EVENING IiiOGBR-rPHrLADBLPHIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER li, 11)16
NFORMATION ABOUT THE LATEST BOOKS AND THEIR AUTHORS
MjjUMN BOOKSHELVES
.SOU) MANY VOLUMES
.OF SERIOUS INTEREST
wmtrkR'fl Coming of Ago" and
"Confessions of a Physi
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'" 4 ct of "America' Comlnr of At"
if Vn wyes; urooK o. w. uuw;ii, ..on
.rfc),totomleone fel more thanuiually
',, iwke. It I brilliant criticism of
'dritan tendencies, lit with the humor of
''.Ka'ieen mind. A certain wln;nd vibrancy
f trl earrlea one irom corer mj cuvw un
a Wh war of atlmulatlnr thought, making
,U nd arem all too abrupt The light
in uoon our national characterlatlca
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k W aearching mai iw coum uuuuv uu
h of the reflection shown in ir. w rooks
But after all we are left weltering-
fTriwt he cailslho "Sargasso Sea" of
an life, with but meager indication
fim war out y
r book, however, that o clarlfle the life
twr ume is iniuj. . ..... .u
Maiuraol oIBiancQ Diiwctn uur uiwncs
I our practice, the folly of yoking a use-
Idealism, exemplified dj wjo onccaiau'
l. .rmin. lo Dresent-day business prao
k,.wltj the expectation of their pulling
nnonloisly together.
The author finds our national traits best
MM In American uieraiuro ana uovoies
major portion of his book to an analy-
k.'ef It These chapters will interest tne
iiit of literature asms irom weir appu-
, to the social proDiem. in our uiera
ve a distinct division between tho
m have
iMs-h brow" and the "low brow," Just as
lire bare In life. Somewhere In between
' these undesirable extremes I a social middle
l treund where we may hope to And tho unl
Ifrtnf element of the future. It already ex-
St, to some degree, but Inarticulate, walt
' lac for a great personality to quicken It Into
Me,
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How manr of us think of physicians as
. . halnva nrnnA tn human wealcnM
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A sad folly!" How many reatlte that tho de-
i free or a meaicai scnoor nu mo mie ui
etor show merely tho Intellectual attitude
f sf the recipient and do not for a moment
1 eew the subtle mental, emotional, psycho-
are necessary to practice successfully the
; eampllcated medical profession? The con
tort of nnv vounc Dractlticmer with his fe-
mu n.tlntft. for InstancA. traored bv all
(.except thoss wno suner aireciiy. me meat
T..I ulvlMr. whether yodnir or old. Is treated
Jasthough his personal feelings had forever
; yassea away wnen ne ODiainea nis oniciai
, title, Nor do we realise what complicated
, dUeaics a pnysician is asaea o aiacnose.
,lasd how he Is often bitterly and unjustly
f'etnsured when he has found himself In
i (error, and how the profession as a whole
I. 4ni8ers from the lack of appreciation which
' V Its clientele bestows upon Its problems.
W j If Veressaey accomplishes nothing else In
I Memoir oi a -jibiciii vuiru ivmvjji.
I V.ir Torkl. than to DUt his nrofcss'.on uoon
fa human basis we. could and should be
lgrateful for this excellently translated con-
r Tt.a.t.n In ... Mltii4, th.. la liwnva irm
1 fwokiju A. Iltuuj ,.,... a.vw ,a .. jo vw.i.
for .doubt when It comes Ito exposure which
"might shake the confidence of tho public."
t The more' fearless, both In and out of the
Isrofess'on, see only ultimate good In these
r exposures. Ana tne dcsi tning aDout tms
Is that tne autnor leaves no nook ana
comer unrevealed. With a sincerity and a
. braTsry of unusual character, he explains
! tb proa and cons, of the troubles of patient
. and healer whlch, though they may hare
I'M absolute truth foralt countries and all
l.tlmee, have merits of boldly facing Issues,
Yen ii uniHcuBaru ana aisuiusioning.
fWeII-meanln pacificists, who 'ar prone
fto base their arguments for a. universal
I aad lasting peace after the great war
neon the assertion of principles rather than
tacts, will find considerable food for
thought In a scientific analysis of the
world's war contained In "Is War Dlmln
E teaingT" a medium-sized volume edited
Jointly by Frederick Adams Woods and
Alexander Baltxly (Houghton Mtfllln
Company. Boston). In his Introduction
Xr. Woods show a lack of patience with
those humanitarians who have shown little
liking for exhaustive .research, but for the
most part he allow tho reader to con
clude for himself If universal peace Is pos-.
sftle. A chapter Is devoted to each fit t'jo
treat European nations: their war for
u last tOO years are tabulated.
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'Written With
The Skill
Of a Genius."
Madame CiranA'a rmA.. ...:
&er sparkling humor, her
11 " ' .-AV .sfc fS. m
"aicwuncnt oi tne faults of
human nature, her analysis
of the real and the, false,
ner Jrony, her epigaams
all are included in this, book
with such remarkable clev
erness that English critics
nave accorded 'The Wing-
d Victory'' a conspicuous
Place among the year's
WYels. It is a strong book
touching occasionally ,
upon the tragic in which
the author of (Tbe Heav
ily Twins" 'traces the
career of an English girl
'Who rose frnm a lar
'maker's shop to the highest
vnMitlon in society, ,
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W.J. LOCKE WRITES
ONE MORE DELIGHTJFUL
NOVEL OF.FRMCH LIFE
"The Wonderful Year" Brings
tho Great War Within
His Fictional
Horizon
OTHER NEW NOVELS
So fw, so very few. writers Tr lire up
to their early promise) so fw can Terrain
from following the Ood of Gold; so few
nave, kept their records clean of "pot
boilers," that every exception I cause for
praise and rejoicing. William J. Locke. In.
his latest work, 'The Wonderful Tear"
(John Lane Company, New York), has pro
duced a worthy successor, to "Septimus"
and "Stella Marls" and "The Morals of
Marcus O.rdeyne." More than a "worthy"
successor a notable successor. In It are
displayed his amailng flow of word, his
wonderful facility of phrasing, his vlrld
character portraits and his kindly, delicate
humor, with an accompanying 'succession
of epigrams. Finally ihere 4 that sympa
thetlo and human Insight Into, the char
acter of the French people that filled sev
eral of his earlier books. "Blgourdln" and
Fortlnbras" are In all ways fit to. take
places with "Septimus," "Pujol," "Marcus
prdeyne" and "Paragot" They aro de
lightfully ttve and real characters set down
in tho fascinating atmosphere of Paris and
tho quiet quaint town of Brantomo.
The entire book Ir a loyal and touching
; SLt0 Frllnca nt tho French charac
ter. The title refers to one year In the
lire of a' rather cotorlesa young English
school teacher, the extent of whose romance
had been an affair with a landlady's daugh
ter, who Anally married a plumber. At the
end of the year, fighting In the army of
trance, he can look back upon the love
of two beautiful women and a newer and
broader outlook on life. And the telling
of that wonderful year forms a wonderful
story of unwavering Interest
Despite Its curiously suggestive title,
"The Triumph of Tim" (Oeorg II. Doran
Company, New York). Is not a piece of
Juvenile literature. Its author, Horace
Annesley Vachell. Is well known for his
play, "Qulnneys," and one or two novels
of more or less recent data. There Is no
Questioning Mr. vrhir. nhmiu i. ..
style and technique are concerned. He
..iim mui suica pen. DUt tne ink that
flows from It Is often of a sickly yellow
"" i Mr' Vachell Is a strong exponent
of that Interminable school of sordid real
Ism which present day English writers so
affect From a most uninspiring child
hood Mr. Vachell's principal character
n'" iiuo a aeciaediy unsympathetic man
hood, travels In many lands all of which'
Mr. Vachell seems to know oulte thoroughly
and winds up In the quletTSngllsn village
whero he commenced life, by his own ac
knowledgment still to "make good." There
Is little that la cheering In the novel, and
net a little Ihcoherency and lack of
dramatla value.
ft Born to the heritage of an unconquerable
v.,B Ior itrong drink, David Peyton
passes through a fiery furnace of remorse
for numenll mil farrtrvln lanaM fvnm
the ordinary course of well-behared young
v-" , oi seasons 01 aespair ana pe
riod of mental and physlcal"toeeadenc. bo
rer his rescu frotn thHd;mon's clutches
through the timely and almost fatal Illness
of his adored parent Dr. Randolph Peyton,
presumably of the F. F, V,, who tells tho
story In Fanny Kembl. Johnson's first
novel, 'The Delored Son" (Stokes. Maynnrd
Co., Boston). The Idylllo love existing
between father and son Is portrayed by tho
author with the skill and charm that have
marked her short stories In the magatlnes.
Whllo It might bo thought by the average
person who follow the fortunes of the
various character of the talo. Including a
charming matdle named "Narsle," who
rnarrle the dlpsomanlao before ho has con
quered his evil and dominating Instinct,
that some of tho harrowing details of his
struggles could have been omitted without
serious detriment to the story or lb the
obvious moral It Inculcated the writer of
Tho Beloved Son" has undoubtedly found
In her novel the opportunity for a breadth
of view commensurate with her depth of
Insight Into human feeling.
How four wideawake girls and an Irre
pressible ftlangy boy discover romance n
Plenty In the attlo of their horns In what
Is now a flourishing section of New York
city Is told In a most charming manner
by Augusta Hulell Seaman In 'The Sap
phire Signet" (The Century. Company, New
York). Advertised as a mystery story for
"boys and girls," It is primarily for the
latter, though Its style ra so delightful and
Its subject so Interesting that all classes
will rind It appealing. It seems head and
shoulders above the average piece of present-day
Juvenile fiction
The Shepherd Who Watched by Night,"
Thomas Nelson Page'a Idyl of a country
preacher of whom It was said by his par
ishioners that he had "outlived his useful
ness," has been Issued In the form of a
neat little book by Charles Bcrthner's Sons,
New York. It makes Its appeal to the spirit
of the Chrlstmasttde, now only a few months
off, by telling of the old man's unselfish
AN IMMEDIATE SUCCESS
A WONDERFUL NOVEL
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V A likable young- Englishman, a
whimsical Parisian philosopher, a
dashlnjf American k", Jnd a brave
little daughter of Franco combine to
make "The Wonderful Year" an
engaging period.
IT Evsn "The Beloved Vairabond" and
The fortunate Youth" must give
place, .to this as being Mr. Locke
moat charmJnp story. It is a book
that is full of the joy of youth, the
thrill of adventure, and the spell of
romance.
fl "From whatever floint of view one
may regard It whether as a story,
the analysis of one man's develop
ment, a picture of provincial life; or
a glimpse of the spirit of a nation
The Wonderful Tear is a notable
novel' New York Time.
Cloth. $1.40 Net.
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WINDY
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IT "One of the finest outputs from
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has appeared for many a season. It
depicts life in ths Middle West: pic
tures it as Dostoievsky pictured the
many-colored life of Russia; with al
most as wonderful a touch of genius,
with a mere concentrated and daring
skill." JVw rorJk Time.
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Jhave you met
Richard
Richard
, In the new story of
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be tUdt care fer
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Christmas Eve, when he "watched by
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were pealing. -The story Is symbollo In th.
beautiful sense of the term.
if .you'ro looking ttr thrills, and If tho
presence of such In two or three chapters
rill satisfy your wants, you'll find "The
Power House," by; John Iluchan (George
II. Doran Company, New York), very
much to your liking. It Is short and con
densed In subjectmtter. It Is Improbable
enough for ny mystery yarn and It con
tains at least two episodes of real thrilling
power. It the Improbability Is at times
laughable, at any rate the author has real
Ised tho fact and has apologised for Ha
presence. Once this Improbability has been
swallowed, the chapter telling- how the hero
tried to walk through crowded London
streets only to be pursued and attacked by
his mysterious enemies. Is guaranteed to
send shivers up and down the reader's
back.
Irvln 8. Cobb, author of "Loca5 Color"
and "Flbble. D. D." two new volumes Just
announced for publication by George II,
Doran Company has collaborated with Rol
Cooper Megrue Injx play originally named
"John W. Wake" and now renamed "Under
Sentence,"
Robert M. Mollrlde ft. Co. will Issue, almost
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By tho Author of
"The Leavenworth Case"
This volum. .mbodl.s two myst.ry ..torles,
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Anna Katharln. Cren, moat famous ol
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All Booksellers $1.00 net.
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GEORGINA
of the Rainbows
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alike by old and young.
One critic says:
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a story full of grace and light,
with laughter springing up in it
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assies.
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"GEORGINA" is already
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First edition, 50,000 copies,
" contains a picture of the real
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A beautiful gift book.
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a
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the submeraiblo merchantman
and its probable utility in future
. warfare and around it he has
written a romance crowded with
exciting incidents, overflowing:
with thrills. Thef plot involves
tho most powerful men of two
European nations, with tho long
arm of the secret service system
uyuie Author cf. -"""u""y , uemonntraung its
Mm "memaFTHEsmNG "WW ability. The love elo-'
W m7HENKHTklDR5mElC mePA ?. ang, tho action is
twin,, ino cnaracrers are splen
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