The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-23
THE BOOK SHELF
Fly THE BIBLIoPHILE
THE CRIME.

THE CRIME. The author of "I Accuse" Qn two vol.
 umes) George H. Doran Co.,, publish ers, New York.
 ine sensation produced on two conti- nents by the publication of q Accusev c accuse) is now a matter of history Nc less person than Prof. Hans Delbruck, editor of the Prussian Yearbook, said of it that "a translation of 1t was to be found in the house of every Norwegian peasant"
 This new volume, the result of more than a years arduons labor is an ar- raignment in even more eogent form of the rulers and governments of Germany and Austria. Foreseeing that his at , tack in T Accuse,' would be answered by the aDIest apoiogists the central enl- pire could muster, the author has taken them one by one and refuted their state ments In this gallery appear Dr. Karl Helferich, German secretary of the in terior; Prof Theo-lor Sehiemann, Dr. Hans r. Helnnoit, Paul Rohrbach and Houston Stewart Chamberlain
 The book bristles with important pas sa ges from diplomatic papers and throws new light upon the critical moments of the early negotiations. That all this should be put down relentlessly by a German is no less remarkable than the inevitable conclusion which the author draws The book will stand as a fascin- ating and permanent record of a great crisis.
 IAN UNSOCIAL SOCIALIST" By George Bernard Shaw. Bon & Liv,
 eright Unc). (The Modern Library.),
 publishers, New York.
 ''The Modern Library is rich in re- productions of good books, choosing only the best for reprints. In the small vol ume which 'The Modern Library is specializing in and which marks splen- did period in literary circles for convent enee well as beauty, one of Bernard ShaWs masterpieces, "An Unsoeial So- cialist.'' is included. This book Is Der nard Shaw at his best. for of his hero the author himself says:
 '.The hero of An Unsoeial Socialist is remarkable because, without losing his pre-eminence as a hero, he not only vi- plates every canon of propriety, like Tom Jones or Des Grieux, but every canon of sentiment as well. In an age when the average mans character is rotted at the core by the lrst to be a true gentle men, the moral value of such an example as Trefusis is incalculable."
 THE NEXT OF KIN.'
 (THOSE WHO WAIT AND WONDER,) By Nellie McClung. Houshton, Mifflin
 Co, publishers, Boston.
 Nellie McClung, the well known Can adian suffrage leader, has given to the literary world most entertain ing and interesting book which she has called "The Next of Kin; or Those Who Wait and Wonder"
 The stories and sketches in this book give remarkably clear and interest ing revelation of public feeling In typical towns and country communi- ties throughout Canada, and show with telling effect not only the various ways in which Canadian men and women are doing their bit in the war, but also their reaction to war, and something of their plans for safer and better social organization hereafter. There ing in their pathos. The whole book is strong and fearless, but always com forting and healing.
 THE WAR IN THE AIR" By H. G. Wells. Bino 6 IivewriSht,
 Inc. (The Modern Library), publish
 CTS, New York.
 In rereadng H. c. Wells book, sThe War in the Air it will be remem- bered that this book originally ap- peared in 1907 and the reader has the experience of 10 years, the period GOV cred since the appearance of the book up to now. when The Modern Li- brary" Is reprinting it in attractive form.
 It is interesting to reminisce a bit and realize the tremendous strides which have been made in aircraft from the time when the airplane was merely rumor and the sausage" held the air.
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