Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18
ROMANCE TALES PLEASE
MANY MEADE SOLDIERS
Books Of This Sort Galore at Camp
Library and Branches.

All the world loves lover Is say
ing that has long since Necome uite.
But that most of the reading public
loves love story is a tested axiom OF
the librarians experience. so long as
books live the spirit Of chivalry win live
and romance hold sway over the hearts
and minds Of men. Today the spirit of,
the old chivalry. the peerless chivalry
of Joan Of Arc, has been given rebirth.
On the fields of France is being waged
the greatest and most glorious war OF
all history-a war for the true ideals OF
right-and surely romance Is not dead.
In the 'camb library there has been
set aside a collection of books dealing
with romance and here every one can
certainly find some story to suit his
fancy. Here are the notes that have
found responsive chords in the hearts
of men since the times of the bards and
scalds. From the days when Aucassin
sang his itnpassioned lays of imprisoned
Nicolette to the present time Is not so
great an interval that the spirit OF ro-
nance has lost its appeal
Who has not found delight in the tales
OF Arthur's court and the knights of the
Table Round? To whom does the mere
mention Of the Arabian Nights not bring
a food of pleasant memories? And
Robin Hood and his merry men in Sher-
wood Forest surely take US back to
the days when our imaginations fast
ened avidly on their every exploit and
Littlejohn and Friar Tuck were real.
living beings. All these are awaiting
us there upon the library table.
There, too. the greatest romance Of all
awaits us-the "1liad' of Homer. which
in the Lang, Leaf and Meyer translation
will be discovered to be not only read
able. but most entertaining.
Sir Walter Scott is the great roman
ticist, and his novels of the Scottish
'Talisman" open up a realm of romance
delightful to explore. Dumas tales OF
France and the Bourbon kings, espe-
cially the Three Guardsmen." will be
found hardly less interesting. The nov
els by Stanley j. Weyman of the days
of Henry Nv of France are filed with
''parbleus" and POUNDS" and the swish
of the rapier is omnipresent
Books Received Recently.
The arrival Of copies of Colvin's "Air-
craft Mechanics Handbook" at the
Camp Library Is peculiarly timely for
the new men Of the Signal Corps In
camp
Marcoeson's Business OF War" de-
scribes the methods of supplying the
great armies Of Europe.
One of the most amusing OF the books
on the war is my Four Weeks In
France" by Ring Lardner. II has re-
Gently been received by the Camp
Library.
For good laugh read 'tDere Mable,
Love Letters of a Rookie"
The subject of the American Navy in
the war is treated in Paine's Fighting
Fleets just obtained by the Camp
keeping Our Fighters Fit" by Fos-
dick tells of the work of the Social
Welfare Commission in camp.
Corporal de Varla. who fired Amer
ica's first shot in the war, tells of his
experiences in THE First Shot for Lib
erty," one of the new books at the Camp
Library.
The tanks are the most uncanny of
the many war inventions. The personal
experiences of one OF their operators is
told in Life in Tank" by Haigh. re-
Gently added to the Camp Library col
lection.
An American who has served under
three flags for liberty tells his own
story in a new book at the. Camp
Library. The book is "Over there and
Back" by Lieut.. Smith
New Book List CT.
Books on Military Science-Brown
iEg Machine Gun Handbook. Cald-
>Well-Field Artillery Officers Notes:
Clausewitz-On War: Dunn--Ms annual
of Recruit instruction for Field Artil .
lery: Furse-Provisoning Armiss in
the Field over Here Preparing for
over There Pew-Making a Soldier.
New Book List ED.
Books on Technical and Scientific
s-Flint-Chemistry for Pro-
tographers: Frank-Mechanical Draft
ing: Grahame White-Air Power: Pal
mer-.Arithmetic; Putnam's Automo-
bile Handbook: Thompson-Drink;
Vedder-Sanitation for Medical Off
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