Evening star., 1920-11-21
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The lists of the Public Library. in
| The Sunday Star during November.
| and reprinted at the end of the month
| in the library's monthly bulletin, re-
view some of the more important
| books of the year. and suggest books
for Christmas purchasing.
History.
Hayes c. j. H. A Brief History of
! the Great War Macmillan. 1920.
| $3.50. F30791- -H3276.
| THE best singIe-vo1ume history of
| the great war which has so far APP
peared. written in a thoroughly read
! able, not to say spirited. style. e.-Amer
i Historical Review.
Murray, Gilbert. Our Great War and
| the Great War Of OF the ancient
/. Lectures. 1919. s1.25. F32-M9630.
Drawing on the historians and
dramatists of Greece. the author sets
i forth a picture that shows many
striking simiIarities to our modern
experience.
Spargo, John. The Greatest Failure
! in All History. Harper. 1920. $3.50.
| F5466-Sp27g.
!; "A critical examination of the actual
workings of bolshevism in Russia
| Subtitle.
I, Wells, H G. The Outline of History
| 2v. Macmillan 1920. $10.50.
| "Mr. Wells presents all history az
+; one vast panorama of ages and races
/ and nations brought within the nor
NAL limitations of time and energy
| set to the reading of an ordinary citi-
; zen"
Bland, ]. o.. P. Men, Manners and
/ Morals in South America. scrib-
! This travellers narrative prefers
the gaucho's guitar. the laughter and
dancing Of the camp to statistics of
commerce. Entertaining sketchesk of
life in Brazil. Uruguay and Argen-
| itina."-Booklfst.
Changing Germany. Harper. 1920.
| s.. G47-F848v.
=. "a record Of Impressions received on
the authors thousand mile hike
through a. country which has been
| screened from the outside world for ,
over four years."-Brooklyn Public
Library Bulletin.
| Gibbs, Philip, People of Destiny.
/ Harper, 1920. $2 G88-G355p.
| America and Americans as seen
through the eyes of the British war
correspondent" -.
Harper, 1920. 81. G45L-Hl3.
Experiences of an American actress
| wittily told
hlpung, RuOyaru, Letters OF Travel. |
Doubleday. 1920 $1.75. G12-K625.
"a journalistic Kipling. who. about
| thirty years ago. viewed Japan, Cana
da and eastern United States, the lat
ter two with the perplexity, UNDER
standing and humor of curious re-
porter. fifteen years later describes |
the interior Of this continent in let. !
ters to his family, and in 1918, takes |
us to Egypt of the Magicians' SINH |
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Marshall, Archibald. Spring Walks in
Provence. Dodd. 1920. $3.50. |
G39Pr-M355.
"The story of the tramping expedi- |
ton Of the author through the south |
Of France. A study of the people. !
scenery and the legends of the dis
tricts"
Ian, 1920. $6. G14s-Sh12so.
"The story of Shackleton's last ex-
pesition, 1914-1s17, undertaken to |
achieve the first crossing of the ant |
arctic continent. The entire book is /
a new revelation of the intelligence |
and endurance of man."
Stuck, Hudson. A Winter Circuit of |
Our Arctic Coast. scribner. 1920.
Sc. G946-St93w. /
"A narrative of a journey with dog |
sleds around the entire arctic coast !
of Alaska."-Nation.
Van Dyke. j. C. The Grand Canyon Of |
the Colorado. Scribner. 1920. 81. |
G93S-V28Sg.
written with all his graceful style |
and imagery, it may be called a lit
erary guidebook of superior kind"
Nation.
Social Science
Haskins, C. H., and Lord, r. H. Some |
Problems of the Peace Conference
Harvard Univ. Press. 1920. So |
JxAR-H274s.
Both authors were associated with |
the peace conference in capacities |
which qualify them to write with an
intimate knowledge of it's procedure !
and Of the argument and objects |
which determined it's decision."-At-l |
lantic Monthly.
Ross. E. A. The Principles Of So
ciology. Century. 1920. 81 I-R73Sp |
The most important recent socio- |
logical work. The book is not only a |
masterpiece as a scientific work. but |
it 10 intensely interesting."-Survey
Turner. e. r. Ireland and England |
Century. 1919. So. ,JU42-TS53i
Written by a conscientious schola, |
Who has endeavored impartially Il |
make clearer the fundamental dificul- |
les that obstruct the settlement Of
| he Irish roblem."-Booklist