The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

street. Profoundly respectful of love, he is unable to reconcile its maintenance with marriage as it exists among the well-to-do; this does not amount to say ing that MT. George believes marriage to be ,inworkable he merely believes that 1t is a very delicate machine and that without much intelligence, much toler- ance and much good will. it Is liable to lead to destruction those who entered into it with the highest ideal. He be- lieves also that the danger is greater for women than for men, because the latter have interests in every realm of the world--art, business. politics, study while women, save the unusually gifted, find themselves refused anything save the adventure of love.
 MT. Georges novel concerns the married life of the young women of the upper middle class who are around 30 years of age. One is childless, another has two children, aged five and six: the third has already four children and three more are born in the course of the story. The de- velopment indicates very clearly Mir. Georges views, for one sister, in sort of despair takes up politics, while an- other finds herself, little by little. with out wishing it, without knowing it, driven into the arms of lover, while third, more happy perhaps (for the author is too good craftsman to state any views), uoyoleS neTSelI lO HeT SToWius idiiiiiy As to which of the three made the most of her life the reader must decide. WE ARE FRENCH"
 By Perley Poore Sheehan and Robert H, Davis The George H. Doran company, Publishers, New York.
 We Are French is the story of a | zouave. who was willing to risk life and honor for his comrade and La Belle France-a war story with ideals and hu- nor and human nature.
 | Perleys Poore Sheehan, one of the most important of American special cor respondents abroad. in collaboration with Robert H Davis-"Bob Davis''--dramatist and editor of all the Munsey magazines ] has collaborated in a hundred big stories 1 but never till now signed one in joint authorship, hence the importance of the work.
 FROM DUBLIN TO CHICAGO" By G. A. Birmingham. George H. Dorar company, publishers, New York. l Many famous Britishers have writer their impressions of the United States many have tried to establish a reputa
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