Evening star., 1920-05-30

York: The Macmillan Company.
IT ARoLD BEGBIE's Life Of
IL Gen. Booth" Is a record that
IL carries inspiration with it. 1t
u is the story Of one who loved
humanity with courage and with pas
sion. The theme is one whose pare
facts flt themselves exactly to the
lhand of the dramatic writer OF ro-
nance. And to these facts Mr.. Begbie
brings not only the skill of the prac-
4 ticed story teller but he adds, besides.
| the zeal Of the investigator together
! with a very deep appreciation OF the
| character and the achievements OF the
| founder Of the Salvation Army. Since
the Salvation Army is but concrete
| projection of the spirit of Gen. Booth
| these two volumes sum not only TO
| life-story of the man. but to the ms,
| tory Of the rise and growth and
| splendid service of the army itself.
| This is a great true story.
FIFTY YEARS IN THE ROYAL
/ NAVY. BY Admiral Sir Percy Scott.
| illustrated. New York: George II.
| Doran Company.
! Primarily. this story of the authors
/ half century of service in the royal
| navy will appeal to the profession
with which it deals. The long per-
spective which it presents OF the
/ great sea powers career is a path Of
| historic event. The knowledge which
it reveals is a mine of technical In
formation. The stages in the authors
own development. step by step, Is
school of seamanship. His long fight
to improve the gunnery Of the navy
is story of personal courage and
enlightened patriotism, coupled with
expert insight into the naval require
ments of England. His fearless criti-
l Lotto nf ho 0f ho
and of officialdom on shore is an
other bit Of sterling patriotism. In
it's expert handling of the subject
and in it's fine devotion to those who
have built substantially into the
glory of the royal navy this book
will appeal to protest. onal readers.
But to the average reader the sail
Iings to and fro. to all parts OF the
earth, on English errands of one sort
and another. this is story of fasci-
Ination and delight.
POLAND AND THE POLES. BY A.
Bruce Boswell, NJ. a. New York:
| Dodd, Mead & Co.
The purpose of this book is to give
to the general reader information on
the subject of Poland and it's people.
In following out this purpose. it
iavoids the discussion OF the problems
that have confronted. and do confront,
the country. The study is a broad
and interesting survey of the land
and it's people, Of the influence Of the
one upon the other. of the rise of its
institutions. of the trend of it's in
dustrial life. The historic partition of
Poland among its stronger neighbors
is recounted. The adjustment that
was made to this event is reviewed.
I The growth of education, the develop
ment of a national literature, the rise
of science and the place of Poland in
tmusic and art. find place in this pano-
ID l NO rvHta Yyin ~ hn Itch Ia Az,
tentertaining story as we'll as timely
lone. Maps and pictures help out the
text in q vivid and admirably organ
lied study of the subject. which comes
to an end with a sketch of conditions
In Poland at the close Of the great
war.
SHEEPSKINS AND GREY RUSSET.
BY E. Temple Thurston. Illustra-
tions by Emile Verpilleux. New
York: G. p. Putnams Sons.
The approaches to the body Of this
book are. all Of them, sheer seduc-
tion. The particular green-and-goid
OF its cover is an invitation. The
The book itself revels in the joys of
sketches. 50 communicable in their
gayety, so perfect in workmanship,
beckon one on. The note of dedica-
tion to My dearest" signed. Daddy"
promises comradeship. Coridon's song,
Come Away. Turn Countryman With
Me-. from The Compleat Angler. is ir-
resistible. Seduction. every bit Of it.
an unworldly. pair, who fill the hours
with pleasures taken from the things
that lie neglected everywhere. The
first, and only. inalienable right
claimed by them is the right to
mentous matters at will. to decide
upon the spur of the moment what
shall be the next Joyous adventure
Oh, to be sure. no appreciable part of
the population could follow this
plan. At least, that is what the world
says. But any one, any one who has
bit of the vagabond in him. can go
around with this couple. partaking Of
their happiness in a life that has de-
liberately cast aside more than half
by the common rule.
CoME-ON CHARLEY. BY Thomas Ad-
olson. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-
Merrill Company.
One of the goid-Drick adventures Of
this novel might be believed. But ten
or more of them are quite beyond the
acceptance of even the most easy
going of readers. However, by the
time that one is in the midst of the
second or third of them he cares not
a whistle whether they are true or
not. For by that time he is COM
pletely in the hands OF "Come-on
Charley" For a more genial fellow
i ludu SHdricS carter, nor one that 19
more on hand with himself at every
turn. one is not likely to meet. And,
SO enlisted on the side OF this quiet
| and competent young man, one spends
his time-not in sizing up probabili-
ties-but, instead, in racing along,
| anxious for his triumphs. when all the
| crooks in New York appear bent to
| the business Of relieving Charley Of
the new fortune that has been left to
4! him. The book Is an orgy OF adven-
ture. of humor. of laughter. It is
nonsense. but 1t is nonsense turned
| with a light hand. and with a mind
| that is as quick as a Hash.
THE WRECKERs. BY Francis
| Lynde. author Of David vallory,"
| etc. Frontispiece by Arthur Bech-
| er. New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons.
Mr.. Lynde's new novel of the mid
die west is based upon the not un-
familiar episode of a railway war.
The facts underlying this episode
have come to be formula. The au-
thor makes use Of this formula. On
the one side is the group whose vision
includes only personal advantage. On
the other side are those devoted to
public service. The war. in this case,
progresses. on the one hand, by yell
low methods that include wholesale
murder by way of wrecked trains, IL
need be. by kidnapping. by personal
attacks in the dark. On the other
hand. there is a steadily losing fight
up to the point when a good inventor
turns 1t to the advantage Of the side
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