The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-19

THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC" :" CNew and Revised Edtion) By Sir Ern-
 est Shecl1leton. c. V. O. With Illus
 trations J. B. Lippincott Co.,, Pub
 lisers, Philadelphia.
 Although the final arrangements have not been made, it has beens definitely announced that Sir Ernest Shackleton, author of ''The Heart of the Autocratic, who is now organizing his second antarc- tic expedition, will start for the south pole from the United States sometime this year. On his previous expedition Sir Ernest reached a point within 9I geographical miles of the pole, but it was the other discoveries and scientific investigations of the expedition that made it so remarkable. The south pole is not the objective point of the second expedi- ton, but further scientific investigations in the antarctic regions will be carried on.
 Sir Ernest is a born story teller, and it will be remembered that no series of lectures by polar explorers attracted so much attention as his first tour of this country after his return iii 1910. Ameri- cans everywhere have shown the keenest interest in the various British expedi- tions. and the original two volume, $lO edition of "The Heart of the Antarctic ran through several editions. It was
 
 adventure. In preparing this new popu- lar priced G1.50) edition, the publishers have put on the market at a very op- perfume time, work within the reach of all, and one which for the general reader is as good as the original edition. The only portions which have been omitted are those detailed scientific accounts and reports of the expedition which were con- tained in the second volume of the origi- ral edition. In this new work the author has condensed these into several chap ters written in popular style. Nearly all of the fine photographs which em- bellished the original work are contained
 in this volume.
 As a narrative of thrilling adventure we know of no books outside of the lives of Stanley and Livingston which can compare with this. Lovers of sport and travel will heartily appreciate this new edition. We recommend it especially to the attention of the man or woman who has never had taste for works of this character. The author has written a humanly appealing story in a straght- forward manner, relieved with wholesome humor. The most exciting adventures are related with unfailing simplicity and mod esty, as brave men usually relate personal deeds of daring and enduance.1
 The spirit in which these brave men took the disappointment of their high iioPcS' "itii tne SouLn pOie put Sl Tlllts distance, is beyond praise.
 Man can only do his best, and we have arrayed against us the strongest forces of nature-a blinding, shrielSing blizzard all day, with the temperature ranging from 60 to 70 of frost We have been lying in our bags all day. ~only warm at food time. We can hardly sleep the wind has been blowing 80 to 90 miles an hour-we had to play the game to the utmost, and Providence will look after us.''
 This is one of the last classics of dis covery and adventure to be written by man, and will undoubtedly become a household work in future times-unless man takes flight to outer space in some future age, we cannot imagine any fu- ture achievement to compare with these titanic struggles of man with elemental nature.
 'PENROD."
 By Booth Tarkinton. Illustrated by Cor don Grant. Doubleday. Page Co.,, Publishers, Garden City, New York. Exquisitely humorous and delicately artistic is Booth Tarkington's charming story, "Penrod"
 The book is an astonishing example of man re-embodied as boy and certainly no other boy story contains fuller meas ure of real boy than just "Penrod." ! Charasteristic of Booth Tarkington was the letter sent by him recently to small boy who asked if Penrod