The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25

The book is an endeavor to tell what probably happened 1900 years ago dur ing the last three days in the life Of Jesus, as conceived by the author. it Is big piece Of work--the longest modern drama that we now recall
 THE DUSTY ROAD"
 Ey Therese Tyler Frontispiece by W
 W. Taylor. ]. B. Lippincott com
 pany, publishers.
 Elizabeth Anderson, the heroine, of The Dusty Road" by Threse Tyler, is the daughter of Philadelphia wo- man of high social position, but of little means to sustain it. The result if a life of scraping penury, and gen. eral discomfort in order to be able to put on the same appearance as, the richer fellow-society people. This may be said to be the underlying basis Of this remarkable story by Tnerese Tyler. The author climbs to high achievement in painting the innernost character of this girl, aesthetic, iruaE native. and spiritual amidst surround ings, material tawdry, hopelessly un- sympathetic.
 America. We may frankly admit, has produced no such realistic novelties s have France. Russia and England. Our writers have preferred romance. and veneere6 side of life. We therefore welcome Miss Tylers book.-it is real ism of q higher order. Elizabeth, ap- parently the buffet of fate, and temp tations, braving the disappointments and stooping to build up the remains of shattered ideals of people ard of things. Through 1t all there is the logged belief in the right, the high idealism of one who loves and believes in a beautiful life and is bound to at tain ot 1t even when the will to hold on is the only force that remains.
 Such books are not written every day, nor every year. nor eevry 10 years. It is stimulating to a higher, truer life. The Dusty Raod" winds up hill for long and arduous journey but when the nights are climbed the whole panorama of modern life lays stretched before you and you are wiser, more patient, more sympathetic with the men and women with whom you come in daily contact. Elizabeth wins her battle against temptation and des- rair. her lover. Robert Griscom, wins his against cynicism and mistakes.
 RED FLEECE
 By Will Lexington Comfort; picture
 jacket in full color by Modest Stein; George H. Doran company, publishers,
 New York.
 In the straight-ahead drama of its ac-
  and artillery, founded on MT Comforts own experience as war correspondent and soldier, Red Fleece is an absorbing story of the great European war. But that is not it's chief importance. Because he has been a soldier and because he has melted his own experience in the crucible of powerful and original mind. MT. Con- fort has behind all his stories an almost prophetic vision of what 1t means that tho would should be drenched with the horror of war today. Such a realization comes to the hero of the story, young Ameri- can war correspondent who goes out in the adventurous gaiety of youth to cam paign with the Russians, and comes back a mature man, with the sorrow of the peasants making sombre new glory in his eyes. And here are the peasants themselves, fighting. as MT. Comfort has seen them. Here they go, the meek sheep of the war lord, into the red slaughter, singing the songs of a gentler harvest and more tender dawn. Love plays T strong and original part in Red Fleece" for in a girl who has given her life. her mutinous eyes and smouldering dreams to the Russian revolution, the young American finds a love whose nobility is in Keeping with the drama of the great war.