Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-03
Books and Authors

~, me Honorable Gentleman and
Chinatown is in New YORK bv, 'U ms;
g. 9, IT, And the phycholoEy of peii
;hst 81 + E,, tfhrrit ydny difreren, from
twain shall meet" II is no, for us
to understand thcm-,hesc minds 20
open to Achncd Abdullah. himself an
Oriental OF the Oricntais hui Nc
read with av!dity what he discloses-
and wonder.
Banked Fires" by F. Vs.. s.vi &c;
+, Pu,man's Sons,. is the love story
nature S siSen i ,n thu ' son MS rot naeE
and timid He WAS daring and de-
m ha sinner, rtskiins damnation, as he
and partly, India: Basil King writes
IN ,ne me mor sa' ss From the very open;
which only tho born story-tclIer pos
sesscs know OF no other Anglo
indian stories which transport one SO
easily TO the interior OF Hindus;an
and make II seem so natural. and So
much matter OF course TO be there"
y; T. Lipp!ncott Company has just
.sSuco iales from Hans Anderson
w"n Illustrations in colors by Maria
me snow Queen. With it's seven Won
derlui adventures OF little Kay and
Gerda in far northern countries: the
sior! Of the vain Darning Needle. that
tanci"i itself sewing needle and
no" me world taught it lesson;
1--WE nIr ,oa : Flowers and how they gave
nucklins-who ever forgot tn. moor
Iorlorn little thing, its life OF hard.
snip when no one though, II could
body hunted it down, and then it's
glorious transformation into Il royal
swan the Shepherdess and the Chin
cupboard. and how they ran cwav: the
Tale OF the Teapot. in which 4 little
iui stores are here in this dainty book
with beautiful pictures in color by
Maria l.. Kirk and Helen Stra,ton.
:. The Sew Map OF Asia" by Her
ing out of European Eminent Domain
in the Continent OF Asia during the
htecn years before tho war and tine
n nv i, SeI r.. Of ir. war The boGk comes
discusses the attitude Of the peace
races. and towards Persia. Afshsnis-
tan, Siam and China. The role OF
Japan and the relations between Japan
and China are fully discussed The
Shantuns question is explained with
the endeavor to present both sides OF
In China. The other two burning
questions OF the hour--the rcla lions Of
Great Britain with Asia affected now
49, ''toilS ny we collapse OF kUSStd
and the rise OF Bolshcvism and Will
sonianism) and the disposition OF the
ottoman cmpirs--are treated with
especial reference to what happened
at the peace conference BY his init
mate association with Asiatic cues
tons and leaders and representatives
or all the Asiatic nations at the peace
conference during the entire period
OF the conference. DR.. Gibbons was
able TO build a living book Of intense
interest upon the basis OF his Ion:
years OF study OF these questions DiI1
Gibbons three volumes, ''The New Malt
OF Asia. The New Map of Africa" ankN
The New Map OF Europe" cover. gj|
readable way, with not a dr. pas8'l
but al the same time with facsg
gathered hrst-hand and presented i,s9 4
partially. the history Of the rivaIr
OF the great powers and their colonias{
extension in Africa and Asia sincd5
1900. One finds underlying causes or
the war that broke out in 1914. arg
the presentation Of the difficult 4
most neutrality-suspicious. that GO x
before the Paris peace conferos
These volumes are an irdispen,gi
corollary OF the study Of the leg
or nations project for the q,
minded American who wants to
Tor himself and who is wearE s.
propaganda and special pies
whereby the American point OF W
sacrihced. to writer's prejudice
partisan inclinations.