Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17

the leading features OF Balkan poll
tics and Balkan nationalism. Mr..
Woods Is student traveller. gather
ing material from the ground itself.
first hand It is. in part. by virtue of
this fact that these historical and po-
litical studies stand. in such lifelike
reality to the reader. An admirable
Dook Tor the clearing up Of common
Commissions on the subject with which
SHELLEY'S ELOPEMENTs A Study Of
the Most Romantic Episode I'm Lit
erary History. BY Alexander Har-
vey. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Shelley. inspiring poet ana most
provocative man. has been made the
subject Of many studies BY critics apd
other literary craftsmen. The. study
IN hand, however. has . quality that
sets it in q class BY ITSELF Il attempts
less than the most. L works the cir
cumscribed neld Of its choice with .
discreet and PENETRATING Intelligence.
Shelley psychology working out into
such pushing and vagarious exter-
nAs OF Shelley behavior. Mr., Harvey.
Tor the purposes Of this study, has abb
stracted from the complete complex
e. sSrss sr lie e ee@ WR:
household engaged In . regular wom-
ans warfare to see which one Of the
three should come into possession OF
enc a more or less di:traueht young
poet; Behind this finished and dra-
thentie fact. chaTsctsrs stand out
here In Nfelike realism. Right here
ono acknowledges new light ON the
cnafaster OF Mary Goodwin. This char
acter " slfghter than one had thought.
r as,,s episode, &c 9 whole movee in q
IN q clear vitality. And throughout its
course there 10 . continuous search
light play upon the character and
personality OF Shelley himself, q new
revelation Of many Of the tempera-
th snt s1.t impulses that - dominated
ISABEL CARLETON,D RRnNDs. Nv
MarkATet AShmun, author OF s.Isa-
Dol Cartoons Year." sto, Illustra.
tons BY Edward G CssweiI. New
1oEk: The Macmillan Company.
This new Isabel Carleton novel IA
brtmful Of girls. Il IL, also. q story
that 10 very much up.and-dsGns In
the clear-eyed. open-hearted. friendly
handed way that makes the Narearet
Ashmun stories At 10 snugly into the
liking Of girl readers. Just 1t this
point Isabel Carleton 10 still in tho
glow OF college Nfe-A glow that
warns into flaming excitement % the
var war,. comes m M on TO open new vistas Of
OF tho world. A bright and snKaEin9
account in which girls are able to
see themselves At their happy and
lovablo best.
skETCHEs I'M DUNELAND. BY Earl
II. Reed. author Of 'sThe Voices Of
the Dunes" etc. illustrated BY tho
:. Company.
This appears to be Earl Reeds own
country-this dune region along the
coast Of Lake Michigan. Certainly; he
goes to It, and then goes away, fillsd
to the brim Of himself with impress
sions and sketches and experiences
stamped with IL: {am I'm y l,k Ua sae "f
the dune country. And In = little
while he goes back, luref by the mys.
terious charm Of the place. This is
all-these goings and cominEs-a
matter Of prime moment 70 US. for
We como in for the pleasure Of pic
tured sketches that have the dunes az
their impulse and inspiration. The
book in hand is Just another account
of what Mr.. Reed found up there on
another of his beloved trips to dune
land. Very human stories, sourced in
the qualities Of old friends-'Iappy
Cal" and Catfish John" and 'tOld
Sipes-warm UP again our original
delight in these people. And the ex-
QuiBite pictures-so full, and soft,
and outcoming toward one in Q mys-
terry Of appeal and enjoyment It is
. beautiful tribute to this rather I'M
familiar stretch Of the United States, a
tribute that overhows from the au-
thor'S own artistic feeling and skill
= tribute. too. that any one may share
by way Of those dune books that Mr..
Reed Offers.
YESTERDAYss In q Busy Life. by
Candace Wheeler. illustrated. New
York: Harper Bros.
Within the first half minute Of this
reading one is fast caught In q cord,
three-stranded. Of fact. promise. flavor.
This writer Is ninety years old-that is
the fact" And she 10 withal, oh, 90
beautifully younsl BY her own specific
word she agrees to tell the truth about
these ''yesterdays''-provided only that
her courage holds out 80 much for the
promise" And 80 for Ne FLAVOR
even these leading-up 6rst pages taste
as tart and appetising a. . sound. ripe
teeth. So far a. one IL able to Judge
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