Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-10
:. tragic crime which termlnatea his

tIaSlc crime which termlnated his
In his Introduction to the book.
Basil King says that 1.-THE prisoner In
our modern penitentiary Is too often
the goat of modern society" The
modern slang use OF the word goat"
he says, goes back to the age-oId
custom of sacrificing the goat to pro-
pitiate the gods. lit was tho scape-
goat who bore their punishment 80
clean slate" says the novelist. "And
In the convict. 1 am driven to be-
ileve, modern civilization Is not look
ing for the brother to be treated
wisely because his weakness is so
OBVIOUS and his suffering so great.
In the prisoner VIC have found our
goat. He is suffering not for his
own sins alone. but for ours. Naive
ly, childishly we outrage every hu-
man instinct within him so that our
self.reproach may be appeased. The
world as 1t Is. society as we have
ormed II, must have a goat"
In this unninching revelation of
INC tragedy which terminated his
career with life imprisonment. the
author bares his soul. 1t is an utterly
unusuai autobiography of an Ameri-
can newspaper man, startlinEly au-
SHADOW VERSES. BY Gamalie,
bradford. Yale University Press,
New Haven.
Observations and Impressions
phrased delicately and Interestingly
IN rhyme. Katherine Lee Bates, in
the Boston Transcript, says Of his
verse: "Mr. Bradford, OF late, has
won more limited but enthusiastic
recognition as poet of pungcnt
terms some OF his singing needles OF
song" "a
coRNELLI. BY Johanna Spyri. ].
b. Lippincott Co.. Philadelphia.
Corneilf" Is now for the first time
!ation: to English readers. Hereto.
fore Johanna Spyri has been known
in this country by her famous classic
"Cornelii." the story of the win.
some. yet sensitive. little heroine.
who suffers from the unjust sus,
picion OF her elders, Is equally as
sn,erTtdnins as Heidi" Many will
account OF its deeper treatment Of
child character.
How ''Cornelli" was restored 10
herself and reinstatcd in her fathers
ancction forms narrative OF unusual
interest and truth in life. whereas,
IN Heidi" there is only one Other
childish figure. we have here a liysly
ann varied array of children. Manly,
generous Dino; Mux, the Irreprcssi-
pie: and the two girls form n truly
lovely group. The grown-ups, too.
arc contrasted with much humor and
genuine feeling That the story ~
Cornelli'' will equal Heidi" in nonU.
larity Is therefore 20 be expected. and
there can be no question that IL will
delight Madame Spyri's many adj
mircrs.
FAMOUS GHOST STORIES. edited
6y J. Walker McSpaddcn. Thomas Y.
Crowell Co.. New York.
In the present volume a ban has
oecn laid upon mystrry stories and
demon tales. Only dycd-in-the-wool
ghosts have been welcome. with one
possible exception. with psychic
manifestations likewise this book
rs not concerned. Here are no hyp-
notic frances. no cabinet tricks. no
oul1a boards, and no comments from
learned societies thereon. From such
company most self-rcspcct,nr
ghosts would ncc utterly. But II
you are not too modern and "scien-
tihc" In your tastes, this book will in
troduce you to as noteworthy an ar
ray OF genuine. old-fashioned ghosts
as ever haunted house. cianked a
chain, or scared the wits out OF a
wakerui person at midnight.
GIRL HERo1NEs IN FICTION. By
Inez n. mcFee. Thomas Y. Croweil
Fvery girl who Is choice with he,
friends" will be more than riad N
meet the little company assembled
here. They are girls who have worn
exceedingly well in the story books