Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-16
Reviews OfzNeW Books

the wolf FORM and nature. This grue-
some superstition forms the basis Of
along the Brighton road. a series Of
mysterious disappearance occur-
complete and clueless disappearance
OF men and women. The neighbor-
hood Is in panic. Scotland Yard is
in fever. An ancient Tudor dover
house. of ghostly look and name, has.
prior to these disasters. been taken
by an old German recluse Of studious
and exclusive habit. The story has
to do with the gradual rise of sus-
picion toward this man. with the con-
version of the officials to the theory
Of the werewolf by a young amateur
detective who is wise to the man.
wolf theory and. finally. to the climax
on the foul Walpurgis Nacht when,
under the light Of the full moon. the
evil revel in their great annual orgy
of release. What this imaginative
writer has done is to clothe. with all
the circumstance Of documentary evil
dence. an ancient superstition in the
garments Of modern crime and it's de-
reader finds himself with thrills
aplenty and a curious reach of these
impossible doings down into the place
where his disinherited superstitions
still linger around the roots of his
being.
DAISY ASHFORD; Her Book. BY the
author or The Young Visitors"
Preface by Irwin Cobb. New York:
George H. Doran Company.
Irwin Cobb here takes q trun at
Daisy-Ashfording. With a couple OF
prefaces to substantiate the validity
of his fresh discoveries he presents
the remaining novels of the youthful
prodigy whom Sir James Barrie had
In rf IN R~Ct he
Hangmans Daughters whole year
| in the making-is the most important
of these tales. Close seconds. how
ever. are Where Love Lies Deepest"
"A Short Story of Love and Marriage"
| and The True History of Leslie
Woodcock." Daisy's sister. Angela
contributes narrowing tale here
called The Jealous Governess." Daisy
| appears to be falling OF a bit. a
calamitous prospect that is due. with
out doubt, to the sapping processes of
loverproduction.
WINSOME WINNIE, And Other New
Nonsense Novels. By Stephen Lea
cock, author Of "Frenzied Fiction"
pany.
This, the latest nonsense novel by
Stephen Leacock. inherits in straight
line from current popular fiction.
The murder mystery clumps around
| here in a heavy-footed and blatant
secrecy. The modern ghost performs
for psychic ringmasters. Beauteous
of the law at the hands Of its moist
| eyed loose-lipped administrators.
| Four or five other themes, equally
dear to the light reader and the light
| writer. contribute to the gayety Of
! this nonsense development A good
G. n r @f ~. -so<e.
an artist in slang, the best natured
| of satirists, Mr.. Leacock by way of
this volume hands over to the reader
a bubbling well Of sheer amusement
and chuckling delight. He does more
! than this. For to few readers this
capable body of critical comment on
an enormous mass Of current literary
invention.
Arthur Qui1ler-Couch, M. A., author
of Studies in Literature" etc.
New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons.
A. fresh breeze must have swept
through Cambridge when Str CUTLER
Couch gave the dozen talks on which
this volume Is based. The art and
practice of reading. particularly a.
this applies to English literature.
forms the general theme Of these leo
lures. The theme sounds like pure
pedagogy. It is the personality Of the
author that lifts it out of this dull
| and stodgy connotation into an exhil-
| arating zone of wide outlook. sound
sense, practical usage, and new eval-
uations. Two chapters on children's
reading produce a sound and sincere
discussion that teachers Of children
would do well to study. Other chap
tiers, In other connections. are equally
suggestive and Illuminating. The
Value of Greek and Latin in English
Literature" "On Reading the Bible, -
"On the Use of Masterpieces" ara
| among these studies wherein tho au-
thor discusses the conditions upon
which author and reader may meet
and argues to what extent the reading
of the best literature may be taught
Sir Quiller-Couch has reached the
place where he Is able to play with
his subject He likes to play. And
this rich playfulness ightens up the