Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-24
Books and Authors

Students OF Latin and history. az
well as general readers VINO care Tor
picturesque presentations OF ancient
civilization. will nnd The Roman
a book OF real value and fascination. II
gives vividIy. with the help Of numc"-
Gus illustrations. the details Of every
phrase OF Roman art and lie.
:, The worla shut on'n BY N9ry.l
,K'chatnaon miHriss nc''p ,ncd, SonSI,
charm OF Iialy--the sunny charm %
The, Aiban hills above Rome; Gordon
out an estate loft him.- the absence
Of other hcirs---hy his grandmother.
the old Irineil"sfa Naldrssone 10
cupying iodg" OH the estate COM
manding Il particular view and appa-
entity drawn 10 the spot hy a sirou:
compulsiou tack aud forth between
the TWO weav,@ the deliehtfuliy drawI
agure Of the arvocato, Torrcc"lla, un-
incident reveals 10 Gaioraith the true
heir % the Nilla Valdragonc. the Sc
cret Mrs. Francis has been hiding
and II romance.
OF verse. "Dms, and Light published
Sons, presents Tor he nrs, Tine u
known to poetry lovers. The Moon
light sonata" and storm aud sun
o on i|'ter v,SVrons ncScroi,o OF az
while Earth" which has already .p.
"Iaf"a IN sA'5 dozfn Ir5hI9hi2EiS.
one OF the best magazine poems a:
1917. Their is a section in tho volume
devoted TO the new world born out
Of the war and in the hnal half.titir.
Song OF the Moth" is found an un
usual presentation of the adventure OF
sou! Immediately after death In IA.
Era in American Poetry" Louis I'm
lermeyer pronounces sir. Wheelock
possibly the most poetic interpretc"
OF modern life since Whitman
The Hearts Domain" by Georges
Duhamcl. author OF "Civ!lization.'
etc. is new book by the Century
Company Is this the great and sweet
book that was bound TO come out OF
the war! NJ. Duhdmel himself. III
the midst OF the blazing hell fire. OF
the conflict, wrote Two books that
court, fiction prize FOR 1918 WAS award
Cd 'ut NJ. Duhamei. poet philosopher
surgeon for four years just behind the
up out of the depths. He has fought
out with himself. under an cXtraord-
nary stimulation and with remarkable
equipment Of mind and heart. the
greatest individual tight in the world
the hight for personal happiness. For
himself he has won. in the midst OF
and worse than death. an eNu!librium.
II poisc, peace that may we'll lie
permanent because X is founded. not
on shifting material things. but OH
things without change. The book is
a beautiful and thrilling record Of
great souls adventures among the
terrors Of pcssimism. /, cannot help
pointing the WY TO peace for many
thousand others.
Green Timber Trails" by William
Gerard Chapman. is IA new book ~
The Century Company. In these de-
lightful stories Of tho Northern woods
whose
are animals there brcathes the very
spirit of the great out of doors. 1t
Is almost as good as a vacation in IL
tent beneath the tall pines To real
Green Timber Trails" Mr.. Chapman
knows and better still. loves the woods
and the life therein. The stories have
a stimulating narrative interest. carry
their adventures to artistic conclu-
sions. In addition. the reader takes
in as lie follows the exciting narratives
II multitude OF fascinating bits of In
formation about the woods and their
animal populations. and feels the rest
full and blessed simplicity and quiet
ness OF vast forests beneath the 81
lent stars. The illustrations by Charles
Livingston Bull and Paul Brunsom arc
unusually attractive. MIR. Chapman is
the president OF the international Press
Bureau OF Chicago. where he lives.
The inspira ton and the setting for
Green Timber Trails and for other
woods OF upper Wisconsin and Canada:
he goes I" the woods as often as his
business permits. and has loved and
studied the great out of-doorS since hr
was hoy In Westminster County. New
York. exploring the Catskill Mounta ms.