Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-16
JOHN GALSWORTHY
TURNS REVIEWER
OF NATURE NOVEL
Hudson's Screen Mansions"
Whose Hero Returns to Prim-
eval Existence in Guiana
Forests
OTHER NEW NOVELS


John Galsworthy writes in his introduce
tion 70 w. H. Hudson's' Green Mansion: {:
"Of all living authors. that Tolstoy has
gone. could least dispense with w. II.
Hudson Why do I love his writing so 2
think because he is of all living writer's
that I read the rarest spirit and has the
clearest gift of conveying to me that spirit
Without apparent effort he takes you with
him into rare, free, natural world, and
always you are refreshed, stimulated, en-
larged by going there. He is, OF course
distinguished naturalist, probably the most
acute. broad-mlnded and understanding OBJ
server Of nature living. but that is mere
fraction of his value and interest The ex-
pert knowledge which Hudson has of ma
ture gives TO all his work backbone and
surety OF fibre and to his sense of beauty
an intimate actually. But his real emil
nence and extraordinary attraction lie In
his spirit and philosophy. AS simple mar
rator he is well-ngh unsurpassed a
stylist he has few II any living equals. He
puts down what he sees and feels, out Of
sheer love of the things seen and the emo
tion felt"
8 "Green Mansions ia tale of young
Venezuelan who flies into the forest of
Guiana on account of political revolution
There he lives the Wild life of the native
Bavages. In his wanderngs he meets an
old white man and his fairyllke grand
daughter. The plot. upon which the author
hangs his wonderful tale Of nature. con-
Germs itself with their troubles with the
"Green Mansions" might be called n mystic
fairy tale of the tropical forest of South
America.
AS Mr.. GaIsworthy says "a story which
immortalizes. think, as passionate love
of all beautiful things as ever was in the
heart of man."
Three years this reviewer vocing an opin-
ion upon a novel with the misleading title.
MY Love and l." by new author, Martin
Redheld, said:
Here is a compelling story full of dig
nifty and truth a tale we'll streaked with
noble philosophy and told in high mastery
of the word"
He now quotes his previous comment,
applying It to Alice Browns "The Pris-
oner' (Macmillan Company Alice Brown.
under the non de plume of Martin Redfeld,
was the author of MY Love and l." and is
also the author of Children of Earth" the
$4,000 prize play chosen from among 1000
manuscripts by Mr.. Ames of the New
York Little Theatre, as the most notable in
theme and characterization.
'"The Prisoner" is the story of a man who
coming from serving time in a Federal
prison. works out in his own way the prob
lem of his own salvation. How he does 1t
Miss Brown delightfully."- portrays in chap
ters OF genuine dramatic quality and true
literary power. The book will hold the
reader fascinatingly to the last word,
Kate Mariners heart of gold and Erich
Wheat's justice-loving spirit are the winning
combination that is likely to give Grace
Sartwell Mason's story of the California
desert. THE Golden Hope" Cd. Appleton &
Co.. New York;. place among the most
recent crop of best sellers in a popular
class Of lction. 1t is a tale of the country
north OF Death Valley, just east of the
Sierras. Kate and her worthless husband
Dave Mariner. come into contact with Erich
Wheat. who in his fight to obtain water
rights for the settlers is opposed by
lfsrIA Of k00N a,I,
ally in golden-hearted Kate. Incidentally.
they fall in love with one another, but
both are strong enough to resist temptation
and the narrative, which has all the charm
OF the West, comes to a highly satisfactory
conclusion.
Two fascinating books on art recently
published are Frank ]. Mather's Estimates
In Art" and Ralph Adams Grams "The
Gothic Quest" CScribners and Doubleday,
Page, respectively Mr.. Mather is Mar
quand professor of art at Princeton and Mr.
Cram is practitioner Of the great art of
architecture Both write as artists with
the balance in freedom and ease in favor of
Mr. Mather and in delicacy in favor of Mr.
Cram. Mr.. Mather's book is a series of
essays connected only by their authors
sanity of outlook, He is unimpressed by
current fluctuations OF taste and his CON
tempt for Sorolla Is as clean as his admira-
tion for Goya Time and the enthusiasms
OF the few (arch-enemy of art anyhow can |
not affect critic who has some interest in
art and velleity, II nothing more for taste |
Similarly, Mr.. Cram can have very little to
do with movements as movements, because
his inclination is the heretical fancy for
orthodoxy. In the grand scheme OF his ar
gument Mr.. Grams catholicism is essential
and essentially acceptable. It creeps in
without dignity at times. In detail and
makes what one has been in the habit of
accepting seem somehow arrogant and al
most offensive. 1t is in short, lacking In
taste little. and in the calm serenity of
the subject IL treats. Yet when Mr.. Cram
insists that Gothic" art should be called
Christian art. and should be taught as
something indispensable In our civilization,
he makes a good case. His attack on the
Beaux Arts is bit restricted in interest
but its yirulenee is admirable, both when let
loose and when restrained. The arts are so
much uncultiyated in America that dilet. |
tantism easily carries OFF the day The
authors whose books appear so closely to- |
gether are not dettantes.
Helen Girard has made an excellent trans. |
lation OF Andre Maurers "a Month In |
Rome" &C., p. Putnam's Sons. New York; |
The volume is more pretantious than It's |
small size would lead one TO suspect The |
50 ground plans Of the sections OF the |
city covered during each day OF the tour |
and the Illustrations are noteworthy. Maurel |
Is an appreciatige observer and has abb /
soFbed the true spirit OF Rome and Its his |
toric snvirons as few other guides have sue,
eseded In doing
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart needs |
10 Introduction to readers OF books on po- |
liflcal and historical topics IN his latest /
work. THE Monroe Doctrine" Little, |
Brown 4 Co. Boston). he considers his /
subject from all anglesi history and geo. /
graphy. social economic and political de-
telopments and conditions. war and peace.
the past, the present and the future. He
presents the views OF others North Ameri-
eans, south Americans, Europeans Orient
ais and offers criticisms and Suggestions OF
his own In conclusion he urges Immediate
ana thorough preparedness as the only
passihle means Of preserving the Monroe
DeefElns
'srae Twelve BY Edward A. George
HIemlns IL ReFeu Company. New York)
q not 30 easily claeaihahle As one might
Iadzz from tbs subtitle. Apostolic Types
~ Christian Men a librarian would
s@Ix likely put i on the shelves IN the
AzElzIaua ana theological section. but the
4aaaer eho knew what he VAS about would
.at14 E1Ia' uIIIIuaa IN The HraeIda' Nni,a