Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23

An outline Characterization of the
latest publications. More extended re-
view. will be given books worthy Of
special notice.
sPIRrTUALIsM Edited by Huntley Car.
ter; Philadelphia: ]. b. Lppincott
Symposium on the prcsent.day meaning
OF spiritualism, with contributions by q
number Of notable persona including Henri
elair. General Booth, sir Arthur T Conan
DOYLE. Viscount Gladstone and J. d. Beres-
T9 2oyE EFTSas poas Mead Bs eS H''rn
The distinguished stylist's remarks on the
Sf Ss SsTn fom ss shd oenc;
that, will be valuable to others Of the writing
POINTS OF rRlcrIoN. BY Agnes Rep.
The first collection in four years Of Miss
Repplcr' inimitablc essays. and as the
title susgSsis, they are on subjects open to
A HISTORY OF SEA POWER. BY William
olIyer Stevens and Allan Westcott. New
rhs au,hSis asorss Goth H. me%Ssns D2fsn cS 81 the
ard fall of nayies; msrchantn,an and Tin, man; n;
iapoiis iaf and Officially approved BY the Navy
Department
SIR MARCO POLO. BY Honri Cordier. New
York: Charles scribrer,s sons.
Notes and addenda to Sir Henry Yuie
throwing new light on the medieval explorer.
THE NEW WORLD OF SCIENCE. Edited
by Il. NJ Yerkes. New York: Century
The chairman Of the research information l OF
service Of the National Research Gi9un9,
tells authoritatiyely but Somgsrsty Ggsrsnr the
| pressure Of war-achievemerts that are
bound to have definite effect on peaee-t'ne
A TOUR OF AMERICAS NhATIoNSAI
York: z; p: DuttSn SSasr co: on delight
fui rSmbles ex Over seI the Automobile roads snt
mountain trails OF ths eSnnsry nI IN the ordinars
theiess. Profuseiy illustrated.
THE MAKING OF HERBERT H0oVTEh
BY Rose wilder Lane. New fork' Zen
% familiar and weil-,old account Of ,tti IN
career of Americas most noied pona inspir,
zen book that WIN nlaTrative OF constant
achievement and adhcsion to iotty iiSentI, iSeatII
The writer has hSd Tsefiss 10 concerning Mr.
| Uoover's earlier career and gives an inter
tENsr estims account count Of his achievements dur'n'
sHAKEspEARE FROM sETTERRToN n1N TS
lessor Of English In Columbia g. r;Snsr ShrSg!
sus: ssisy: Nssyy NSssyy York; cAaF'e' ~
| Professor Odell has written n scnoiar, pn ~ !,
| and entertaining history OF ShaNeatpc, Shaat ~ s,w
| the English stage which VIII appeaiu W q
| dents Of English literature. as wei ~ y
| students of the stage. -, y-
GLIMpsEs OF SOUTH AMER1CA: By r. r
! A, Sherwood New YORK ofIu ric,
| A new sort Of travel book cape hriy,,ia ~
| in pictorial \ material and oriei' VI ''"''
GhayaGseETFR1oSReE 3Ry nEFoRE YESTERDAY. BY Maitlsn
Armstrong New York: char'e
scrlbners ons. sons: of n many-slded an
| Adventurous n spirit, Of historic Nem N CON
| family, Mr.. Armstrong was N .er,S .mo q
H,iar service. a noted figure IN the W woiru ma " n
ert and a constant traveller. He met trsrfod d
| of the notable personalities OF nn iii. n
| IS3S-IglS, and has written denshtIu't snin
| the encounters. His varied llle as ne a.ps
| tho story OF Il will entertain many re"u, '
IIFE, IN THE CIRCLES: BY Anna Jan Jan
| H ana Harriet Blaine Beale' New ioi
| Dodd, Mead & Co: ,,.,o." ,erie
yolume Of the Deeper issues ,,,o
| u,,i,g fuTther lessons received througn aosu M
| Gnatjc writing Records MESSAGES o. 'os
nia.N ma, ,rom those on "the other slae' "a
itnotts.restina treatment OF it's sub)ect.
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fhh hRaiph Waldo Trine. New York; Doau
| mWttis hook pregnant with constructM
,,Aa,aht Tor the urrsettled times; II convey
shousu os.saae Of reconstruction. kindly s'mpi
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