New Britain herald., 1916-01-13
GOOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED
 IN INSTITUTES LIST THIS WEEK

Storied Italy, by Mrs. Mary Craw- ford Fraser.
 More "reminiscences which are recounted in a friendly manner, com bined with historical stories, incidents concerning noted Romans of a later |. day, bits of description, vivid and picturesque" "A. l.. A. Booklist. Towards international government, by J. G. Hobson.
 ''The book is interesting, hopeful, and free from any touch of partisan bitterne ness. .'-Nation.
 Vagrant memories, by William Winter Eloquent and vivid in style, full , and authoritative in detail it offers a feast of brilliant description, solid criticism and sage reflection Ma ton. . Vassar, by J. M. Taylor and Eliza beth H. Haight.
 An admirable addition to these popular monographs. "A. l.. A. Booklist
 What should believe? by G. T. Ladd
 The third of the series draws the distinction between belief, knowledge, : and faith, and convincingly "proves
 the unreality of a besetting moral and
 intellectual difficulty-the difficulty
 that arises from the supposition that we must be ruled by reason or faith rather than by reason and faith.''-- A. l.. A. Booklist. Fiction.
 ! Ayesha of the Bosphorus, a romance of Constant1nople by, Stanwood
 Extra day, by Algernon Blackwood. ! Tt is to three essentially nice and human English children that the incredible adventures of MT. Black woods tale happen. To them comes the extra day-the "sOme day. of their fathers promises-when time ceases to be and everything that mo-
 body understands becomes clear to them. Book Review Digest. "The gayest of fantasies, brimful
 of the joy of life. yet touched with
 certain mysticism that lends depth,
 variety and sweetness to it's charm.
 Those who like the sweet and the sensational, will find nothing that
 appeals to them.'' Nor is it a tale for
 the unimaginative. ."-N. Y. Times His German wife. by Douglas Sladen. "The impertunable tolerance which this English writer affects makes cur ious reading in time of war. The
  parison of German and English types and standards. This is competently and perhaps too chivalrously done one touch of real malice would have improved the tale imm measurably." Nation.
 Lottie's career, by E. M. Pattie.
 "A clean, wholesome, interesting story" y."-America.
 Mildew Manse, by Belle K. Mandates. Gay little story of resourceful young woman and her love affairs by
 the author of "Amarlly of Clothesline Alley" Moy1e church-tQwn, by John Trevena. ''The gloomily romantic John Ire vena of Dartmoor becomes the light hearted and fairly Eght-footed ad- venturer in the romance of her pres ent All this has been done, but who shall say that it does not deserve to be done again and yet again. so long as a story-teller may be found who can bring a fresh and willing hand to the characterization. Spragge's Canyon, by H. A. Vachell. "A character study,' contrasting a California country girl with a pretty but superficial Oakland girl and their | love for the hero, a simple soul with
 great physical strength and beauty, who passionately loves the ranch for which his father and mother had worked as pioneers "A. l.. A. Book list.
 Wild Goose chase, by Edwin Balmer. "A story of the far north, an Arc tic explorer, had not been heard from for four years Everyone save Mar garet Sherwood, believes him dead. A vague message from the northy, coming to her in a strange way, stren gthens her belief, and she plans a relief expedition Book Review Digest.
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