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an isolated ranch on Puget Sound,
written for the most part IN d strdHS0
rough dialect. The same terrible We
racity and overshadowing fatality Pc
culiar to most novels of life OUT
west is noticeable in the development
of each character. But the distinguish
ing feature of the book is moral ues.
peration, the unhallowed approach OIL
a naturally vicious woman toward VII
tue. MarielIa miraculously escapes the
bondage of the situation. but, after all
she is only a pretty incident in the
hard, nagging persistence of the oider
woman The book suggests some ollil-
cult problems in individual etnlcs 10
solve; and unquestionably the autnor
has given a faithful Interpretation OIL
life in a little corner of the world rare
~ seen in fiction.
Dangerous Trades is a book of ex-
ceptiona1 value, and it would be DIM
cult to overpraise it. 1t comprises
historical, social and legal aspects OF
industrial occupations as affectlng
health by a number of experts. Edited
by Thomas Oliver. with illustratlons2
New York: e. P. Dutton eco. SS.oO
ret.
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mantle love, by Miss Maisy Reid. 1t Is
a tale of smart society in London and
country houses. The plot and situa-
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" ingenious.
Methuen will publish next week
new novel by w. E. Norris, entitled
Lord Leonard the Luckless." 1t is the
story of man who, through no fault
of his own, is pursued by persistent i'll
fortune.
The success of the drama based on
Winston ChurchilPs novel. 'The
Crisis" has caused the Macmillans to
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