Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-16

his ingenuity In constructing a
swift-moving plot.
EFFICIENT MARKETING ron
AGRICULTURE. BY Theodore MocL-
lin. The Macmillan Co. New York.
handbook on the assembling.
pnckagtnE. storing. financing, dis.
tribn'inE' price-making and other as
poets OF the subject.
THE LURE OF THE LEOPARD
SKIN. a story Of the African wIida
By Josephine Hope westervel. Flem
Ing II. Rcvell Co.. Chicago.
n tale of thrills and perils in the
big game hunting region Of Africa.
the plot Involving young American
who goes there chiefly in quest OF adj
venture.
THE VALLEY or GOLD. ny Will
liam 5. Walkley. Fleming II. RevelI
Co.. Chicago.
~ rip-roarinG story OF the great
Mor'h"cst country by brand new
writer. y tale of the Saskatchewan
haip Connorcsuue in it's wealthy OF
incidents and gripping appeal.
THE FOUNDATIONS OF RE.
LiGiouS FAITH. BY John Kelmnn.
ID. W., pastor Fifth Avenue presby.
terrain Church. New York. Fleming
H. Revcll Co. Chicago.
rms book contains the Cole lect-
"rcs or 1921. II discusses some old
rrooiefns with new light upon the cx-
rt'hce OF long ministry. For
,hirty years DR.. Kclmnn has bccn
watching the play OF religion. ,ru,h
upon the minds OF men. and his read.
| Nhg OF theological results hus he.n
revised In the light Of innumcrab,e
experiences. This book. therefore ia
DOCK OF rcconciliations.
NEhA. by Elizabeth" Double.
uay. rage & Co. Garden City. n. ],
vera is story that no ono cnn
etei ana none but Elizabeth" could
"Ne written Vera is dead. but she
is living personality AWAY. No..
ent In the dining room whcro sho
USED to serve ica. I'm the sItt,nr.-non
ana the bedroom with thnt fatcf,,I
row. open window. which came ~
nave such Il fascination for tho voupr
ana scntitiHe second wife. Grndu.i,,
vera became her friend n refuge yron,
tue perpicNities OF her life with Ever'
80 anu thcrc were many OF these
~ must never forget the proper
on ms birthday morning. nor
m
OF forgetting to button 4, nm
nor iisht the fires before tho npnro'
.a.o "ate in the autumn. "EIi,n-
.etn had drawn the amusing nor
'f''' 81 very ''dinicuit" man.
ouiN. BY Alice Hogan Rice r,.
eoh'ury e.. New York.
inns book Alice Hogan Ric.
e"'eNes full-lenEth novel or =
.yps quite different from her popuIar
cnooaSe patch" books.
one mas created central character.
gum. quite as engaging as her d.
lishtfuily amusing tyne. ch,rao,..
Mrs. "isEs. ct al. while it is a much
more serious portrait OF xrowjnr
human soul. IL is, in fact. the most
! serious piece OF work Mrs Ric. ia,
yet dohe, though 1t is not I'm her ma
lure TO add TO the imprcssiveness a.
nook OF hers by stolidity and heavI-
ness. Her style is always Graccfu,
accomplishing It's ends with tactful
ana delichtc precision: II is always
mime. with sudden buildings OF fun.
"hiic the minute accuracy Of her OBJ
servation would probably gain even
more credit II IL were less finely sub
ducd and proportional Probably an
equal amount OF acute observation
ieft raw and cXtrudinS from the tex
turc OF her work would gain her n
hrst-class reputation AZ a modernist
OF the facts is facts" school But
Mrs Rice. first OF all. always has n
story to tell, and this is the story of
Quin.
ouin is young America and his
story in its essentials Is that old, be-
loved one OF the boy who achieves
not merely money and power but
a. nf hA
for. Ill-equippcd for life in educa-
ton and training. with the most
meaSre of cultural backgrounds. he
has within himself every quality for
real success and real happiness. He
Is very naive. dellciously funny and
entirely endearing in his efforts to
| live UP to the great destiny he has
chosen: to be the man who shall
marry Eleanor Bartlett. little aristo-
crat with n bohemian touch) who
wishes to be serious artist" OF tho
stage.
With the hero a returned doughboy
who has been wounded. gassed. deco
rated--and forgotten; the heroine a
thoroughly piquant young creature
surrounded by relatives whose
strongly differentiated characters are
Il book In themselves; with Quin con-
quering the whole family by methods
peculiarly G) his own, only to find
that his little star is completely at
odds with her family-there is plenty
OF suspense; real suspense, because
we become genuinely concerned
about all these people. We adore
Papa Claude. magnificent actor of the
old school: we have an unholy JOY in
the defeat OF grandmothr. decidedly
n bad actor" Of the school OF tyran-
ny: we feel tenderly toward loving
Rose. and toward the pale, suppressed
aunties whom Quin leads to revolt.
All Mrs. Rice's own peculiar charm
OF writing manner. her sweetness OF
heart and gaiety OF spirit are here
and employed on more ambitious
scale and theme.
SELECTED POEMS BY william
| Butler Yeats. The Macmillan Co.,
New York.
Mr.. Yeats has made up this book
OF selections from his many volumes
OF poetry. John Masefield says of his
| writings: william Butler Yeats is
by far the biggest poetic personality
living among Ms at present. He lis
great both as lyric and dramatic
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