr. Guedalla has con cerned himself far more with his own style than with the style of the age of which he writes. However, these defects will be resented for the most part only by delving stu dents, meticulous in their choice of data. The average reader who desires i , -fs&t s- , ft? f ! $ V" ' J 13 only a pleasant look-in on the sec ond empire, with enough of the fundamental facta to provide a speaking acquaintance, and who wants to acquire this acquaintance ship through entertainment and without the pain .of applied study, will commend the book. Mr Guedalla has a pleasant wit and a gratefully tasteful choice. He writes so brightly that he often sparkles, and in this respect he has over-interpreted the social tones f the era he deale with. Certainly me conversational iiavor ne gives the court rooms and drawing rooms and salons is out of keeping with the Illustrations which adorn his book. v 'The Second Empire" is pri marily a biography of Louis Na poleon, . Emperor Napoleon III. Guedalla does not bestow upon, him the reputation for a shrewd and wise politician that the emperoi really deserves, but this is only be cause he has not focused him sharply enough. His background presents the scenes over which Na poleon III predominated somewhat too vividly anal consequently at tracts some degree of attention away from the emperor. But the general reader will appreciate Just as much the obscurity of the cen tral figure because of the general presentations of a number of other notables, such as the Empress Eugenie. Queen Hortense, the Em press Josephine, Queen Victoria and some of the eminent supporters and enemies of Napoleon III. The J.ew Constitutions of Bnrope, by Howard Lee McBain and Lindsay Rog ers. Doubleday, Page & Co., New York city. Of course no book on such a vital subject as the new constitutions of Europe would be complete if it did not contain extraneous and editorial comment and consequently any stu dent will be gratefully appreciative cf the first chapters of this work which discuss the fundamental no tions of new and old government, pertinent to the changes which have come to pass during and since the European upheaval. The chapter headings are suffi ciently revealing to indicate just what turn the two competent authors have taken; "Princes and Parlia ments," "Legislatures and Bureau crats," "Secondary Chambers," "Seg mentation and Federation," "Pro portional Representation," "Func tional Representation," "Democrats and Diplomats," and "Individualism and Socialism." It can easily be un derstand that such subjects include the vital demands for changes in government, and also include the complete category of changes which have come to pass. The book, however, has no literary pretense at all. Save for the intro ductory chapters and the histori cal note which prefaces the con stitutions it is purely a compila tion of the new constitutions. The first constitution given is of tne uerman reich, and to it is added the constitution of Prussia and those ot several other important states. The work on the Russian document is especially fine on account of the digression from the constitution made by that nation in legal ob servance, and the modifications have been indicated by providing a por trayal of the general scheme of or ganization that is in operation. Of the new and succession states, there have been included the con stitutions of Finland, Esthonia, Po land, Danzig. Czecho-Slovakia .Tniro. I Slavia and Austria, which the auth ors say, is a new state in all but r.ame. Of other states such as Fiume, Hungary, Lithuania, where some de lay has been occasioned foresight is used in commentation and in selec tion of significant documents which are expected. Altogether, "The New Constltn tions of Europe" provides a valuable rererence book for. students of com parative government and for inter national law. The book shows vast amount of study, research and associated work. It is in form a text or rererence book. western Kirds, by Harriet Williams Myers. The MacMIUan company, New To make a book on birds worth vnue it must necessarily be well done in three respects. It must con tain information of value to Ktn dents and all those interested in birds; it must be so written as to prove entertaining to the uninitiated, and it must be well gotten up in matter or binding and illustration, for a bird book is not of season but or permanent moment. In all three respects Harriet Wil liams Myers has succeeded maenifi cently. The volume is distinctly beautiful and would be an ornamen tal tribute to any library table; it contains sufficient of the unique and unfolds its stories in such fashion as to captivate any reader regardless of his lack of specific interest, and it is suiiiuienxiy tnorough and com plete to make a commendable ref- erence bpok for any nature student. There are 63 full-page illustra tions included. In the volume j.nrl eicn is attractive for its natural ness or its unusualness. The full set of photographs and reproductions stjouid m itself be a valuable col lection. rv nere cnapters are concerned. each represents a certain family of uiiua tuuiia in me states bordering cn the western coast, and there are n cnapters. The author has spent p.ouncny ner wnole lifetime in studying and observing the habits and characteristics of birds, and to ine vast lund. of information col jeciea personally she has added quotations from the most acknowl- eugea authorities on both eastern ana western birds. Her manner of tellinsr her trv is Biiumia &ua smootn. sne has not coniinea ner studies to th tilic side but she has also noted the amusing touches and the uncom mon little intelligences which many and nearly all varieties of birds are given to. She has likewise notort th. habitats, the favorite foods, the fam ily manners and other things, in cluding a comprehensive classifica tion. All in all, both the novice and the student will find much useful Knowledge m tne book; it might be said, practically all that either wm need. Nathan Clifford, Greely Clifford. New York City. Democrat, by Philip G. P. Putnam's Sons, That period starting with the events which led up to the Mexican -war and ending with reconstruction alter tne civil war is one of extreme importance in the formative history of the United States. If for no other reason than to bring to light much valuable information regarding that oare score or years, Nathan Clif ford's biography ahd letters Is justi fied in the publication. However, the author's aim was so confined to bringing forth Just' this information that he has supplied a book of ex tremely dry reading, inviting only to those who are precisely interested in the subject or the time in which he played an active part in the af fairs of government. It falls to the lot of few to lead as varied a life as Judge Clifford. Mr. R. T. Merrick in his remarks before the supreme court of the United States in memory of the dead j Jurist, said: "His long career was distinguished by public service in a greater number and in a greater variety of important offices, state and federal, legislative, executive and Judicial, than were probably ever held in this country by any other man; and as rising higher and higher he left the one to assume the robes of the other, the gratitude of his countrymen for the past was always mingled with their expres sions of confident hope for the future." Born in New England and a thor ough New Englander, Nathan Clif ford was first a representative to the legislature and attorney general to Maine. He then became a rep resentative to congress and imme diately began to attract attention. In 1846 he became attorney general to the United States and toward the end of 1848 he was selected to se cure the signing of the peace treaty with Mexico. This was considered a perilous journey and letters writ ten by the statesman to his wife while he was away indicate that he realized the venture might be term- lrrated by death. While in Mexico he was appointed minister to that country and accepted, although loath to do so. His correspondence" during that period of his services is highly significant, although it Is extremely tedious to read. Another important period illuml' nated by the volume is that imme diately following,, when the results of the treaty with Mexico began to precipitate the dissension which ended in civil war. The historical value of the book is not confined entirely to -the na tional angle and the democratic party will find a great deal in Judge ciinora's letters on which to chew the cud of reflection. The Poisoned Paradise, by Robert W. Service. Dodd, Mead & Co., New York city. Even if Mr. Service forsakes en tirely the field of verse the poet will still stand out In his prose. As in the prose products of a great many other poets, if Service can in the strictest sense be called a poet, the eloquence and the beauty of the ac customed metered line can readily be detected la ordinary expression. Service, furthermore, indicates his versatility by his comprehension and mastery - of details essential to the novel; a phase of writing not entirely necessary and frequently overlooked in the construction of verse. One more thing he has not used in his story of Monte Carlo such hackneyed characters as idle Ameri can rich, English gentlemen, luxuri ous European royalty, denizens of the diplomatic service and middle European schemers; persons found In prodigious abundance in nearly every story of Monaco. Instead of these Mr. Service has hunted out two persons, a boy and a girl, af fected in some strange way and by early influence of Monte Carlo. Neither possess wealth; both crave it. Margot, after being driven from home and encountering many strange adventures In Paris and other places, arrives at Ionte Carlo. becomes penniless and very nearly a femme du monde. Happenstance and Hugh, the invalid, prevent her and she becomes Hugh's house keeper on a purely Platonic basis. Such happenstance may seem im probable, but Service has handled it rather well. Hugh endeavors to discover system for beating the gambling games which will not make him wealthy, but will afford him means of livelihood, and his efforts and study comprise a considerable por tion of the book, affording at the same time a view of Monte Carlo from rather a different angle. "The Poisoned Paradise" is a novel in the sense that it conveys somewhat of a message, although not really an important one. The book does suffer somewhat from a lack of technical excellence, but it shows Service as a moderately capable novelist. The New Palestine, by W. D. McCracken. The Page company. Boston, Mass. How Palestine was freed and what has been done for the country since she gained her freedom is matter of current history and the entire world has been apprised of the facts if not the details. Con sequently it is rather fortunate that some sort of history should appear juet now, but rather unfortunate that the book should be of the gift book variety in form. - Few countries have been so often Invaded and subjugated as Palestine since the days before the children of Israel entered Canaan to disturb the Amorites and do battle with the Philistines. Since then conquests have been made by Assyrians, Baby lonians, Persians, Macedonians Egyptians, Romans, Saracens, Cru saders and Turks, but among all these there has been none In which such a promise of hope for the fu ture could be descried as in that of 1918, when the British expedition ary force under General Allenby brought to an end the rule of the Turk, who had misgoverned the un happy country for four centuries. The circumstances of that libera tion and the condition of Palestine when it took place will always have Interest for generations to come, and this book of Mr. Mc.Cracken's supplies an authentic record of the whole. The book tells the story of Pales tine's first years of freedom; its first awakening from the dazed con dition in which it lay during the Turkish regime. The content is a combination of the internal affairs of Palestine immediately after the UDeration ana the external affairs which led to the liberation. NEW BOOKS RECEIVED. Non-fiction. Workers' Education in the United States. The Workers' Education Bureau of America, New York City. Report of the proceedings of the second national conference on workers' education In the . Lnited states. Self-Heallng Simplified, by George Lan der Perln. The George H. Doran com. pany, New York City. A new "and com mendable volume on self-healing and the power of the mind to overcome sickness. Modern Physiology, Hygiene and Health, by Mary S. Haviland. The J. B. Lippln- cott company, r nuaaeipnia, Pa. A pri mary text book. The Book of Letters, hy Mary Owens crowtner. Douoieday, Page & Co., Gar- aen c-ity, . x. A book on form in let ter writing of all kinds, with examples and comment. The Disruption of Virginia, by James C. McGregor. The MacMlllan comnnnv ' New York City. The story of Virginia's sectional difficulties during the crisis ot secession, snowing the state's re luctance to leave the union. Letters From an Occult Student, by Jane Ollphant Muscat The Christopher Pub lishing House, Boston, Mass. A series of letters for beginners in occultism. Religion and Spiritualism. The Drama In Religions Service, by i Martha Candler, The Century Com pany, New York city. Covering the subject of religious drama and dealing with the social and spiritual signifi cance of the wide and general adop tion of the visual form of appeal in making the message of the church more effective. Church Street, by Jean Carter Cochran. The Westminster Press, Phi!adelphla, Pa. . Stories of American village life in New Jersey, with strong religious and literary appeal combined. Who and What Am I? by Marie E. Hensley. The Christopher Publishing House, Boston, Mass. A work on spir itualism In story rorm, portraying life on the two plane and in the two worlds. The Guiding Light, by James D. Miller, r THE LITERARY PERISCOPE E BY JENNETTE KENNEDY, (Assistant in the Circulation De partment, Public Library.) T last we are to have the dis A' tinction made for us which will enable us to recognize the primitive and the civilized man in our warring selves. "The Cave Man Within Us" is William J. Fielding's contribution to the subject, to be published shortly. When Charles D. Stewart made the discovery that there were about forty allusions in Shakespeare which no writer had, ever solved, he applied himself to the task of inde pendent research, and as a result, his publishers state, he produced - a work containing his solutions. This received the stamp of scholarly ap proval by being published simul taneously by Oxford and the , Yale University Press, sanctioned by the Elizabethan club of Yale. This studious accomplishment is only one of the activities which have en gaged Mr. Stewart's pen, for he is perhaps first and foremost a natur alist who has written most enter tainingly and instructively of th. ways of nature and animals on this continent. He has a humorous vein so strong that William Lyon Phelps has recently printed the statement that "he is the only logical suc cessor to Mark Twain." In Mr. Stewart s earlier career he had a column in the Chicago Daily News which occupied the middle of the front page and was called "The Talk of the Town." He gave up cowboy life in Texas to do journal istic work in Chicago. His latest book is a novel 'gal ley Waters." Alan Odle is an English artist who is beginning to make a name for himself as a satirist with brush and colors and he has been com pared to Aubrey Beardsley, and even to Hogarth. He has illustrated new edition of Voltaire's "Can- dide" with nine full-page platea and many chapter headings and tail pieces. The fantastic-quality ol these is so unusual that he has been likened to a third painter In this respect Gustavo Dore. Imagine the dramatic moment for Emma Calve when she went to the palace of the sultan of - Turkey, Abdul Hamid, and as she sang some of her Carmen music he entered the room "Ugly, lean, sinister," she says, "his eagle's gaze fastened upon me." She felt a fascinated dread of the piercing keenness of his glance, as the rhythm of her dance drew her nearer to the "red sultan." Suddenly a look of terror crossed his face and he withdrew precipitately, not to appear again. The singer tells in her memoirs. My Life," that she learned later the sultan lived in constant fear The Christopher Publishing House, Boston, Mass. An eBsay based on the workings of the law of compensation and the workings of the divine and retributive providence. Believe In God and in Evolution, by William W. Keen. M. D The J. B. Llppincott Company, Philadelphia, Pa. An essay on the conne-uion between the workings of God and the theory of evolution; rather startling. Subjective Concepts of Huma.ns, by John J. Donnelly. The International press. New York city. A work on the source Of spiritistic manifestations. Poetry and Drama. Granite and Alabaster, poems by Ray mond Holden, The MacMulan Com pany, New York city. Distinctly good poetry of good but not too much va riety, dispassionate and beautiful, and smacking lather of the new school. The Cry ,,t Vashtl ar-d other verses, by M. A. B. Evans, G. F. Putnam's sons. New York city. A poet who thinks and sings at the same time; some gypsy flavor, an oriental touch or two, and generally good throughout. - Collected Poems, Grace Denio Litchfield. ! G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York city. ; A new standard edition of all of Miss j Litchfield's excellent work. Scrambled Eggs, by Lawton Mackall and ' Francis R. Bellamy, The Stewart K.iaa Company, Cincinnati, O. A barnyard fantasy in one act, the characters to be dressed as barnyard fowls. j The Stick-Up, by Pierre Loving, The! Stewart Kidd company, Cincinnati, O. j One act for three characters, all train; robbers, originally produced by the Provincetown players. j Florence Nightingale, by Edith Gittlngs Reld, The Macmillan company, -New York city. A splendid dramatization of the career and character of Florence Nightingale. For Eager Lovers, by Genevieve Taggard, Thomas seltzer, New, York city, uooa poetry but rather fantastical inter pretation. The verse is not entirely In keeping with the name, but when it is It's hot stuff. Books for Juveniles. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders In the Great North Woods, by Jessie Graham Flower, The Henry Attemus company, Philadelphia, Pa. Another of the Grace Harlowe Beries; this time the adven tures encountered by a girl in the for ests of the northwest. Phillippa at the Chateau, by Margaret Spalding Gerry, Harper & Brothers, New York city. A fiction-adventure book for young girls, entirely com mendable and about a girl's adventures while visiting in a big . Canadian chateau in winter time. The Boy Explorers in Borneo, by Warren H. Miller, Harper & Brothers, New York city. A thriller for boys who like real adventure stories with some close-ups of animals and natives in Borneo. Rhymes of Early Jungle Folk, by Mary E. Marcy, Charles H. Kerr & Co., Chicago. A collection of clever rhymes The Whelps of tie Wolf By George Marsh A Btory of the Hudson's Bay Country. The greatest dog story since "TLe Call of the Wild." At All Bookstores. Price $1.75. The Penn Publishing Co., Phila. A Romance of Early a1Vi5 California liS By Harry V Sinclair A vSr"0"" " r-t ly upon the night LfragO.W 11 W wind come hot, 1 k tgcapcmom words 'PL.wisoas are W CjLp R vsV unfair? but I u , 1 OSdEr,.. believe IMacaulay! Hire "rUmona" I x I yvoo wfll treasure I M of assassination, and her approach in the movements of her dance had completely terrified him. Afghan stories, Moslem tales, stories of Chinese life in- a New York setting are among the color ful, vivid descriptions of human ex perience depicted ty Acnmea ad dullah in the recent short story col lection called "Alien Souls." Booth Tarkington pays a grace ful tribute to John Drew when he declares in a foreword to the actor's book of reminiscences, "My Years on the Stage," that "John Drew would play . Simon Legree into a misunderstood gentleman." "To Tell Yoa the Truth" is a col lection of short stories by Leonard Merrick, soon to be published. Maud Diver's new Anglo-Indian novel, "Awakening," really precedes "Far to Seek," last year's popular publication which is its sequel. "Awakening" was originally pub lished in England under the title, "Lilamani." In "Canadian Fairy Tales," Cyrus MacMIUan has added a companion to his "Canadian Wonder Tales." These tales have been gathered from the Indains; the French habi tants and other native sources. If you are in danger of growing old before your time, instead of reading Louis Couperus" "Old Peo ple and the Things that Pass," try the theories in "How to Be Useful and Happy from Sixty to Ninety." by Dr. A, L, Smith. Among the anecdotes illustrating the whimsical humor of William De Morgan, which abound in the pages of Mrs. A, M. W. Stirling's fascin ating biography of "William De Morgan and His Wife," is this one: In DeMorgan's youthful days during a sojourn in the countryside of Wales, the wedding of some nearby villagers was celebrated by 21 guns fired when the young couple drov away for the marriage ceremony, and again on their return an ear splitting volley burst forth. Mrs. Stirling records that "the guns" employed were primitive but ex tremely ingenious. Vertical holes were bored id the rocks above the inn where the DeMorgans were staying, and these .were connected by cracks, so that a marksman hit tine one of them fired the lot in a series of deafening explosions which caused William to observe plaintively, "I wish, to goodness they wouldn't get married so loud!' Another time when DeMorgan was looking very thoughtful, as' if absorbed in some deep prooiem, a friend ventured to ask him of what he was thinking. His answer was rather a shock, for he replied seri ously: "I was thinking how expen sive it would be for a centipede if it wore boots!" about pre-hrstonc times and admirably illustrated with wood cuts. Evangeline, by Longfellow with prose version by Carolyn Sherwin Bai!ey, The Milton Bradley company, Spring field. Mass. A handsome new gift edition, beautifully illustrated, with a very good prose version. Lorna Doone, by R. D. Blackmore, The Milton Bradley company, Springfield, Mass. A child's edition edited by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, illustrated with color plates and duo-tone plates from the photoplay. Pa Was Real Peeved. Milwaukee Sentinel. "Pa's peeved." s "What's the matter?" "He was going to cut the grass tonight." "Why doesn't he?" '"The neighbor came over and took his lawnmower back." Wilderness (jirl of Country Beyond YotrTl forget the striding of the clock wtien you read this wonder ful new novel of wilderness love 1 BY James Oliver CURWOOD Whatever die you read thb or give for Christmas don't miss -The Country Beyondl" At All Bookstores $2XW i Eoolc tfcrboratlofl JJoqks procured s GILL'S may ThirdiM Mr I I The Perfect Gift for Christmas Give The Outline of Saenee for Christmas and be sure that it -will bring enduring: delight and satisfaction. Never before has a work combined with so happy a result the authoritative word of leaders in every field of science with an informal readable style which makes it understandable even to the child's mind. Four volumes of fascinating reading THE OUTLINE OF SCIENCE Edited by J. Arthur Thomson Professor in the University of Aberdeen, Scotland In a simple, flowing story Professor Thomson gives you the whole glorious romance of man's conquest of the universe through his mastery of science. He throws open- the doors to the whole world of science and re veals its mysteries for all to understand. Acclaimed with William Beebe, in the N. Y. Timet: "Written by the right man, at the right time, in the right way. Should be read by every human being." Ttvr Handiome foluvut. USO fer volume, Examine The Set Anywhere Books Are Sold NfTorfc G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS lwo- By Edgar Rice Burroughs Author of THE TARZAN TALES '4 At All Bookstores A. C McCWf & Ce, PubfislMn - V. The Best Gift Books of the Year! HPHE gift book should be unusual different. If you are finding it diffi 1 ci4t to make a selection for a young person or a grown-up for that matteir you need go no further than the four excellent books described here. In one of them you will find the gift book you are seeking. EVANGELINE By Henry Wads worth LongftUow Historical Prose Version by Carolyn Sherwia Bailey Illustrated Cloth Price $3.00 Longfellow's rare old poem, in an unusual and wonderful setting with an historical prose version by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey based on the true records of the wanderings and adventures of the unfortunate Aca dtans. "Evangeline' is indeed a de luxe edition. Its size is 7 x 9i, printed on fine clear paper from easy reading type. The jacket is a beautiful reproduction of a painting by Marion Powers. Twenty remarkable duo tone illustrations from a photoplay give the book an added interest and charm. The ideal gift book of the year. The Three Musketeers Adapted for Juvenile Readers - By Carolyn S. Bailey Ulustrated in color by Harold Brett Price $3.00 In producing the de luxe edition of this wonderful old tale, the editor has retained all the adventure and romance clothed in Dumas own words and has expurgated everything the child is not interested in and should not read. Printed on clear white paper from generous size type with good quality binding and attractive illustrations - in color, the de luxe edition of The Three Musketeers is a book that any youngster and many a grown-up will be pleased to receive as a gift. AAjourfeooIcKlUrfortlKM books. If he cannot supplj joa.uKU.suOdi'ton catAlogfree, Outdoors and Us By Mary Carolyn Davies Beautiful Child Poems with wonder ful illustrations in color and black and white. At AH Bookstores. Price 9S.50. The Penn Publishing Co., Phila. Bradley Qu Enthusiasm The N. T. Herald: "An epoch making performance of Incalcu lable value. A atep of impor tance in the forward evolution of humanity." Nearly lfiOO tthttratia. J13.00 m ttt. The strangest game ever beheld a game played with living pieces a game as full of surprises as baseball but more grim than a bull-fight is the spectacle de scribed by" John Carter, Jeddak of Helium. Hovr Gahan, Jed of Gathol, played the game with nineteen fellow countrymen, for life, love and lib erty is thrillingly told, among other hair-raising adventures in this astonishing planet aWJ V LORNA DOONE Madge Bellamy Edition By R. D. BUckmor IlluitratioBi from photo play and color painting By Harold Bratt Prica $3.50 TheMadgeBellamy edition of LornaDoone etrikea a new note in book publishing. It is produced in conjunction with the photo play by the same name, and in addition to iti thirteen full page illustrations in, color from paintings by Harold Brett, it containa Ynany duotone prints of beautiful scene from the photo play. Loma Doone is a story which will never die. Everyone de lights to read of its charming heroine and her brave lover, who meets danger with a smiling face to win her love and insure her happiness. Paper, printing and binding art of highest quality. A charming gift book. OLD TIME TALES By Lawton P. Evans Illustrated in color by E. P. Ottendortf Price $2.50 An unusual book containing In story form a general resume of world history from the earliest records to modern times. The first part of the book contains stories baiud on ancient mythology before the time of actual historical record. The remainder of the volumecontainsauthentichistortcalstories. This book makes an exceptionally fine gift for young folks as it not only Interests but educates. aUty Books MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY Springfield. Mm. BALDY OF NOME By Esther Birdsall Darling A true story of Alaskan Doff Race, and the most widely known dog in the world. At All Bookstores. Price S2.00. The Penn Publishing Co, Phila.