Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-09

Fiction.
Abbey. Edwin-"An American sol
der" 7, belongs with the First nun n.
Alma" ~ crusader OF France" and
.sQver There With the Australians
am,nE the literary classics OF this war
Anfrasgs. VI. II. S.-"Her Country
A moving patriotic story of a girl sing
er who found h depth OF her talent
ard her character in the call TO SIN
for the Liberty Loan. .
Anthony-"Joseph Rekindled Fires
There is original work in a new field
in fhir story OF life among Bohemian
cifar makers.
Barry. A. y. pseud.-The Iittll
Girl Who Coaldn't Get Over It. What
the little girl couldn't get over was
idealizm. which chung to her until the
dreams hegpD to come true. The
fragile. fair; like atmosphere of the
book and SIS heroine are unusual.
Birdloss. Uarold-"Girl From Kel-
lars" Charnock. an Englishman,
fnds flaming in Canada too hard fol
him and 20 marries the daughter Of
the hotel keeper. who not only pro-
vides him with money. but also with
moral stamina. With Testing. VIVA
marries the English girl Charnock has
lifted, he goCs into tho wilderness 20
lay q railroad track, and they bot
como fNrC' with honors after many
hardships.
Bindloss-"The Lure of the North
This quest for n lost silver lode IS
rather different in having q heroine
backcd uD by scientific training to aid
her prospecting. IT is a story of be-
standardization Ontario, with plenty
OF excitement in the way OF rival pros
pactors and q love story.
Blasco lbanez. Vincente-'The Four
Eorsemen of the Apocalypse" trans
lefed from the Spanish by Charlotte
powerful novel, with good characteri-
"a ton, a picture of life in Argentine.
but a greater part of the scene Paris
and the field of the war. There are
some now phases given In the vivid
war descriptions; some Of the sltua-
tions are unconventional. but I'M
pleasant things are touched with
a skillful hand and 1t Is all written
with fine taste. As n work of fiction
'The -Four Horsemen" carries the
strongest kind of an appeal for those
who look for genuine creative litera-
ture in n novel. As coming from the
pen of one of the foremost writers or
Spain. and thus containing in n sense,
an authoritative Spanish view of the
war II has additional interest just now
belonging to few OF recent novels.
BONeSleNc, RENO on NO jsOHSti
Count" Translated from the French
by l.. s. HouRhton. A serious study OF
III gradual spiritual growth Of a
yosng French woman of the world.
whose husband was killed In the first
days OF war. As her happy life had
been entirely lived for themselves. 80
she underworld TO shut herself up with
hcr sorrow and indulge it TO the fullest
extent. But the war would not leave
her alone and work in q hospital. the
chanFss felt in her friends. brought I
realization of the truth expressed by
a '0ne-time cynical old man that the
only hope Of . resurrection lies in Civ
Ing oneself 10 the common need. and
losing oneself in II with love"
Gable. G.. W.-"Lovers OF Louis.-
ana today. Brcathes again the au-
tlsor's delight in the old customs and
old families OF New Orleans. Like
THE Flower of the Chapdelaines." IL
is interesting in the race question and
the new south. A beautiful Creole girl
and a young attorney who is some
what off reformer. are the happy he
no and heroine.
Daviess NJ. T.@"Golden Bird A
country idyl in which pretty Ann
Craddock resusitates the family for
fuses BY retiring to an ancestral farm
ard raising thoroughbred chickens.