Evening star., 1920-02-15

Charles 6cribner's Sons.
THS new edition Of Theodore
Roossvsit's autobiography COW
srs only that part Of his life
that he himself was able to
narrate. A later volume planned by
Mr.. Roosevelt with Joseph Bucklin
/. Bishop will. in another year. complete
the story Of the great American. A
great many people read this personal
record in its serial presentation Those
who have already had that privilege
will surely take this opportunity to
repeat the experience of invigorating
contact with this abundant personal
ity whose keynote Is energy, courage.
self-relfance. power to insist on his
own rights, sympathy to make him
regardful Of the rights of others. Here
is a positive and dynamic philosophy
set out step by step for ones accept
ance and pursuit-the sturdy philos-
ophy of bodily vigor deliberately
chosen as a method of getting that
''vigor of soul without which vigor
OF the body counts for nothing" 1t
Is a big story. 1t is modest story
and one of complete frankness 1t is,
as a a-matter of course. book of large
events and distinguished PERSONAL
tiles, But 1t is the man himself. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. that rounds the mar
rative into clear greatness.
MY ESCAPE FROM GERMANY. By
Eric A. Keith. New York: The
Century Company.
When Eric Keith, American. con-
nected up with the A. E. +. in France
the war was we'll along in its last
year. The delay. however. was not
OF his own making. Held ar alien
enemy in Germany. Mr.. Keith's prog
ress toward his rightful place in the
forward and backward movement of
escape and capture-three times over
FROM one and another detention
point ,in Germany. This book is Mr.
venture. 1t is obvious that there
wers no loafing moments in the
writer's enforced stop with the Ger
mans, BUSY as beaver" photo
he was not in the midst OF actual
escape, he was either being returned
to German guardianship or was lay
ing new plans to outwit the watch
fulness OF his captors. In all OF these
phases of the business Of making a
clear getaway he is equally deter
mined. ingenious. undiscouraged. This
sturdy spirit dominates the story
also. At no point does the author
in retrospect get sorry for h,n1self
cordingly. 1t is a plain recital OF
busy days. into which are packed
many-informing facts about the Ger
man internment and prison camps.
TO the prisoners under his care. about
the general life of these camps. about
the various methods of getting away
from them and the treatment ac-
corded an unsuccessful fugitive. II
is. till the very end. story OF hard
Incl II falls down INTO
beingsa hard-luck story. On the con.
trary,s it exudes pluck and confidence
in the good outcome. Mr.. Keith writes
in pictures. He possesses. moreover.
a full store of human feeling. wheth-
er a German be the subject Or his
own blood companiona Upon the
whole, here is a remarkable expefi,
ence, looked upon. with sense AND
communicable and impressive man
ner.
STUDIES IN SPANIsH-AMERICAN
IITERATURE. BY Isaac Goldberg.
Ph.tD. New York: Brentano's.
Pnof. Goldberg's book comes as an
Important piece of news to the av-
- 5erage North American. To the ma
jority of readers in the states IL
causes a stir of surprise that Latin
America has q distinct literature o!
it's oWn-one, too. that is in the fuil
current Of the modern literary move
ment-bold. free. fnnovating. high IN
quality and of substantial body In
an eg1ay of introduction Prof. Gold
berg traces the native roots of this
deveaApment. pointing out along his
advance toward the present those
kinsHips OF spirit that have most
encouraged this growth, and tnat
have to an extent determined its di-
rection and form. Curiously. it Is
France, NOT Spain. that has. upon the
whole, proved to be the blood-prother
Of literary Latin America'in It's latest
appreciable advance. To support his
purpose Of promoting a better ac-
ouaMtance with the cotempor1ry lit
eratufe Of the south this writer OF
fers: studies Of five Latin American
writefs-Ruben Dario. Jose Enrique
Rode; Jose Santos Chocanos Jose
Maria Eguren. Rufino Blanco- Fom-
bona. These studies are based upon
illustrative material drawn from the
works of the writer's themselves. An
outline of native setting. a sketch
of the determining outside forces
operating upon the work. and hnely
fair critical appraisal constitute the
lines along which Prof Goidbergs
work runs. The book ] opens new new
which the lover of genuine literature
will pursue zealously. one, too, that
the student of the new literary move
ment will seize upon eagerly.
HISTORY OF FRANCE, From the
Earliest Tfnes to the Treaty Of
versailles, BY William Stearns
Davis, Phi. D., professor Of history
in the University Of Minnesota. IL
Illustrated. Boston: Houghton Mif-
fin Company.
This book was designed for the use
of the American soldier in France.
Before its completion, however. the
armistice was signed and the Ameri-
: can was at home again. Nevertheless.
he came back with France much to
the fore in his interest and thinking:
The history, therefore, does not fall
short Of its original intent and. be-
sides, it is calculated to fit into the
needs of all early students of French
history. 1t is not a big book. Yet,
by right selection and proper en-
phasis, by vital and consistent
imagination applied to its entire de-
velopment, 1t places in the hands of
the student the flesh and spirit of
France from it's birth up to the pres
ent moment Of its life. The study rep
resents q remarkable and mastery
sense of the essentials of this coun-
try's being. And these essentials are
projected with a dramatic vigor that
makes this history read read like IKE an hardIv aGv
overpraise this admirably constructed
study Of France at the hands OF
trained and richly equipped historian.
THE UNsOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL
JUSTICE. BY Stephen Leacock, b.
A., Phi. D.. author of Essays and
Literary Studies" etc. New York:
John Lane Company.
Out from what appears to be
hopeless tangle Of industrial unrest
and q disturbing political instability
Mr.. Leacock seeks here to draw out
/. two or three straight lines of obser
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