Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
GIFT BOOKS FOR
THE HOLIDAYS
New Worlds of Adventure
and Romance in Variety of
imaginative Slim
ulus to Children in Won
der-Lore.

That most memorable Of sleeplesr
niehts-ah. the sleepless nights that com,
20 All OF US in later llfel-but that might
when every sound, every creakng in the
house, every thud Of n broken icicle
dropping to the ground without. made us
start The breathless expectancy with
which we awaited the morning-snd that
fnorningi with the tinseled balls CLINT
ing on the magical tree Of Santa Claus.
and the plethorically nlied stocking and
the mechanical anrohats and moving
trains, and-.most OF sli-the books. An
derHen. and Grimm, and Mother Goose,
and the LeatherstocSing Tales and Dick
ems Christmas Carroll What hours there
after, when IN our Christmas gifts we
made hosts OF new acqualntances-fair
and hobgobinF. Indians and adventurers
Robinson Crusoe and Tiny Tim What
II a mistiness nils our eyes in the mem
ory OF the days that are no more-that
memory Is tenderly mellowlng, hallowlng
still.
And the love Of books survives with
the advent OF the Christmas season, when
We wish to be remembered on the morn
Of morns, what better gift can we give
than book? Thoughts of the great
more precious than gold New friends
In the heroes and heroines-and friends
who VIII remain unchangingly charming.
To old and young we can send our greet
ings In books. And books-booksl What
an abundance there isl From fairy tales
for children to the latest fiction, from
the old friends In most lavish de luxe
dress to the latest war science, from
antique legends to travel and philosophy
taste
One should give books to children. One
should give books to ones grandmother
For books are the magical windows
through which we peer out of the narrow
house of routine living into a world of
faery imagery, roseate romance dreams.
aspirations, visions. Alas, for the child to
whom books are denied-fairy tales and
the world of wonder!
Bumptuous, ornate, literally clothed in
purple and gold, the publishers offer us
every variety of book Among those
especially suitable for n Christmas gift
is The Legend of the Sacred Image"
BY Selma Lagerlof CHenry Hoit), which
tells Of the journey of an aged peasant
couple from Sicily to Lucca to offer the
meagre treasures they have garnered to
an aged, battered image in the cathedral
The Lost Boy" by Henry van Dyke
tHarper's), tells how the child Jesus
became separated from his parents in
~ Ao1loAiit dilu TeClIes tne Boys wan |
derinss. The story, reverentially writ
ten. symbolically forecasts the august
tragedy Of the divine life of the years |
60 come.
Illustrated in full colors and In black |
and white. by Dugald Stewart Walker, |
Doubleday. Page & Co. have issued a |
rich edition of Hans Andersen,s Fairy /
Tales. The book, with Its happy illus |
trations, Is delightful "The Burglar and |
ne Blizzard" by Alice Duer Miller
eHearsts International Library Com
panyJ' is a fascinating story of bur-
GLARS adventures at Christmas time.
Ranking with "The Golden Age" and
Alice in Wonderland" there has come
from the press of John Lane a book,
Come Unto These Yellow Sands" by
Margaret 8. Woods, which tells OF the
adventures of a man and his
growth in faith. 1t Is written in a
poetic vein. and eXquisitely illustrated
BY John Hancock. One of the hand
aomest books of the season is H. de
We're stacpoole'T "Poppyland" (John'
Lane). THE Little Prince" one of the
tales, is colorful romance of Naples.
and the other fantasies are designed to
children OF all ages Leighton
Pearce's Illustrations show a whimsical
imagination. and are gorgeous with warm
color effects.
by the way. has been issued by John
Lane, and fills long-felt need in being
richly and adequately illustrated by j.
EnTag aght-Meony.
"A Christmas Tale" by Mary Stewart
Cutting doubleday. Page & Coz is a
little story OF husband and father who
enjoyed making his family happy even
At the cost of sacrifice. 1t IS a happy
moment when his sacrifice bears wonder
fui and unexpected fruit
In "Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales"
sThomas y. crowell Company DR..
la6nacez kunos tells tales he got from
the lips OF those storytellers who form
. peculiar feature of the social life OF
me Ottoman They are "such tales as
may be heard daily in the purlfeus OF
STEAMBOAT, In the small rfckety houses
q that essentially Turkish quarter OF
eonstantinople, where around the tandIr
ne nauVe women relate them to their
children and friends" They ada a new
aote 20 folklore and win appeal to all
An edition of 'The Arabian Nights
entertainment" illustrated by Milo Win
,sr has been issued by Rand, McNaIly &
IN THE Arabian Nights" pictured by
seofSe soper New York: Thomas Y
1rowelD, Is a selection OF the most At
'factive Of these classic tales for young
'eaders In a delightful setting, both in
ext ana picture, which viii please old
.aa young alike. Not only IS the Arabian
Ni6nts' one OF the worlds greatest
ltory books In its power 10 Interest and
shagm, but Il Is also one Of the greatest
g iia bulk, and the careful editing OF the
Hpst approved texts. combined with the
excellent treatment Of the decorations.
make i an attractive gift book that
Ioanssfefs win keep carefully among
heir permanent treasures
While Beardsley and Stevenson DO not
Z hret seem a very sympathetic com
'mation. p. r, Herman. in Illustrating
itefenson's Fables" teharles seribner's
ionsl has followed the Beardsley spirit.
nd has succeeded IN admirably inter-
.Eetins steYenson's fantastic. but pointed
hnushte.
: ~. Bsrrle's "A window In Thrums's
- been Illustrated IN color by A. o.
9 Hieheeis (ChaFisa SeFibners sonsl. This
.zEiet has that kindly humor and knowl-
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