Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-02

Insolvable murder mystery. hut he be-
comes part-taker also i'll a Very ensag-
ing and at the same time n desperately
dubious love adventure In incident and
situation this double cnsrossment of mys-
terry is. in and of itself. undeniablv ali
SoThing- However. the rca distinction
of TINS tWo-rly web of ENHANCEMENT ia
that it constitutes itself stage. max ng
place and opportunity for Sara, widow
of the late Chailis Wrandall To exercise
her fenininely clever and complex dis
position and temperament. Sara, either
a. destiny or woman. or both, Is InI-
menSely interesting and comes near 10
being literary parsonage. By this
story. vividly conceived and admirably
DEVELOPED. Mr. McCutchccn hicks IL now
mark. increasing his stature by Just the
measure of sara Gooch. widow OF thallis
Wrandall.
LETTERS oF' GEORGE MEREDITH.
Collected and Edited by his son. In
TWO volumes. New York: Charles
Scrihner's Sons. Washington: Wood
ward n Iothrop.
Lovers uf George Meredith will count
this body Of personal letters a precious
supplement IL his own writings thing
To turn To from one or another of his
books as something more intimate than
ii, something possibly more revealing oil
this flashing and often bewldering ndi-
ViIuaIity. Though covering more IMAM
fifty years the correspondence does not
make Il narrative of the great author
life TnaVaila bic letters and calculated
omissions prec,I,ded this issue even mad IL
been desired. 1t stands however, as an
illumination IF his fullest years OF dis
tineui>hcd friends hips and persona, 81 mt
ral adventure An invaluable contribution
to the Meredith literature.
THE POETICiL WORKS OF GEORGE
MEREDITH. With some notes by
u NJ TTevelyan. author OF Ihe
Philosophy and Poetry OF George
Meredith. New York CharleS
Scribn.r's sons Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop
This disnifci edition, uniform with that
of his Letters, is based upon the memorial
issue OF Meredlth's poems. The notes of
Ny. TreveIyan. not critical, but purely
explanatory. are inconspIcuously Placed as
an appendix to the poems themselves
Not so we'll known as poet as ne Is as
novelist nor so highly esteemed as Sucn,
george Meredith mas, nevertheless, made
rnucu exquisite and noble poetry, as We'll
as some Jnat Is tortured and ineXpilcaoie,
ana MeredIinian.
THE SOUL OF 4 TENOR; Romance.
ny AZ. J. Henderson. author of Tine
Story of Music, etc. New Aork:
Henry Holt " Go.
Not only musical critic by profession,
but a story teller well, what other TO
be expected than that Mr.. henderson
should now and then bring these two arts
tOctIner in collaboration Ana TINS Is eN-
actlv what ne mas done in TINS narrative.
a narrative whose nigh qualities OF form
ana substance MAKE Iul. Endorsement OF
me pan Inc story traces the SOW ana
,is.nIuI growth of man into an artist
1'o-seSSeu OF Il perfect vocal instrument,
Inc nicTv man OF MIN bows down p@Ioie
this machine as the END oi nldSic, an d.
t.tiIdc OF SeII-SIOri ncdtlon alone. BN ana
10y. however, under tne tuteiase and m
sI1!rat. on OF Il true genius, woman, the
nan comes gradually to set himself dflSnl
nc iOie great muse, comes 10 IoUh upon Il
as a precious world heritage to whose iui.
ami naWless TRANSMISSION the SINGER IS
a,dcar. This is the story. IT. moves
tnt. tenor from youth to manhood through
love and courtshIp 10 marriage, thfodeh
MS abandonment OF the wife To Il taking
on OF the woman Who nurtured the punS
beginnings of his soul INTO strength, ana,
in dcnoument, LEADS him back 10 the Vie
Woven into this web of romance, by way
Of IGelike situation and incident. = Il
wealth Of knowledge ctnteIed about hlt-
SC and clear perception or the singer
intimate life his feelings and attitude to-
ward the coniiitN Uf music, The pubic
and his associates. That MI. Hendeiso4i
can write q story i no matter Of surprise.
H.. has already done tins more than once.
That lie can make penetrating and author
iafIVe ANALYSIS of muse in all Its bearing
goes without saying. Bat that he can pei
siiat.e so much OF instruction and critica!
comment to take d subordinate place II
the Development of his story, and, more
over. u take it with simplicity and ease,
= truly an aStOnlS hment to the reader
and cIcarlN an achievement on the part of
the author
HETVEE\ TWO THIEVES. By Rich
ard Dehan. author Of one Drawer
Thing" New York. Frederick y
Stokes Company
IN this hurryjE= world only a ve-y
great hero can be pardoued for detain-
ing a reader through go close pages
Of his vaIors and victories Any lesser
hero guilty of this deadly sin against
anothcrs time can. by one means, and
one alone, save himself from complete
au3therna # one of the smaller sort re
~ilrrpd enough To set himself down in
I.rz. and noTnentOls SURROUNDINGS.
where events - scope ana substance
come III with frequency and spirit and if
De- here colHport himself with honor.
I,Mv III that case, this hero may not
only survive, hut lie may pass also with
g pleasing and permanent recollection.
Hector HUuoi-Se. the hero OF this VoiGmI-
!ou- romance, arrived at manhood 10y
way If much youthful! adventure. sur
rounds himself b ,adlY with the foreign
policies Of ENGLAND Russia and France.
heart Of the CTiInean war. In an ilu-
sion Of history and glamnr OF TO
nance. buth projected III a wealth Of