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m-ntary on other hves of Washington.
hi- book IL based oR accurai" Information
and will b. very u.-fil When read IN
connection with any other good biography
! H.. a--,,mss how-vrr that the reader IA
acquainted With all the undisput~d facts
a nd h. di-p.u-.S with imparrng Needed
information Hr- autobiography s.ems
rather arrogant. "A mlsprlnt makes it
aprsar To- rN,Iud. even Washington
! Ir,lns Nj swift IN dealing with Frank
T Ian holds ,'u-. - the autobiography.
which shows more reverence than desire
10 lmuart information. so long as
tlant I'm l..ft AN ill-gtimafe ION who has
historical ImporiauC. some reference To
hIm wruld seem fitting The -bIog-
raph..-" tr" apparently being turned
into 'u'I,hl essays
Du,,. more the Bible is T-arrang.d for
l.,-,iu sugical purposes In The Old Testa-
u.r,' Narrative" ihouRh,on Miffiin Com
rsImv Nlr htfred Dwight Sheffield en-
d"ay"r~ to tell the story directly. nv oidInG
r";-'ItlOus. and using the Language VI
th" King James version lie aims to
--I the narratives ~ their best advantage
- 90 injected whole OCCASIONALLY
b" iall~ back ou the REVISED version ana
he makes some changes IN oTthosrsphy
/ Ia footnotes he sums up the results ot
modern scholarship some stories hs
leaves out His work seems To he wel!
done from the point VI view Of those VIII"
study tn. Bible a. an tuglIsh text and "A
I historical documeu, The volIme - pub
| I-h.l IN attractive form
some New Fiction.
bog lovers will enjoy the dog part OF
-Scottl. and ~. Lady by Margaret
Mor-. ,houghron Miff,ln Company II
- "A sentimental tale OF a collie whose
. adventures are natural enough IN spite
Of 'h. ssntImeutality with which they
are told The peopl. in low life that he
meets are entertaining. ~. cannot say
rh., sam. for the eTusive Young woman
who Is his mistress There L. "a hit a.
vtvi--ctIon OF course but It IL restrained
and directed only against abuses.
The intrigue OF The cambridge Mys-
t.ry.- by Grace Tyler Pratt Csherman.
French and Company. Boston. - con
str'Icied ingeniously and the reader will
gue-s IN vain for the per patraior of the
murder TIL the end IL reached. The
author. though she gives no hint. leaves
the possibility open 80 that no compliant
Of untairness can be made Sne paints
the rustic characters with skill. but il
not 81 successful with her lawyers and
detectives IN. story hangs fire some
now. perhaps because the people are a
little lacking IN human feeling In"
uarrator'- reward al III" end "npha-i/"s
the fact tina, problem has been solved
rather than a story told
very pleasant selection from nm
familiar sources D, mad. ia l~ab'.s Butler
Tales from the Old French ,huughton
MIflu COMPANY They are aiken from
m. La ~ Mari. de France and others
from dltnrtlr and pI"Gs fabiiarN and from
d"yur .ruaI JIl"- In author has taken
care MA. her" should O- nothing thai
could -nurk the most delicate taste
Among h- stories she tells - that 81 the
IpnyI'ur - Notr. Dame Those ac-
,Ialn'...t w,'h old French know that there
are many ral-- that ar. far more human
and spicy. hut he choice the author has
mad. shows one side" and very pu" 10
nn" ~ a "lghrful literature 'ha' should
he. much better known among English
readers In. uu'..- and commentary are
scholarly
l. - a historical tale tu 'ns -i.Itad LAM
guage thai pertains I" such siOr e. iha'
Marion Fox relates, IN The Hand Of the
North" 'Juhn Lane Company IL - ia
$50 parts The first tells - E-seNs m
rrIgue- agatnst Elizabeth and mlghl Jus
- ~rll have been emitted Tn. second
',-ll- II a border f-Id among the Arm
-rrouG- and - much better The author
-..,.ru- tn have me unCi-r~r andIng uf wna'
10. VANS 20 tel. her lie writes som"
..T .srlya de-y yrlptIun- - nature. especially
thar - the eut. though he leaves nt- read
.r- III the ar ~ to the --Is
Hook, for the Young