The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28


end, and Roderck sees his errors, but
there is a tragedy before the whole mat
ter is Strengthened out and, of course. as
the world insists upon having 1t, two
women, not men, but the two women
suffer the keen pangs of aching hearts.
"Tinsel and Cold is well worth while;
you are pretty safe in taking up Dion
Clayton Calthrops books wherever you
find them.
'"rhe Girl From the Marsh Croft" by
Selma Lagerlof. Gittle, Brown & Coz
This Is volume of short stories by the
recent winner of the Nobel Literary Prize
of $4,000.
The first tale-which gives the book its
title-is strongly human study of q
girls love and her power for self-sacri-
fee.
In this work. Selma Lagerlof leaves the
field of the fairy, wherein she has done
such wonderful work Over read THE
Wonderful Adventures of Nils'0 and en-
tiers the province of realism.
Helga, the girl from the marsh croft,
doubtless is the Swedish peasant to the
life, strange mixture of bravery and
cowardice, devout in her regard for the
truth, sublimely noble In the forces of
her affections This one story is worth
the price of the book-really entitled to
covers of its own-though each of the
other seven is, in its own way, a gem of
it's kind.
This volume contains some of Selma
Lagerlof's best work. including 1.-THE
Story Of a Story In which the author
gives an interesting record of the inspira-
ton and growth of one of her greatest
books, 'aThe Story of Costa Bering" The
latter is considered most wonderful
book by wonderful woman.
Hard Pressed" by Fred NJ White. Or.
T. Fenno & Coz
If you are accustomed to Mr.. Whites
every-now- and-then-th rillers. as they APP
pear you will know from the brief re-
view of Hard Pressed" here presented
whether Its color will suit you or not
Mr.. White seems to have an endless
chain of mysteries, which he turns loose
every now and then.
Hard Pressed treats of the turf and
its possibilities to win and lose fortunes
Sir George Haredale. once a rich man.
but reduced to poverty by misfortune in
track gambling, is given monetary aid by
Raymond Copeiey a roue of means.
Copeley's interest is not in the Hare
dale finances, but he desires to win the
daughter of the house.
Haredale is blind to Copeleys unscru-
pulousness, but It isn't long before the
reader gets on thoroughly to Copeley's
Vaccinations.
The descriptions of horse racing In the
book are very good.
Hard Pressed Is Just another "F M
White" If you know what that means,
which isn't SO bad. either.
"A Village of Vagabonds," by F. Berke-
ley Smith. Doubleday, Page & Coz
Mr.. F. Berkeley Smith, a son of r.
Hopkinson Smith, novelist, painter en-
gfneer. lighthouse builder, almost any
thing legitimate in professions; If you
don't see what you want In the list given,
ask for it, 1t may be furnished by Mr..
Harry Peyton Steger of Doubleday, Page
& Co., very obliging young man.
Port du Sable. in Mr.. Berkeley's new
book, is a shooting ground of rare pos
slblities, and thither as this story of an
abandoned village tells us, the author be-
took himself.
Mr. Smith came into contact with many
quaint people; had his shooting with the
cure in the latter's snug gabion; enter
tanned his choice little coterie of friends
in his own charming house; and besest of
all, perhaps. depending, of course, on the
ewpoint-helped to effect the consumma-
ton of a most touching romance between
the eccentric musician, Tanarade. and
the naughty Madame Alice de Breville.
There are said to be stories being lived
day by day in Normandy-villages like
Port du Sable.
1t Is also stated that Mr. Berkeley
Smith discovered some of these stories
and even helped to participate in several
of them.
hn ffvn f1Pf I,1 =. f,,o
pened in these summer months ending
with Tanarade's wedding makes a very
pleasing story, a number of entertaining
chapters full of artistic charm and COL
ored by temperament; simply couldn't
avoid that word
There are some very beautiful ilustra-
tons in color which were done by Mr.. F.
Hopkinson Smith.
THE Real Roosevelt" selected by Alan
Warner. &c. P. Putnam's sons)
In his brief foreword to Alan Warmers
selection and arrangement of Roosevelt
ian excerpts. DR.. Lyman Abbott analyses
the combination of characteristics which.
he believes, accounts for the former
Presidents marvellous hold upon the af-
fections and sympathies of his fellow
countrymen.
these, "sobriety of Judgment and pa
tient conservatism in action"
Mr.. Warmers brief selections of which
none is more than a page in length, are
thoroughly characteristic of Mr. Roose-
velts habit of thought and manner of
expression.
They are divided into sections. each one
of which Is representative of some we'll
known phase of his mental activities
Their range to time is from Mr..
Roosevelts early publications down to his
recent Berlin, Sorbonne, Guildhall and
oxford addresses.
Between the sections are sandwiched
appropriate poetical extracts from num-
Der of the bards.
Seven illustrations give views from
photographs of the subject of the boo,.
at various ages and In typical costumes.
The extracts are grouped under dozen,
headings: Builders of the State Ma
tional Life and Character" ideals of
Liberty and Justice" 1.-THE Call to Arms
Heroes of Peace and War" Capital and
Labor. "Populism and Other Isms.' -"
Motherhood and Race Suicide" Life in
the Open" Life on the Frontier and on
the Plains" and THE Call of the Chase"
The compiler hiA delved into score
Of volumes and incidentally has furnished
weapons-for one side or the other--in the
bloodless warfare raging Of late over
the vexed question. rs Roosevelt a Great
Writer?'
He didn't have to be a great writer to
get those Scribner prices. did he? THE
vexed question aforesaid is needless
discussion, a perfect waste of time.