Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-29

I dor any conditions hnd a vaSt and
rec"?t.N" audience Hu, 50 nnc is
IN" story which he tells In The
! Kingdom Round tn. corner" ana
:" whimsical and charming the .tyle
| OF tho telling. tina, the book would
| OF itSeH be sufficient to make
writer famous even had NJ mover
t'rn heard ~ before it's publication.
! Like Tho Garden without walls
h!S ne" story Is pure and compelling
romance. It's AS manly and tender
tale as could possibly hc told. more
over ana leaves YOU feeling that
! through II YOU have come to know
Wei the crcht-hcarted human being
an" had IN" gcniUN to write IL, and
'haT IN ms story IA" has uncon-
I"c:"uSly enabled you better 10 nm
human motive r"' notions Tabs.
Ia" wonderful hcr" OF tho book.
awak"ns ON" day :" ind the king
dom %! mss dreams SLIPPING from him
as all of us are likely 10 30 at som.
tim" and in his struggle 10 regain
| u h" holps three Of tho other vital
breathing characters 10 lind theirs.
M"r"oTcr. he has tho magic u helm
readers. Of TN" book find their own
H''I" Kingdoms Just round some un-
expected corn"r It's hcartcning,
v,
Just n Tao same authors Garry On
Nas INC most hcart"niug and cncour-
aging OF all tho books produced by
| tn" war. And,th"rc arc subtle cnar-
actcrizations in II, and tnntllizing
moditations that will stand out In
current literature
Eut IN" wonderful style and treat
ment aye not all. as is TOO often tho
case Win authors distinguished for
th"ir literary excellence. The King
dom Round tho Corner" presents
story that has smiles in II. in places,
ana moist eyes in othcrs-a romantic
low" story OF man whose former
NaI"i achieved sudden military fame
ana high rank during the war and
'h"n. IN tho after war days. faced tho
pathetic likelihood Of being forced
back TO the humble station for which.
alone. his civil life experience had
htt"d him. Meantime he had fallen
| IN love With the very girl to whom
rams was engaged. and who didn't
| know OF his lowiy origin-an Al
fniral Crichton sort OF man. this CEN
GRAZ Eratthwaite. and ono who, with
Tabs aid. solves his dilemma far
moro admirably than did Sir james
NJ Rarric's character. More admir-
ABLY. at least from the American
point Of vicw-though his solution
liz not at all tho one that the reader
Will expect as he reads toward il: nor.
In All probability is Tabs solution OF
MS own even greater dilemma What
stTonS situation II makes. with
| Taborley and his former valet in 1--we
with the same woman. and Taborlov
! TOO honorable to tell his rivals
secret!
THE HOME RUN KING. By Babs
Ruth. a. L. Eur, Co. New York.
This is the frs, basebalI story
ny the greatest batter our national
game has ever known 1t will nrova
Il treat I" all lovers of the game
THE SCIENCE or VALUE. Rv
Henry Rawic. Williams & WIKI
ins Co. Baltimore. Md.
rms two-volune edition is A treat.
ise on economies which shuns fatal
theories and endeavors consis,nptIy
10 a"here TO "ound business princi-
pies, even though the basis ;daa
which 1t would impress upon the
student of economies gives n ncw
twist TO the science.
COLE SIMPLIFIED. BY Dave Hun
ter. Doubleday. Rage & Co. Garden
City. y. V
nc whole secret OF successful golf
| VIII be found in this little book.
paNe hunter here reveals new
principle in. the playing OF golf that
! j. so simple. that like many otber
great discoveries. it was overlooked.
! CLAIR DE LUNE. BY Michael
strange. c. p. Putnams Sons. New
York.
This is a play in two acts and six
scenes. Edward Sheldon saws Of II.
| u reel that the author Of clair do
| l.unc has created what might no
called new fdiom in dramatic writ
Ing. IT'S curiously ami brilliantly i'm
| agincd harmony OF plot, characters
and background has strange and
disturbing flavor which. once tasted.
cannot he forgotten. Over IL all. like
tho moonlight OF its title. shines the
quality of fantasy 1t is such stuff
as dreams are made on