The Washington times., 1921-10-23
BOOKS i'm BRIEF
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STOP. NO oruihAfy IAio tuio-i
uncanny perhaps. but terrible In it's
deep sisnificanoe-nothins less than
the first recorded interview with
the Unknown Soldier"
Incidentally. Mr.. Dawson. whose
latest novel. Tho Kingdom Round
the Corner" In far out-distancing In
sales any OF his earlier romantic
stories-its third large edition is nov
Off the press--hAs just sailed for
France. with his wife and family.
He plans TO spend a year abroad.
going first to Cannes for several
months, to finish q novel On which
he Is now working. and later max
ing his way sJons into Russia. While
in Europe he VIII again visit the
scenes which he described last
spring In his little book titled 1T
Might Have Happened 70 YOU
HARVEY DUNN, the American
color-artist. has recently I'm
ished q remarkable set of thirteen
paintings for a handsome new gift
edition of Dickens "a Tale Of Two
Cities.~
"WHERE on earth do you sup
pose the author got the idea
for that book?' is q question fire.
quentiy heard but seldom answered
as satisfactorily as in the case OF
Peter b. Kyne's now novel. Tho
Pride of Palomar."
Here's what Ray Long. noted mag
axine editor and intimate friend OF
this particular famous author. re-
veals regarding this particular
story's inspirations:
Toward sunset of = California
evening. Peter b. Kyne and than
Peter B. Kyne no man ever had a
better companion--drove up to one
OF those picturesque old missions In
southern California. A hooded and
sandaled padre welcomed US. We
strolled into the churchyard just as
the evening bells were tolling.
1--WE were studying the old Span
ish names on the gravestones and
musing on the California that was
when we came upon one stone that
startled US to attention
SACRED
To the Memory Of
PATRICk o'REILLY
OF County Cork
Tho dates on the headstons went
back two generations.
IT turned to Peter.
"'what under the sun do you sup
pose led Patrick O'Reilly. Of Coun-
ty Cork. into this Spanish Settle
ment7'
with that wonderful Irish Smile
Of his. he answered:
"what leads an Irishman any.
wheref Twas a pair OF flaming
black eyes. to be SURE
He and I have talked about tho
sravestone q number Of times since
II fascinated both Of US. Finally
carly this spring. while We were af
| ter trout In the northern part OF
California, It gave Peter Kyne the
inspiration for the best novel he has
written"
Anent this forthcoming Kynt
novel. it's hero Il called Don Mike,
and its publishers predict ever
greater sales than Mr.. Kyne's popu
lar Kindred of the Dust" attaine<
last year. That novel sold loo.oo'
copies. and on "Palomar booi
stores have bean reporting ORDER
in advance of publication for tn
past ak months-
DRENTANos Book Chat" TO
October, besides the usual fun'
of information Of books ana au
thorn, contains articles by owe'
Johnson, Don Marquis, Edward II
Bierstadt, Hall Caine. Harry A
Franck and william Lsousa
AS Albert Biee,ow Paine tells IN n
A his preface to The Car tha
Went Abroad" uIArpsrI: The on'
tain that 20 long darhsnsd man
of tn. worlds happy places - hfts
at last Quaint Villages. Old saess'
rolling hills and velvet valleys enc
more beckon TO the traveis. -
18th. Car that Went AbreAd