Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-13

ability. won him the IS-o N'o'I 10
for Literature. Aiire a, ,rSoan nub-
Usher has placed within the feaSh
of the american reading run'S .n
opportunity to read great n.y., ,',i
Knopf says it is the Creates mor''
he has ever published ana ever On
poets 10 pubiish--thc sort "i ,hinb
that happens Along about once IN ~.
lifetime of an individual! nup,Sh'E
This is a striking trihute-t"r kmopi
has established a re7utat'on ."r p"ut
fishing only suCh books Is are ~"
while. His nov list. Of Sore l;,, ooo o%!
OF which Growth OF the soil Is one
ahundantly supports this s'at.mrh.
Growth o. the soil = presented IN
TWO volumes OF $50 pages. ana sNN'E
page bears the mark al true genius
Il is only within the past FIVE years
that the American public has a"aN-
ensd TO a renewed interest IN C"uiem
porary foreign literature in'erJ:'
nat has remained uuvman: as L" th'
most of these iitcratHreS S!nCc tht
DAYS OF Dickens, Nol;airc and other
!liustriouS contributors 20 VIII" iiteShr!
output OF that golden aEc of letters.
True. there has continued certain
amount OF interest in French and
English masterpieces Of nctLoha.
creation. bat the work OF writer's ~
other languages. even IL IL has not
been wholly overlooked. has not re-
Ceived the recognition TO whicn us
merits entitled il.
Perhaps TO tho genius OF Vicente
Blasoo ibancz is primarily due the
credit for rc-awakeuod American IN
torcst IN contemporary foreign nc.
: tional writing outs dc the limitations
TO which II has 50 long been confined.
His -Four Horscmcn of the Apcc"-
lypse" was challenge 10 American
appreciation which immediately bore
fruit American readers seized upon
Il avidly and they were charmed Win
its brilliancc. TheT called Tor more
and lbanc= gave Il TO them nnsTuhE.
inGly. 1t proved to Anerie"Hts ,.. ,nar
aheld than they had vaentured IN 'hcir
literary hrowsiugs. The truth sud-
denly dawned Oh them as a result; oi
these incurs:ous that there is verify
new literary Renaissance abroad As
publisher, Afred % knopt has been
a helpful guido to Nom in opening
he way TO these rich fields.
Growth Of the soil" Is in worry
truth an cp!c OF the soil II was pub.
lishcd in England in 1920 and created
a vsr.table scusatiou there. since
iamsun was hitherto almost nn.
very few. and The publication Of what
'is considered tho Norweg!aus great
est effort had the cftcS; of a meteor
" ". Wors,er, tho l:n2lsh ,ransa-
tor. writing ia the pcccmhcr, 1899
.ssue o; The ForturEhtiy Review said;
It's reception here mas one Of inn
mediate and unstintnL Appreciation
such as is rarely accorded !" a trans
'ated work ot AN alien author pTac-
tiCaily unknown even 70 the critics.
\ noticeable feature was the frank
men laid aside stocE phrases and
dealt with this hook a. in response
10 a strong pcrsonal appeal
Perhaps tho most remarkable tri-
hute came from Ir. II. a. Wells. who
wrote in Il letter to iiamsuu's English
publishers: am ashamed L" say
this great writer. and indeed | did
not know or his existence until nov.
IT amazes NE that i've has SO lcns been
Kept from the English reading pub
Of him the batter ] shall. be pleased.
Il do not know how 10 express tho
admiration ] feel for this wonderful
book without seeming 10 be nXtrava'
my praise, hut indeed the hook inn
presses me as among the worry Grca,
"st novels | have ever read. Il Isl
wholly beautiful. II IS Saturatr w.'A
wisdom and humor ana ten n
these peasants aye 81 triumph g
tive understanding.
do justice 10 this WORT Eu, And
my friends talking of It, and rs ~
were, acting up their courIc" TO ~.
preciaie II at it's proper vaiu.. Give
US ono or two more books by l!umsur
IN English. and our sluggish. hui. ou
The whole fairly honest criticism.
Will begin 10 realize the scair nc is
br,:t unon.Il say as much"
: - N
Growth Of tho SOIL Is Markers
erode" OF which u Is n literal trnus-
lat!on: The London Nation suggests
that The Earth's Increase" would he
pose. The phrase "Markcn's Grodr'
IS said TO be biblical: 2rod, ~ Ii.
Word used i'll III. Nurws Sian version
Of Psalm g. ia the line which Eng
fish tranS!atorS have rendered ''Gnc
Garth hath yielded her Increase"
CHARLES LEWIS COOKE. FOUND
FIR OF ROLLINS COLi-EGE. Hy nr.
". Il. l.. Smith. Richard G Badger
rus hook has been awaited here
author; DR. ~ / smith, was for
BAPTIST chn:.f 'o' Lynchburg, Va.
and more recently pastor of the Sea-
ond Baptist church OF Richmond.
Or. Smith'S hrSt Vic was dausn-
large part Of the summer OF 1919 at
IIollins gathering material for the
book nc has just given the public.
The introduct.on cf the boob is by
college salem. ia. ava '''"'
In the eleven chapters iha; make
up the book pr. smith with his oyn-
ate style has presented picture OF
Or. Cooke. which win be- recognized
by those who know him, as lifr.lik"
me Sen"ra'ion ih.t has arisen
ih"t Ensw him not this hook VA!
pdihiind-rs az WIZ MIA and the south.
Or smith shows ;Aat ...u in his col
ieEe days Dr. Cooke decided TO Civ"
women. 50 when. no was member
Of tho facui'y Of E8chmond Colicc.
INC call that came 10 him :. take
charFe Of a Eounr. instituI on OIL
but the opening OF tho door Of on
tpr'hhltN Tor the accomplishment Of