Evening star., 1920-07-04

| II,
legend gives name to the stor:'-the
| legend of little plant that has the
presence of mind" when the sand of
| the desert starves its roots to betake e
| itself away-root and ALTO some
lush spot, where 1t sets user 10 the
| if nothing out Of the common had
happened to it.
WHITEwAsH By Horace Annesley
VacheI author of The Soul Of
Susan Yellam," etc. New York:
George H. Doran Company.
A story of English country life. AS
such it gives the smooth outlines OF life
,, in England, where the village depend
ents pay outward homage, at least, TO
the master of the great house that sup
ports them. In this respect the romance
is realistic survival of eighteenth CEN
| tury England The master, IN this case,
| is mistress, Lady Selma secure IN her
belief that no new order has encroached
upon the safety of the old. The daugh-
/ ter. Cicely Chandos however, is a mod
ern girl, keen to life and its posi- bliltles,
acutely aware of the human claim OF the
tenants to intelligent and sympatheuc
consideration. This opposition, thls va
rance of outlook, furnishes the basis OF
the story. Into this complex the writer
projects a twentieth century crusaoer-
young Dr. Grimshaw. The story opens
out to the modern conception OF social
! justice, through a tenacious reluctance
on the part of Lady Selma to concede
that the work on which she has SO
prided herself had been merely the
| whitewashing of social injustice with
skin-deep kindness of behavior Ine
book is delightful in its familiarity with
the mode of life with which it deals. anc
delightful in the handling OF the love
story that grows out of the social Srug-
gle set up between the young doctor and
the great lady of the house
BARRY LEROY. By H. c. Bailey,
author of The Highwayman," etc.
New York: Z. P. Dutton & Co
Barry Leroy is a spy. an Irish spy.
in the service of France rms war
story, with the gallant IrlSnlhan as
it's source of adventure and rlotous
humor as well, is set back In the
time of Napoleon, far enough away
from the present to move IL out OF
bitter imprint of the great war 50,
cleared of the handicap of the pres,
ent, the adventure dashes forward
without let or hindrance, with Ma,
polean himself taking a hand and
the picturesque figure of Nelson play
ink substantial part. But 1t is
Barry Leroy, true Don Qulxote OF
impulse and action. VINO gives ne ne
adventure it's genuine hold on the
interest of the reader. A love story-
after the Irishman'S own heart
dances and flashes through the stern
er matters of which the BODY OF tne
romance is so cleverly and excitlngly
made.
FRENCH LITERATURE OF THE
GREAT WAR. By Albert Sch1nz-
New York: D. Appleton & Co.
The average reader knows. in gen
eral way, that the great war gave
tremendous impetus to literature:
This literature. once gathered, VIII!
bear full evidence of the richness of
the war period in this respect The
book in hand presents. in outline,
one body of such evidence. In com
prehensive survey the author deals
with the French output of war writ
ing The wartime novel is discussed
here, and the poetry of the war as
well. The effect of the war upon
French drama is taken into consid-
Grafton. The writer's springing up
among the soldier ranks. with an ap-
praisal of the quality of this work.
are presented. Certain well known
French writers-Anatole France, Lott,
Rolland-are reviewed again in the
light of the great calamity. The book
is authoritative. Its writer is a pro-
fessor of French literature in this
country. 1t is admirably arranged as
text book on the subject, with an
excellent list of books added for ref
erence.