Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-05
Reviews of New Books
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"what the World Coming TOT" BY
Rupert Hughes With frontispioce.
New York City: Harper h Brothers
Price, 81 80, net.
While Mr. Hughes makes 20 prediction
as 10 what the world is corpifp 10, he Gets
forth very clearly and effectively what ~
has come 90. since the tremendous up
heaval Of the great war and IT, dlstractlng
aftermath. Such vivid pictures as he
portravs Of the fantastic, abnormal and
crazy conditions il brought into existence,
especially IN the great city of New York,
will attract the interest OF the reader
familiar in general with much that y
presented, but imparting far more VIVA
realization
Interwoven with these presentations -
the highly interesting experiences oi BOD
Taxter, an aviator of note, returning 70 ms
home country after brave and nertoriouB
service abroad, only 10 plunge INTO the
whirlwind Of war exciten1ents and crozes
that followed on the heels Of tho restora-
ton of peace. TO begin with he had on
hand the most fantastic love affair mortal
man ever was plagued with. a most
delightful Young woman loved him, and he
loved her. but both were victims OF q
Temperament that kept them lighting
literally "iike cats and dogs" To the
reader it seems impossible that such love
affair can end IN mutual peace and salts
faction but il does.
Meanwhile, Bob's recklcssness, coupled
with his bustling energy and his high
sense of honor, get him into a terrible
mess A. bold swindler catches him as
easily as though he were veritabie
Sucker" and the swindlers sister" en-
tangles him into most vexatious affair Of
the heart. which comes 70 the verge Of a
sudden marriage. Only the Intervention Of
a shrcwd and faithful old Negro, former
servant of the Taxter family, saves him
from the disaster.
So here VIC have q love affair and q
sinister blackmailing plot the coforful
human picture % America today, pictured
with suspense and humor. Truly rarely
delightful book
Received Of the publishers.
"The Hope Of the World" BY Woodrow
Wilson. New York City: Harper 4
Brothers. Price, 81 ness
In this volume are presented President
Wilson'S recent memorial addresses and
messages on great issues involving the
future 0f America. delivered between
Jnly 8 and December 2, 1919, IN uniform
/ stvie with earlier similar volumes The
| speeches made on the famous country
WIDE tour arr given, and the important
| state papers include the address 70 the
! senate. presenting the Treaty and the
/ Covenant; the message on the high cost 81
/ living: the Labor Day message and the
message to the National Industrial Con
i ference.
tits of great value as we'll ar interest, n
+ have such an arrav Of notable deliverancee
/ presented in q single volume of handy sizs
/ Received Of the publishers
.'The Other Woman" BY Norah Davis
I author Of THE Eortherncr, etc
New York City. The Century Co.
] 353 Fourth avenue Price, sl.75, net
"The Other Woman" Il the story Of tbs
everyday miracle known 70 the police
world as the double life and 10 science
a. dual personality, But though based on 2
scientific fact, b Is not a psychological
story II il q tragedy as old as history, d
A man III his relation ID two women as
husband and lover. It is intensely dra'
matte, intimate human in rs treatment
There is no intrigue: 70 immortality. lc'
+ treatment is not the French treatment q
slmiIar situations.
II l. the poHce-biOtter mystery oI 9
mans dolIble hfe. whose situations are ai
VaIl-knoyn TO the average man as hii
own face ia the glass: and 10 the average
woman aS-wel. Is the pang u heart
break With this difference. however
The situations are treated in the light b
the modern scientific discovery that maj
has, in truth and n fact. double life, tw'
elves a. pariertlv distinct as anv NV,
men IN earth. two characters that may B,
AZ opDoslre as the poles. but only 0nu
hody n which 10 live both lives The syor,
il IL more serious aspect i intended Z
place in,the hand oi the pubic the Ne1
~ one Of the comm0nest and AZ the sami
time the least understood mysteries @
lie
Miss DAVIS has made special study Q
.ba Silhjat.t If man : DUALITY ii nature