New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Miscellaneous Books

49,
THn OUTLINE OF. HISTORY. BY II. @.
Wells Published By the Macmillan
Company. 90.
The whole sweep Of the worlds his
tory from the dawn-days Of man and
bis biological progenitors to the thyesh-
olds Of the present. with man begin
ming TO catch dim vision OF his
future. Actually the frgt attempt to
relate the story Of human struggle
toward perfections by q writer with an
intensely prag7natio outlook. Undoubt-
edly the most widsly road and var-
ously discussed history Of man eyey
written. You may disagree with many
Of Wells's premises and conclusions.
You will admit the ardor and lucidity
Of his presentation.
THE STORY OF MANEIND. BY Hendrix
right. 0ssi $3.50. 0''''A'o 0S S0h' q l''s'
Exactly why this kind Of history
has not been attempted before is .
query that must be wellnigh universal.
Written primarily ior children. 1t holds
enchantment Tor grown-ups. Van Loon,
using stzikingly original cuts and maps,
deploys before us the entire romance
Of man from his earliest chilly days
in caves to his steam heated present.
History made fascinating through
clever but accurate chronological &C.
quencs Of chapters. Will shine on g
Christmas txeo.
nNdLANp. Published by SrsdorioE A.
Stokes Company. $50.
The flrst two volumes Of this sweeps
light over English and much Of Euro
pean and American history are now
available. No student Of or chance
glimpser into the realities Of the Vic
torian age can avoid punch" In events
and dominant personages vivifed in
caricature, and In wealth of text re-
Aecting the physical shapes and the
mental colors Of the British Empire
and a great period, this work, so COM
posite from the hands Of genius, is
final word.
MIRRORS OF AsHINGTON. Anon
Published by G. p. Putnan's Sons. $3.50
A gantlet of gentle pats and blis-
tering whacks, through which run four
teen gentlemen Of first-psge dimen-
sions. There Is much veracity In the
writer's estimates, though here and
there spat Of personal animosity less
ems the vigor Of his conclusions. AS
type Of the raw caricature OF the
American political critic, it as inter
esting when compared with the shrewd
caustic Of his British fellow. Anus
ing and valuable as contemporary
evaluation Of men on the chargers of
national leadership.
LIFD OF HERMAN MELVILLE. BY Ray
mond NJ Weaver. Published by Geo.
tx. Doran Company.
At last Melville is revealed to his
admirers. who, by the way, are gaining
in numbers yearly. His position as
pioneer-pilot into the glamour and lore
Of the South Seas, his exquisite crafts
manship as writer and his remark
able personality combine to furnish
matter for sterling biographer. Pro
fessor Weaver has done what a host Of
men have hoped would be done-boxed
the compass of Herman Melville.
WORKING NORTH FROM PATAGONIA.
~ Harry "A. Franck. Published by The
Century Company. S5.
Again Harry A. Franck strikes high
noon on the clock of his successes. In
this important and needed book of
wandering he hits the long trail from
the remote tip of Patagonia on through |
Argentina to Venezuela. Many Amer |
lean eyes arc open to the near future |
OF South American political and eco
nomic prominence. They will find In |
this book a great deal of valuable in |
formation packed into pages streaked |
all over with the evidences of mind |
alert to the signiticances of places anu
peoples visited and pictured.
EDGE OF THE JUNGLE. By william
32.S0.
The mere title of this number In our
series suggests color and adventure.
AS director Of the tropical research
station OF the New York Geological So
clety the author is qualified to writ.
with knowledge and sympathy. His ap-