Evening star., 1917-05-27


forms of treatment. The keynote OF
the book is the common-sense middle
course that the author takes between
the prison traditions of the past and a
certain radicalism in the present.
MY "REMINISCENCES. BY Sir Rabin-
dranath Tagore, author of "The
King of the Dark Chamber" etc.
New York: The Macmillan Company.
These "reminiscences are made up of
certain vivid moments in the life of Ia
gore from his childhood up. These
moments the writer presents in series
of pictures-each distinct and reveal
ing. These pictures are of the earlier
home life of Tagore in India. From the
inside of them he draws out the i'm
pressions and feelings that the external
circumstances in each case made upon
his impressionable boyhood and youth.
To the reader. therefore, the recollec-
tions come not only as a sketch of the
mental and spiritual growth of Tagore
himself. but they present in intimate
detail. also. the particulars of an en-
vironment that is both new. and fasci-
mating to the western reader. Wisdom.
winged with genial humor and fig
ured in the plainest facts of daily life,
is here, as it is in all of Tagore's works.
the open way between the writer and
the reader The very special appeal of
the book lies in the fact that in the
possession of every one are vivid points
of recollection that differ in none but
eXternals from these about which Ia
gore writes. So the book turns. in a
measure, to be one of self-revelation to
any one who follows it's course.
THE LIFE OF ALGERNON CHARLES
SWINBURNE. By Edmund Gosse,
c. b. New York: The Macmillan
Company.
Friends of Swinburne will greatly ap-
preciate this the first biography of the
poet. To a full body of geographic ma
terial Mr.. Gosse has applied both his init
mate knowledge Of Swinburne and his
own distinguished power of literary dis
This happy combination
and the man that places the book dis
tinctirely above the usual geographic
study. To the outer fact Mr.. Gosse sup
plies the informing spirit. The effect is
that of a vivid personal study with depth
and insight as its distinctive mark To
this he adds sketch of the poet among
mis- fellow poets. expanding this narrower
to an outlook upon Swinburne as
a poet among his general cotemporaries
rhe book is illustrated. An appendix pre-
sents intimate letters bearing upon Ger
.ain points Of poetic settlement. The
whole Is finely distinguished work that
S calculated to find it's legitimate place
with the poetic works of Swinburne him.
self.
AUTUMN. BY Mur1el Hine, author of
Half in Earnest etc. New York:
John Lane Company.
Mrs. Coxon makes an Indian summer
owe the theme of her new novel The
wife in revolt is. for story purposes. as
worm and ragged as a mendicant nova 6
LAYS. Only some personal twist of the
writer's wrist can serve to briQg into
Inything like tolerant consideration
his print-frayed lady. And Mrs Coxon
ppears to possess this adroit turn Of 7
he hand, for this Is a warmly sane ac-
ount of the behavior of two uncom-
nonly attractive people. who find them
elves confronted by the fact that a
cry substantial husband stands in the
7ay of their autumn harvesting In
ddition to a fresh and consistent line =,
f action the story is uncommonly ricrr
n a coloring that sometimes approach
s. but never does reach, an everyday
f the brush. A young romance. quite @
p to date in its free and independent
ing, contrasts with the soberer move
lent of the principal one. and serves &
ne purpose of stressing the shadows
nd deepening the colors of the central
tory.
HADOwS. By H. Grahame Richards. a
author of THE Garden of Dreams"
etc. New York: Dodd. Mead & Co.
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