Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-16
Books and Authors


The Glory OF Gong on" b.! Gertrude
rahIow. strong. independent. Iowa
pc CIR! struggling through single nc
that make an absorbing AND .llum.nat.
ns story o. our life at this prcscn,
hay. and one a. fun % humor a $ OF in.
sp!Taiion.
wh"S ~ ba GoonFS G M@'T wii pu hGkI
IN their uniform American edition ot
nMrrri'c work, wiii he The Man
Wng Gnds rs;oo.i Women" OF which
/. wcek or two. the popular edition
70 follow In thc latter par, OF Sep.
,ember. Ihs ,ntroduetion has been
written hy William j. Lochc.
phrey ward charles scriansr: so n"
IS ~" third and rnal volume OF Mrs
Wards record % EnEiAnd's par, i'm the
%ar. begun IN "Ensiand,s Effort" and
letters 10 An American friend. DO scd on
me writer's own observation on pro-
lonScd tour OF the western front. Il
have confined myself 10 the events Of
las; year" Mrs Wa.d says In her pre-
face. With the special object OF dc
termin.nE what ultimate effect upon
The war mas produced by tina, vast
military Development OF Great Britain
and tho empire" The New York Times
SAYS az Mrs. Wards earlier letters on
are fun q, life md color. and even the
situations aircadN often described have
a new actually from this veteran nov
clist's art
The va, has PRODUCED no lndiyidua!!
tale Of adventure moro thrilling and
more tnteres;in! than Tho Flying
Spy" in which Lieutenant Camille do
Carlo, OF tho Italian army. tells how
OF the War. In an airplanc behind the
entmy's ines in the invaded Italian
c,euntry landed in. tho region. lived
there for weeks collecting Information
and finally returned safely 10 his com
mand. N"ny and varied werc his ad-
ventures, and his life Was conStantl;'
Terminating because OF the racial ardor
with which - iS told. tho Keen sensi-
,iynmsss to every feeling and every
.,nhrssSIon Wh,ch uneonssciously com
the Italian love OF the beautifuI and
The nohlt. which serves TO steel his DE-
terminal lon Those who have read ac-
counts or war experiences written ~
EhGiishm"n and Americans will find
III TINS book by an Italian = contrast
that !; d ana 'n It's ise'f 50 in'er.s'i2s
ian has been made by Maria Scr.
!mMo No zinc ;. and there is a preface by
,nnitary a,tnchc OF the Italian en-
hasay to this country The tnot H..
Just been published by Z. r. Dutf Duff '1 6.
is me Century Company has jus. rub.
u.5; S3rcery,' by Francis Charles
ana magic and wizardry. unfoldjne liz
a strange tropical flower through The
hours o! 4 single night Tho ran;d;,,,
win which the stirring sdvenf,irc
moves 10 It's inevitable conclusion VII
So INC re""cr no chance to pause for
l done on M he viii md. when he is
group OF characters so well draw ,h,'
nc knows them like old friends Tnn,
my 1000 is light.hcarted con,cm
horarS OF our own. He and his friends
5nc as modern and American AS YOU
inGy motor to Honolulu dinner marty
and dance later to syncopatnd nus.
AT the Century Club. But IN the iron-
icd! moonlight, under strange tr.n-
mat bend above the Pacific surf thcy
meet something older than civilizatjon
m oMhu.1nS eviiIH AT civilizations heart.
IcrnapS YOU did not know that HACK
magic could he practiced where Amnri-
can guns salute the flag from kmeric.,,
forts? LeonorS Tay is AS imnl.c.hIn
and beautiful as a heather goddess Wi
OF real flesh and blood while her in.
S STUN INC mysterious Walama. CON
meets the iifc OF modern Honolulu with
me paGanism OF other days. TO road
Sorcery' IS to get the proper havo,.
OF the islands. together with a sense Ar
new and thrilling adventures. In The
greatness hours OF the story many
ments Mr.. Macdonald, the author OF
"Sorcery," is second secretary Of an,
embassy "A; Tokyo. He began The story
one summer three years ago. when bc
WAS sojourning In lila wai. He vas
born in the East, spent a good n,ri ~
his time there, and UNDERESTIMATE ,hs
Oriental manners. customs and Snnor
Stitions thoroughly.