The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
THE BOOK SHELF
By THE RI BLIoPHILE

dows mere walls and gloomy rooms witt sense of vitality.
 And again the author succeeds in merg ing reader and all minor characters into one outstanding figure which he de lIberately sets out to construct
 It is q story of an architect Ca sensI tive, idealistic, responsive man. being moulded by his environment of a darf deed, and grim old house in Blooms bury, which shelters a strange hive O humankind. A curious feature Of th' story is that the old house becomes, II a way, the dominant character Of tnt story and comes to possess for the read CT as vivid a life as that of the usua kind of hero. A love story gives beauty and meaning to the whole book
 ''FISHPINGLE'
 By Horace Annesley Vachell. George
 1T. Doran company, publishers, New York.
 Horace AnnesIey Vachell's story "Fishpingle," is a romance of the Eng fish countryside and a lovable and thoroughly Vachellian character. rep resentative of rapidly disappearing type, are set before a picturesque view l of the passing of Bugland's landed gentry" Fishpingles? They are the de- voted, efficient, gentleman servitors, pathetically loyal, at the elbows prompting and directing the happiness i of the Pomfret families of England. Round the ancient manor-house of Pomfret court revolves the life of rud- 1 dy squire and racy peasant. cricketer parson, hunters and hounds, fishing and rabbiting.
 | MT. Vachell is delightfully."- remem- ] bered as the author of several very readable and interesting books, among them 'Quinneys," 'The Triumph of Tim" and "Sprague's Canyon He is one of the most successful of English novelists and playwrights. He mar ried California woman, and has spent many years in this country.
 eLLoYD GEORGE: THE MAN AND HIS STORY
 By Frank Dilnot. Harper Brothers, publishers, New York. Few people there are today when the turbulent tide of war Is sweeping the world who will not be interested [ in one of the most conspicous figures in all the great line of men who have figured in it's history.
 This man is Lloyd George, whose ac- tive and conspicuous part in the Eng fish side of the world war has been one of the epoch making events of the day.
 Frank Dilnot's book concerning this great English statesman, which is ep- titled Lloyd George; the Man and His Story" is undoubtedly one of the finest that has been published. MT. Dilnots acquaintance with Lloyd George and his 16 years service as Par liamentary correspondent of the Lon don Chronicle which make his book so intimate study of the prime min ister, have attracted large audiences to his lectures.
 Recently MT. Dilnot has been paid the compliment by the Young Mems Chris tian association of New York to lecture before that vast body of people, and his splendid Knowledge of everything pertaining to- the war, and especially his acquaintance with one of the great est of all the English statesmen equips him admirably with interesting ma terial for the occasion.
 FANNY OTHERWISE RANDOLPH
 HARRINGTON DUKES By Howard Brubaker. with illustra-
 tions by F. Strothman. Harper Broth
 CTS, publishers, New York
 Howard Brubaker's story. Fanny; Otherwise Randolph Harrington Dukes is a book of humor for all ages; it is lovely tale of the experi- ments of Fanny in various fields of activity, which made him an impor- tant figure in his town. in his family, and in various other families. Every man in whom lives a spark of the boy he was will chuckle over these humor- ous passages in the life of a normal American boy. And every mother will gain a new sympathy for the ways of boyhood. Ranny will take his place with Booth Tarkington's .Penrod.
 "Ranny'' is well worth while; it is clean, wholesome and an up-to-date story which everybody should read. OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED (RE-
 VIEWED LATER)
 "CHILDREN'S STORIES AND HOW TO TELL THEM" By J. Berg Eisen- vein, Lit. D., and Maria Stockard. A. B. The Home Correspondence School, publishers Springfield. Mass.
 THE TRIUMPH" By Will N. Harbin. Harper Brothers, publishers New York
 THE TREASURE OF THE LAND."i By Garrard Harris. Illustrated. Har- per Brothers, publishers, New York
 LONG LIVE THE KING" By Mary Roberts Rinehart. Houghton- -Mifflir company, publishers. Boston.
 THE HEARTS KINGDOM" By Maria Thompson Daviess. Illustrated by w. B. King. The illy-Pritton com pany, publishers. Chicago.
 
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