The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
Weyman and others.

Fontaine. Weyman and others.
 A book of worth and charm about worthful men and charming women.
 'sThe Infinite Presence" by George NJ.
 Gould NJ D. (Moffat, Yard & Co.,, New York, s1.5o)
 These essays treat of The Infinite Pres ence, the Biologic Basis of Ethics and Religion. the Role of Organic Love in Organic Evolution, Immortality, Back to the old Ways. These essays of Dr. Gould are not upon five different subjects but upon five phases of one-that of the title. In the old problems of physics. of maternal love. of the biologic conditions of intellectual development, of ethics, of thor finds one truth, one being, ever at the heart of the mystery or ideal "Biologos" is always present, helping and guiding all living organisms toward definite and ever attaining divine Cv- ent." The authors Knowledge of medical and biological science has furnished solid foundation from which to deduce his ethical principles. The course and the potentality of living beings he finds in the living cell, and it is endowed with attributes both human and divine.
 "The Story of Modern France" by H. A.
 Guerber. (American Book Co.,, New
 York. 65 cts.)
 This volume gives a graphic account in simple language of the main features of the history of France since 1715, A. D., with as much additional Illuminating de- tail as limited space permits. Besides outlines of the principal events, this mar ratiye includes many biographical sketches, together with the anecdotes and sayings to which allusions often made in politics, literature and art. It also gives much data in regard to places public buildings and works of art as the well informed need to have at their fingers ends. Thus 1t will serve as a fair guide book to youth fortunate enough to travel through the beautiful land of France. As the work is intended mainly for youthful readers, due regard has been paid to moral teachings. and to the judicious omission of harmful incl dents. The book is arranged for elemen- tary history classes. and for supplement tary reading as well. Some acquaintance with the history of France is most help ful in understanding and studying ,litera- ture, and English. American, medieval and general history. Moreover, in schools where French is taught, this book will serve as a. work of reference for the pupils, who continually come upon names and allusions which require elucidatlon. The book will, therefore, prove useful in schools in these several connections and it will appeal equally to teachers and to pupils.
 The Coward of Thermopylae," by Caro- line Dale Snedeker. Doubleday, Page & Co, Garden City, Long Island, New Yorw, $120)
 A romance of such warmth and full ness of life as one rarely comes upon. | The story is written out of an intimate Knowledge and passionate love of things | Greek. The tale has a happily chosen | and well depicted background. 1t pie | lures Greek life and history in the stren- 1 uous days of Helas when there hung ! over her cities the peril of the aggressive power of Persia The Greece of 24o0 ! years ago lives and moves in its pages. The scenes and incidents of the story are so powerfully and vividly depicted | that they make an ineffaceable impres- | sion on the mind and become a posses sion of the memory. With keenness of | nerception is drawn the great mind of 1 Athens awakening to art. to learning. to | philosophy, to the true meaning and val ue of life and all that makes life worth | livng-this all contrasted with Sparta's ] most barborous culture of brute courage and worship of force which training yet
 went 10 making the great soldier-yet not
 -ater than tNe gentler soldier of Ath- ems. Here recited as by very eye wit
 are the rlories of Marathon, of Sal
 amis, of Thermopylae and of Plataea. The life story of Aristodenlos son of
 r,-lres wea ~inr on the page of stern Sparta's history the name of the coward
 v Thermopylae. is the life blood of the story. Every reader of this splendd and
 aalistic story will scry ont with Pindar as he crowned the dead brow of the
 vailpg man. "Elysium is made of such cowards,"
 ssn Ardent American." by Mrs. Russell
 Goldman. Century Co.,, New York, s1 2o)
 As light thistle down, as bright as scarlet poppies full of quaint conceits md fetching fancies. A beautiful girl. dauehter of a mother who has quite for gotten. in a marriage to foreign noble-