The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-29

nothing outside his own desire, his own power. His ideal nation is not that of the Albanian patriot, that of the Greek enthusiast, that of the Armenian ideal ist-A United States Of Turkey Not a union where all the nations that make up the great land, Albanians Creeks, Armenians, shall dwell together in peace, liberty. fraternity and equality But an empire where all the nations shall be as subjects and the Ottoman shall be sole ruler over all. The cry of even the Young Turk in power is, as the author of this book hears it: "One atherland-Turkey-o ban ner-the crescent" In "The Shadow of Islam" Demetra Vaka Mrs. Ken meth Brown) has given a book that must needs hold an interest deeper than mere romance.
 Where the Shamrock Grows.' by
 George H. Jessup. (Baker & Taylor
 Co.,, New York.)
 A book as gay and true as an Irish heart. It will make the heart of the reader more joyous and brave. It lets love and all loveliness live in a broken down old Irish manor house, and sends a bold young Irish American back across seas to win the treasure of the manor for his own. All the book is as hearty and wholesome as Irish wit The utmost tragedy Is the fear that haunts pretty Kate Fetherstone, heiress to all the wealth that the brow of shamrock Blend' brings, that she will fears are without foundation; love, true love, comes to her also despite her millions. To her, too, comes the young Irish American lover. And all goes merrily as an Irish song and dance. tr
 Keith. (Iodder & Stoughton, Lon
 don, Eng)
 . A book of warmth and light, a gen. erous giver of delight to it's readers A crisp, cool and charming story of happy childhood, of wholesome, ambi- tious youth, of ripe and mellow old age. Elizabeth of the Dale is crea- ture of infinite variety an ever en- chanting piece of humanity It Will be no fairer to pick out paragraphs and passages from the captivating whole than to give sample of the full ness and sweetness of a rose by pluck ing out it's petals. It is Just a per- feet picture of pleasant life in rura 1 Canada that readers are advised to take unto themselves quickly as a whole.
 "The Fruitful Vine" by Robert Hfch-
 ons. tF. A. Stokes, New Yorlf)
 Rome, the Eternal Citl, makes the background for a most remark ble story of the people that make up the society of modern Rome. There is less of the Eternal City than of the eternal questions that startlingly assail hu- manity down all the courses of evolu- tion. Every abstract virtue and vice that humanity is heir to is herein de- picted as ruling motive of some one of the many characters that crowd the brilliantly set stage of the novelist Kcenly drawn are those basic differ cnccs in the make up of those of Anglo Saxon descent and those of Latin or igin. Not less clearly shown is the insidious influence of the softer civil ; iztaion upon the sturdler Sir Theo- dore Cannynge is q retired diplomat he is wholly discontented with hfmself f and the world because in a fit of anger he has throwntup his life work: he is grcwnglY resentful because of the childless sness of his marriage, other n4se iaeally happy He gives all Of his thoughts and most of his time to basking vicariously in the slow bnt sure progress of his very ordinary friend. tile Ambassador, Francis Danzil: he delights in nothing but association with the children of the Danzil house. hold. Dolores, Lady Cannynge is thus left to 3her own devices and resources for all Interest and enjoyment Her heart is eaten out by the politely yelled. but ever growing lndefferencc and reproach of her husband. Circum- stances hurl her into the modern social