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New Books at the Institute ACROSS AMERICA BY MOTOR- CYCLE, by C, K. Shepherd. “From Dickéns to Margot Asquith the English have been visiting the United States and have been writing what they think of Americans, It ls evident from Capt. Shepherd's . ac- count that of all the many angles of observation we appear to the least advantage from the seat of a motor- cycle, Our manners, clothes, speech, and especlally such institutions of na- tional pride as our roads and hotels are the objects of caustic comment.” —Literary Review, "o CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LIT- ERATURE: BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND STUDY OUTLINES, by John Matthews Manly and Edith Rickert, “Authors are listed alphabetically with a brief blographical note and suggestions for reading, followed by a bibliography and a list of studies and reviews. The word contempo- rary in the title is interpreted arbi- trarlly to mean since the beginning of the war, excluding writers who died before August, 1914, and living writers who have produced no work since then.” .. DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE, by Edward Nobil Val- landigham, I “History, scene and character Mr. Vallandigham have surveyed with an informality which is not less accurate and comprehensive for his unpreten- tlousness, so that his book is not only an excellent guide for almost the best of the east to visit in May or April, but a contribution to local history and a compendium of anecdote,”’—Liter- ary Review. 4 LRI FREQUENTED WAYS, by Marion I Newbegin, “Dr. Newbegin is a geographer who is akin to the poets. She understands the significance of both the very large and the very small, the ancient foundations of the original Europe and the wayside wilds along the highways of today. Her book is about Europe—about the frequented ways of tourist travel.”—Literary Review. s THE GARDEN THAT WE MADE, by the Crown Princess of Sweden. . o INDISCREET CHRONICLE FROM THE PACIFIC, by Putnam Weale. “Deals with' steps taken to bring about the demise of the Anglo-Japa- nese Alliance Treaty. The author has lived in China since childhood and for more than 20 years has held offi- clal positions of high importance in the Chinese government.” x . o JESUS CHRIST AND THE WOQRLD TODAY, by Grace Hutchins Anna Rochester. “A serles of studies dealing with modern social applications of .the teaching of Jesus, seeking in and through His mind and experlences a way that shall lead individuals, churches, classes and nations toward & solution of our .present problems.” . o A JOURNEY IN IRELAND, by Wil- frid Ewart, 3 G “Captain Ewart has not attempted to construct any new theory of the Irish political situation. He has merely observed keenly, remembered accurately, and recorded with tech- nical skill. The result is a book of lasting value.”—Times (London) Lit- erary Supplement. P THE KAISER'S MEMOIRS, by Wil- llam II. “These memoirs present the kaiser's case as he is willing to have it go betore the bar of public opinion. ,The memoirs are extraordinarily personal in character. They relate Wilhelm's career as emperor of Germany from the beginning of his reign to the end in 1918. They review the causes of the great war, Versailles treaty, America’s attitude, the kaiser's rea- sons for signing the famous Kruger dispatch during the Boer war, the German policy in China and the Near East, and conclude with a forecast of Germany's future as Wilhelm now sees it.'—Review of Reviews. . s KRINDLESYKE, by Wilfred Wilson Gibson. K “A drdma of an old shepherd and his two sons, a story of love and dis- loyalty and tragic disillusionment, re- lleved at the close by the coming of the grandchildren to build anew the happier traditions of the shepherd's house.” . s LETTERS, by Franklin K. Lane. “Above all else Lane was a lover of men, not of mankind en bloc hu- manitarianly, like his exalted chief, but individually with a warm faith in thelr instinctive soundness, unsullied by his political and office-holding ex- perience. The frank revelation of this large, lovable, essentially noble- minded personality, searching out gayly, yearningly, whimsical to kin- dred men and women wherever found —and Lane found them abundantly along his road, attached them and held them close—gives its worth to this somewhat random and indis- ecriminate collection of personal let- ters.”—New Republic. DR LIFE OF THE SPIRIT AND THE LIFE OF TODAY, by Evelyn Underhill. “The characteristic experiences XMAS GIFTS Eversharp Pencils 50c up. . 0———0 Waterman’s Fountain Pens $2.50 up O———0 Eveready’s ‘Flashlights 50c up 00 Frank E. Goodwin Optician 327 Main St. Tel. 1905 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, which are: fundamental to the spir- Itual Ufe in all great religlons and the relation of the life of the spirit to history, modern psychology, instl- tutional religlon edueation, and the personal and soclal life of today." DR THE LOG-CABIN LADY; an anony- mous autoblography. “The autoblography of an Amer- ican girl, born in a log cabin in the Northwest, who, despite handicaps, selzed opportunity~and who 18 today known on two continents as a distin- gulshed woman, a charming hostess." . .o MODERN DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE by John Adams, . e MY LIFE AND SOME LETTERS, by Mrs. Patrick Campbell, “Mrs, Patrick Campbell's ‘My life and somé letters' is a brilllant book. Her trlumph in ‘The Second Mrs, Tanqueray,’ her tour with Mme, Bernhardt, her tours in America, her appearance in S8haw's ‘Pygmalion’ are some of the more important profes- slonal events described by her, Sh writes of the husband who was kille in the Boer war and of the son who was killed in the great war; of her friendship and correspondence with such men as Mr, Shaw and Sir James Barrie,. The Shaw letters are of especlal interest."—Independent, e MY NORTHERN EXPOSURE; THE KAWA AT THE POLE, by George Shephard Chappell, “His new success is deserved. In our judgment, ‘My Northern Ex- posure’ carrles forward the sportive eplsode of the Yawa with entertain. ment, with amusement, ‘with satisfac. tion. It 1s an excellent stunt, excel. lently achieve N, Y, Tribune, . .. MY YEARS ON THE STAGE, by John Drew, “Let no one think this book a dry summary of facts, It sparkles with a sustained gayety that is like noth- ing #o much as one of Mr, Drew's| own performance, Even without any considerable appraisals by Mr, Drew of the players of the tune, and rea- | sons for those appralsals, it 1s a valu- able, entertaining record.”—Christian Sclence Monitor, e OVERSET, by ¥, P, Adams, “““‘Overset,’ |, e. copy that s set in type but has not appeared in print composed of material originally in- tended for the ‘Conning Tower, also prose from the latter, essays that have appeared in magazines, and satirical prose parodies.” . LR PREACHING THE BSOCIAL PEL, by Ozora 8, Davis, DR ROLLO IN BOCIETY, by George §. Chappell, “Thus burlesque on the famous Rollo books brings Rollo up to date, transfers him to a present-day New York apartment, introduces him into ultra modern soclety and shows him as an apt pupil in ways of the world. “Its humor increases continuously in momentum—The travesty, GOs- oo A BCHOLAR'S 'SCHOOL IN ACTION; "“The story of the work Bird Behool, ‘the voluntary summer- school for young children founded by Joanne Bird Johnson, in Petersbor- ough, New Hampshi “Though dlscursive in blography will be enjoyed hy those who are interested in the history of the English theater during the early nineteenth century. Mrs. Stirling was a popular actress on the English stage for 60 years and is still remembered for her interpretation in the role of | nurse to Ellen Terry's Jubet,"—A, L, A. Booklist, as a ference. LRI i ¥ o MONDAY, DECEM whole, 18 erlsply and amusingly done," Literary Review, ¥ LETTERS TO A YOUNG LADY, by Francls James Child, A rare spirit set forth in intimate friendship one of would like to own to resort to from time to time when life seems sordid, the books one DATA ON CHILDREN, ARTISTS AND TEACHERS, of The STAGE LIFls OF MRS, STIRLING, by Percy Allen, style this LR WISE MEN FROM THE EAST AND | FROM THE WEST, by Abraham Mitrie Rihbany. “In spite of Kipling, the east and | the west have met in the 'person of | Dr. Rihbany, a Syrian by birth, a well-known American clergyman, and | a delegate of Syria to the peace con- This wise man from the BER 18, 1922, east and from the west explains the | passive Orlental mind to the aggres- slve Oceldental, analyzes reasons for the present revolt, and suggests rem- edles," o, BKY-LINE CAMPS, by Eaton, “Many agreeable sketches of travel that will be Interesting especially to mountain-lovers are found within the Walter P. ‘| covers of this book. The ‘camps’ are aalnly in the northwest, and numer ous photographs accompany the de- scriptions."~~Outlook, P TEX: A CHAPTER IN THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA DE MATTOS. “A blographical and critical sketch of the famous translator of Maeter- | linck, Fake, Couperus, Ewald, ete,, character as an indefatigable worker, an accomplished wit, and a devoted friend,"” .o | SINCE CEZANNE, by Clive Bell, “A collection of papers on modern art of the post impressionist school, tracing the influence of Cezanne on the work of Rousseau, Renoir, Ma- tisse and Picasso, Bonard, Marquet, Friesz and Derain with chapters on aesthetics, art criticlsm, negro sculp- ture and ‘jazz’"—A. L. A. Bookllst. .o oe THE GOOSE MAN, by Jacob Wasser- mann. “A novel which deals with the problem of genius and its place in a world of ordinary men and answers | who by his letters delineates his own | the question whether a man of genlus | can fgnore and despise the common rules of humanity without self-de- struction,” DR Fiction, FIGHTING EDGE, by Willlam M. Raine, “An entertaining western story,” oo HAPPY 1’001, by John Palmer, e JOSEPH GREER ~ AND HIS DAUGHTER, by Henry Kitchell Webster, LR McCARTY, INCOG., by trander, Isabel Os- e THE MAN WHO KNEW T0OO MUCH, by Gllbert T. Chesterton, “Mystery stories, in which the pre- dominating character is Horne Fisher, a gentleman detective and profound student of criminology, who believed that the evil-doer should be brought to justice, but who never brought his man to punishment, because he ‘knew too much,’' " R e THE RED REDMAYNES, by Eden Phillpotts, Mr. Phillpotts mystifies and gives tery story that approaches perfection In all its detafls, Too often in a story of this type we are mystified only to be annoyed and exasperated by a lame and impotent conclusion. But Mr. Phillporrts mystifies and gives pleasure at the same time, which cer- tainly proves that he is as much a master of it as he s of the romantic- THE CHRISTMAS FURNITURE STORE RUGS Smoking Stands $1.00 * $25.00 Writing Desks $1 5 8§22 $27 Fire Sets $11 $14 %16 Spinet Desks $35 $39 $45 Andirons $4.00 $10.50 - $13.50 Sectional Bookcases $6.75 Unit Table Lamps realistic presentation of life Dartmoor scenes and Dartmoor peo ple,—Boston Transcript. 5 TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, Leonard Merrick, ' oy “A volume of short stories in many moods by the famous British author." WANTED—A WIFE, by Alfredo Pan." | City Items Radio scts and supplies at Morans® —advt. tenight, A class of candidates will he in'tiated and refreshments will served, o iy Besse-Leland’s, ==advt, James Kelly, son of Mr. and Mrs, John Kelly of 164 Curtis strect, is il at his home with pneumonia. 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