The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

| ing, which II has been said 10 the cause
Of most Of human heartaches. that the
love Of the two principal characters Is
brought TO grief.
The scene Of the story IL New York
City. The action is exhibited against the
| background of art and that Of nature.
The story contains two novel features.
1t lies in a fresh field. one hitherto un-
occupied by our literature. Here for the
first time the American college girl is
projected as the heroine Of a romance
that takes up her life on the day Of her
graduation and carries II to her entrance
| into womanhood. The second novel fea-
ture is indicated in the subtitle. "A Pas
toral OF the City" All through the
fabric Of the metropolitan tale is woven
the thread Of country life. and thus be-
| fore the eyes Of the reader there Is con-
stantly held a shifting vista-now the
vista OF the near streets and now Of the
distant fields; a pastoral Of the city.
NY LOVE AND L: BY Martin Redfeld. Macmillan
Company. New York. Price. Is
One would think that the author OF
| My Love and l" would be tempted to
come forth and declare himself-or her
self-for the praise which il being be-
slowed upon that work must be crafty
ing to its unknown creator: and though
| much OF this commendation Is voiced
| through the press. the publishers are re-
ceiving letters from grateful readers
which go to prove that enthusiasm for
the story is not confined to book re-
/ viewers.
| MY Love and T. is in many respects
most remarkable book. whoever the
author is. This book shows an amazing
insight. a brilliant perception. and a mas
terry OF speech that make II stand out.
There are pages in this novel that thrill
like a Keats ode. Married to a woman
that ne idolizes, Martin Redfield tells in
his own words OF his awakening and OF
the other woman who came into his life,
and how he dwelt with the problem that
confronted him. The second woman Is
| Of noble character. and the solution al
| which she and Martin arrives IL not OF
the kind usually found in fiction. but
perhaps more often found In life than
the one novelists are apt TO adopt. Al
| all events. the book Is a decided depar-
| ture from stories which have dwclt with
the triangle before. Besides Martin and
his love. there is Interviewer with 1t the
story Of Mary and Blake-Mary in par
ticular. An idealist. a poet. able to only
| earn a bare living. he forms striking
contrast to Martin. a practical man and
popular novelist. My Love and T. Is
not an ordinary love story. 1t is on the
contrary. the intimate confession OF q
mans life. set down in all sincerity and
| radiating with the warmth OF heart
which seeks and finds the higher value
| of love.
THE PLACE OF HONEYMOONs: By Harold Mac
| Grath. author q Half a Rogue. illustrated
1 The BobhsMerriIl Co.. Indianapolis. Price. s. -
Romance is the principal motive of the
tale. but 1t is romance which Is clothed
in the element Of mystery. and which
battles the reader until the author sees
Mt to clear il up near the end. II Is a
mystery story. but it is in no way con-
cerned with crime OF the pursuit OF
criminals.
Courtlandt is a typical MacGrath hero,
He Is wealthy. is reputed wild. but is in
reality merely whimsical: delights in ad-
ventures and feminine charm. and yet II