Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-29
Books and Authors

You Are the Hope of the World"
Is the title of new book by Hermann
Hagcdorn which is announced for inn
mediate publication by the Macmillan
Company. The volume is an appeal to
the girls and boys Of America, point
ing out that in view of the slaughter
Of the youth OF Europe, they are largely
the hope of the world" in the years
to come. and indicating the ideals by
which they should be guided in the
face of this responsibility.
"Mademoiselle Fiji" by Guy de Maui
PEASANT is a new volume added to the
Modern Library series OF the worlds
best books by Boni e Liveright, Inc,
New York. In this volume OF stories
been exercised by the publishers to
make the selection thoroughly repre-
sentative. Maupassant. who still stands
unchallenged in the worlds literature
rs the supreme master of the short
story, was a versatile writer. He not
only reproduced life with rare fidelity
and in pure artistic form, but his
range OF observation was wide and COW
cred many phases OF life. In assem-
bling these stories the aim of the pub
fishers has been to present the best
specimens from every genre. to give
the art of Maupa ssant complete in the
brief compass OF single book.
Many books have been written about
the Germans. their so-called Kultur
and the world war, but William Archer
has struck the crux Of the situation in
a remarkable collection of war and
prowar literature from the pens Of
Germany's best-known war writer's and
speakers, just published by Doubleday.
Page & Co. He has called 1t Gems
(?) of German Thought" Self-worship
and the craving for ACKNOWLEDGMENT
are in reality very unnspiring emo
tions. according to Mr.. Archer. and
these are the paramount things he had
noticed In collecting his gems" To
witness: I'VE must win because we
were defeated. no one in the whole
world could any longor cherish any
remnant of belief in truth and right.
in the good or, indeed. in any higher
power which, wisely and Justly guides
the destinies of humanity" 1.-The Ger
man army is to-day the greatest insti-
tuition for moral education in the
world" TT was the hidden meaning
of God that he made Israel the fore
runner of the Messiah, and In the same
way he has by his hidden intent desiE-
mated the German people to be his
SUCCESSOR"
In Maxim Gorkys Forthcoming book.
I'm the World" he is said to tell the
story Of his first. love and it's tragic
conclusion. Gorky was about fourteen
mt the time and. not wishing to be be-
hind the older boys. he fell in love
with a Miss Ptitzcn. the daughter OF
an important official. "I do not re-
member how declared my feelings"
he writes. "but know that the affair
ended badly. On the staGnant green
water of the Zveyzdin Pond noated
plank, and 7 proposed to give the
young lady a ride on 1t. She agreed. 1
brought the log to the bank; it held
me alone quite well. But when the
gorgeously dressed young lady all
ribbons and lace. graciously stepped
on the other end. and proudly pushed
off with stick the accurscd log rolled
away from under us, and my young
lady went head over heels into the
water threw myself in knightly
fashion after her. and swiftly brought
her to shore. Fright and the green
mire OF tho pond had quite destroyed
her beauty! Shaking her wet fist at
mo threateningly. she cried: You
threw mo In tho water on purpose!
And refusing to believe in the sincerity
OF my protestations, from that time she
treated me as an enemy,