Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

w MY Childkood-both a part
of Gorky's autobiography. This
second volume of the story be-
gins with the time when Gorky.
turned out from home to shift for him
self. starts to make his own way at one
and another of the odd jobs that came
to hand. Once within this period Gorky
worked on a river boat on the Volga, once
he helped in iron shop. and once ne
was clerk in shoe store. All the time ne
was moving from one Russian locality TO
another touching the people at many
points. absorbing their way OF looking at
things. getting at their way OF handling
what came before them for consideration.
And in the midst OF these is Gorky him.
self giving. in the most artless simple
ity the things that he did day by day.
the ,thoughts that came TO him out OF one
and another situation as he tried to sup
ply himself with a living from these vari-
Gus sources. And to others. too. to the
men and women around him. he gives the
same attention. There are, besides. de-
tailed description of things that are spe-
officially Russian. whether these things
be certain customs. certain methods OF
sthought or certain peculiarites OF per-
sonality and temperament. out OF this,
therefore. one gathers not only vivid
picture of the young Gorky OF that time.
but he comes into possession also OF an
IN it's differences from western life. and
its simiarities to all human ffe great
book-great both in its content of leveia-
ton and in the sincerity OF its artistic
form.
CHANGING WINDS: A Novel BY st.
John G. IRVINE. author of Mrs.
Martins Man. etc. New York: The
Macmillan Company.
The dedication OF this novel to the mem
DRY of Rupert Brooke fits with the pur-
port of the story itself. for it is revela-
ton of youth. OF young manhood of the
same high order that Rupert Brooke him.
self stood for. These are four young fell
lows-intellectual. high minded. arnbi-
tious. seeing the world a quest of high
adventure. One of them writes novels and
one makes plays. One is a barrtster and
one bridge builder. Each Is at the be-
ginning of his career with success a shy
and reluctant coquette. as yet Three are
English-the remaining one. Irish. ii IS
a book of long boy talks by means of
which Mr.. Ervine. through one or another
OF these four characters. says pretty much
what he thinks, one s1rmises on about
all of the uppermost topics that at present
are concerning England and Ireland
These boys have high ideals. so the world
undergoes a general housekeeping at their
hands Labor politics. religion. the Irish
question-with real names and specifed
acts used to sustain or overthrow. points
as the case appears to require. In their
proper names and persons one here comes
upon Asquith. Lloyd George and Baltour
for political material. with Yeats, Lady
Gregory. "A E." Douglas Hyde and
Plunkett, for the purpose of the various
Irish interests. There is a SAVIOR OF Ire
land throughout the book-a delicious and
captiyating flavor Finally. the war
brings out and crystallizes the real char
acter OF each of the four. There is an
Interesting study of fear-fear of the
fght-that comes ont here in a natural
way that covers-one is sure-the feel
ings of more than one boy in the face of
this monstrous thing. II is "A fine story
not SO tight and worknanly as Mrs.
Martins Man'-but richer and more
capacious by virtue of its looser web and
more accommodating borders.
RAINY; Otherwise. Randolph Har-
rtngtOn Dukes. BY Howard Brubak :
er illustrations by F. Strothmann.
New York: Harper & Bros.
Since "Penrod' not many boys have
shown a desire to jump into books.
there to comport themselves as heroes.
or even as mere chief figures. They
knew full well that in such case they
would have to come up to the scratch
with Penrod himself. so, looking upon
discretion as the better part of valor,
they wisely kept themselves out of the
story field Just as one was about to
wonder If Penrod was destined to
figure in current literature as the sole
representative of the boy world. along
came Randolph Harrington Dukes.
otherwise "Ranny," and jumped right
into the middle of boydom. You must
know that Ranny is ages younger than
way short of Penrod's twelve. or thir-
teen. But, despite this prodigious
handicap. Ranny does his neighborhood