The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
BOOK REVIEWS

ACGna, ~ Selma tsser,os,
~ elossis pvoss the story OF .
Nh peasant fanny. and gives
r1Imate pIoturs OF peasant Ihs
Se ths rugged pines OF The
~ .esuntvy.
~ the rugged pines OF her own
~; like the deep fjords aud
mountain sides, Is "Jerusa-
no new story by Selma Lager.
III IL her second masterpiece
ks1ws with splendid. fearless
- The lives OF the peasant In
iown province OF Relecarlia in
En-. When we read the simple,
~ lines which sound as ma
~ - an epic In blank verse. We
hot surprised that this is the
I'M who has been deemed
khy Of the Nobel prize for liter
-. and that she In the only wo-
m Gver elected 10 sit as one OF
y ln1sn0rtais of the Swedish acad-
IN life OF the Ingmarssons, rich
nnut farmers among an aristoc-
or peasants. opens with a tragic
~ OF lngmar, the present heir.
1ghing his fields and reviewing
Ispast. He had ASKED in marriage
8ughter of senator. taken 1er
~ home. after the banns were
<Shed and, after Swedish Gus
nut on the wedding until the
- should be favorable ane all
~ prosperous.
nile waiting for things T. tnape
f0nDelves according to his IDEAS
4 oecnomy. Brita. the affianced
1o, gives birth to a child, and in
n Tags and disappointment at
E,ars coldness and Indifference,
o1t0nGlcs II tof"gcs even" She
Ifjod ind sent to prison, but ow-
t6 1ngInar's taxing much OF the
- upon his own shoulders. 10
n but three years. Ingmar dis
her and has . fearful struggle
himself as to mis- duty In the
NJ. He appeals TO his fat.er.
ID dead, and mas mystic sort
& talk with him All this while
= Llowing his field.
III father cannot decide, but Ing
y seos his conduct in its true
s and determines TO sacrince
Go1f. Br1tx comes out Of prison
~ meets her quite unwiliingfy
takes her home. On the way
k1fDcoyers that she has come to
r HIN dsvotcdly through her long
y a prison. His heart bursts
Keeling and he announces II In
lnskion: "Now ! don't care .
|n about anything or anybody
5oG." When they reach home.
TIRE received with rejoicing by |
ho villagers, but Ingmar sees
1rN 4 al bis fathers care, and
)oon Of old lngmsr comes to his
va s'0o0d day 70 you. big Ing
tngmarsson," says father rising.
oane TO you. father, says l.
Aank you for your help"
kG strain OF mysticism, which
~ fullest expression In Swed-
~, II found here in the Swed-
Two generations OF
1noS1sOns. with their customs,
8tlons and curious religious life
;nhown IN this book The final
5Eknrc for Jerusalem ID the eli
4 of religious fervor. Surely Sci
1saSorlof will 60 down In history
classic writer Books which
INV 70 tr.:thfuily the lives Of a
M and With such consummate
/, ana watch have a poetic beat
iii we'll VIII be preserved
|axt ,suay ages.
&afh&eday Page Co. Garden City,
yslsnd. N. Y: sl35.
WINNING SHOT, by Jerome
|f6Sess; . book In golf by
papioN golfer, who knows the
~ d sportsmas.shlp - wei, a.
49, n Sport
oxt 10 efficiency, the hardest
nod word In the dictionary now
h psychology. and we are
11fng that It applies anywhere i
The line from grouchiness
you sst up haIf-awake in the
o1ne 10 holding conversations !
= tko restless spiSits Of another
Bomewhefe, In between 1--WE
Z ~. just vhsrs), IL golf. It
n sppeAru : Psychology all Its
compounded Of science. So
lIlty. fresh air. exercise and q
conscience 1t playing hockey
D business a the small boy does
8 school. Jerome Travers ought
.&ow. for no holds the national
3 Golf championship for 1915 His
hook. The Winning Shot," sees
nom ~ angles, and what's
IDs ETHEL BARRYMORE.