Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-12-01
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girl of keen mind and definite charm
whose happiness and personality Is
nearly swamped by an unfortunate
marriage to a hu!king athlete, but who
finally finds her course and holds her
ship to il with rudder true"
The Battle Months of George Dau-
rella DIX: A story of the war similar
To the authors play "Across the Dor
dern but without the supernatural ele'
ment. The young lieutenant hero, VINO
suffers In varied and horrible ways, Is
not identified with any country HIS
experiences, and those of the Ameri
cnn girl he meets and loves in the last
happy day before going to the front,
eaeetually destroy the glamor which
invests war and show the suffering II
brings to innocent and helpless non
combatnnts.
The Curved Blades Carolyn Wells
once more Fleming Stone solves the
mystery. This time fantastic muir
der attended with most unusual cir
cumstances but with the mystery
easily guessed before the end. The
great Fleming Stone falls in love with
one suspected of the crime, which may
add interest for some readers.
Gods Puppets (Whitel' Five short
stories, of which all but the last are
less fiction than social studies OF
Middle West town. The qualities
which "a certain rich man" showed,
sympathy, tolerance and understand
ing OF human nature, give them inter
est To the thoughtful student of life,
but they are not specially successful AS
fiction.
Children of Hope (Whitman); Aure-
Illus Goodchiln of Nenia, Ohio, and his
three gifted daughters suddenly re-
ceive legacy ofsa hundred thousand
dollars and 90 to Europe 10 spend IL.
The book depends for its interest on its
picture OF life abroad, chiefly In Flor
ence, on It's touching upon hundred
things tof interest in the current art
and life of today, and also ON some oil
| its characters and on the general i'm
preston of life and reality that IL gives
Green Mansions hudson; A MARIA
tive of romance aud adventure In
| South America, supposed to DE related
In the first person to the author ana
serving to display that veteran En-
glish naturaIist's remarkable know
ledge of the animal and vegetable life
of that country. Has highly eulo
| CYSTIC foreword by John Galsworthy
A Soldier of the Legion (Moriae)
Articles reprinted from the Atlantic
| Monthly, relating the experiences Of
the Foreign Legion in the battle of La
Champagne, ending Oct. IS, 1915, al
which time the remnant OF the Legion
was disbanded and its dag accorded
the highest honors. The book Is
| UNIQUE, furnishing, rs 1t does an in
tenseN vivid realization ofithe details
of trench fighting, as seen by youne
| French American sergeant of the regi
ment, and a tragic.yet thrilling story
| of the fate of the Legion.
Fall OF the Nation Dixon Story Of
| a great motion picture, aud a strong
argument for preparedness, in story
form.
Susan Clegg and her Love Affairs
French: Further monologues OF Su
san Clegg, in which Mrs. Lsthrop and
her son Jathrop, Grandma Mullins
anu other village characters reappear'
Iathrop is now rich but still generous,
and Susan marries Mr.shettiewell and
saws she "wouldn't have aim changed
the least mite
Oblomov (6onchsros) Translated
from the Russian. study in futility-
The last member of a Russian country
! family lacks will power TO ever carry