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Marse Henry" by Henry Waiter
son. Written by one of the most pic |
tnFesque figures in American journal |
ism, the frank and vivid descriptions
and anecdotes regarding many men |
and women prominent in the country
during the last fifty years will be found |
interesting and entertaining.
Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Steven
son, by Mrs. Nellie Vande Grift San
chez. Christopher Morley says: "To
the Stevensonian, this book is a mine
of delight 1t sets down what has
never before been sufficiently made
clear, that Mrs. Stevenson was. in her
own way, as remarkable and gifted as
her husband
Herbert Hoover, the Man and His
Work, by Vernon Kellogg. Presented
by personal friend, the facts regard
ing Mr.. Hoover S life can be regarded
as authentic. 1t is a well written ac-
count of forceful and successful per-
sonality. Extracts from Mr.. Hoover 5
speeches, writings and reports are given
in appendices.
How I Filmed the War, by Godfrey
| II. Mains. Illustrated with war pho
| tographs taken by the author, the book
makes one realize that the war scenes
| IN the movies were taken at the front
frequently in dangerous positions. His
many adventures are told in a CONVEX
| Sational way.
What Bird Is That? by Frank NJ.
Chapman. Mr.. Chapman has intro
| duced unique feature into his latest
book on birds, eight eolored plates ar
ranged to show permanent resident
birds and winter visitant birds in
different sections of the country His
unusually clear descriptions of birds
are well known through his other
books.
Book of Hallowe en-, by Ruth Edna
Kelley. In addition to an account OF
the origin and history of Hallowe 'er
there are chapters on the beliefs anC
customs of Halloween in various coun
tries, poems and a list of suitabl,
plays, entertainments, readings, quo
tations, etc.
Plays oath series), by John Gals
worthy. These PLAYS inelnde-A BIZ
o. Love, The Foundations, The Skin
Game.
The Pacific: Its Past and Future, BY
= Guy II. Scholefeld. A history of Eng
: land 5 colonial interests in the Pacific
/ it brings in incidentally the explora
tions and settlements of France, China
e Germany, Japan, and America TIL,
i book contains a folding map an,
chronology. Mr.. Scholefield is a New
: Zealander and his work is clear. &C
o curate, well arranged and most inter
r esting.
Grand Canyon of the Colorado. b
I John C. Van Dyke. A guide book fo
d the traveller, but it will delight thos
i who are not travelling with descrir
/ ton of the canyon, its views, an
trails to the river; an account of tn
n geology of the region, its birds, an
i mails and trees; its discoveries an
$ prehistoric inhabitants.
d The Russian Pendulum. by Arthu
Billiard. The author has been a clos
student of Russia for many years an
has wide knowledge of her history, ],
IS cal and provincial law and custom, an
the Russian mind and Temperament
: He writes of the political parties of ii
e. old regime, the cooperative societie
J., the rise and fall of Kerensky, the V:
rious present Siberian government
ie and Bolshevism
IT Illustrated Guide to the Flowerir
d Plants of the Middle Atlantic and Ne
England States, by George T. Steven
r An excellent reference book. The d
he seriptions are written in non -technic
t language and the many careful illu
trations cover 1900 will be found vel
d helpful to the average flower lover.