The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
LITERARY LOCALS.

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course In South Sea literature we
read In the order named: Typee,"
by Herman Melville; white
Shadows In the South Seas" by
least, The Cruise of the Kawa," by
DR.. walter e. Traprock, nee George
chappell. DR.. Traprock's book Is
. hummer.
| Donald Ogden Stewart confesses
he got the idea Of his Parody Out
ming in The Bookman," while he
was listening to Mengslberg con-
duct a symphony concert OF such
Is the power Of music. Arthur W.
Pollitt in his Enjoyment of Music"
(Doran) goes farther into the sub
ject Of the enjoyment of the art.
He makes the point that more gen.
eral intormation about music would
lead to a keener appreciation of
music by the general run Of peo-
pie. IL sublime music led Mr..
Stewart to his 'Outline," there Is no
limit to the possibilities held out
| for other budding authors in the
line Of concert and jazz.
Young Booth Harrington was
never a conspicuous success as a
fnancier, remembers this writer,
whose works have won him rank
as one Of Americas most brilliant
novelists and incidentally have
brought large financial returns.
The experiences in his beginning
of Wisdom" were certainly varie-
gated enough for the hero of Vim
cent Benet's first novel, which bears
that title and was published by the
Holts September 2s. 1t begins with
his idyllic birth In California, and
continues with an equally idylIic
love experience In Yale. Than II
progresses more vigorously to his
deportation IN Arizona with some
Reds" and his narrow ESCAPES
from a movie "vamp" and the world
war, and ends up with love bringing
MIN wisdom. The author, though
but little past twenty, has already
made mark as a poet, and does
not hesitate in this new book to
switch of into verse when the spirit
moves him.
e. p. Dutton & Co. will be the
American publishers of Lord Esher's
The Tragedy of Lopd Kitchener"
which ever since its publication in
england at the first of this month
has been attracting an extraordi-
nary amount of attention from
press and public and arousing much
discussion. 1t is chiehycomposed
OF extracts from diaries kept by
LORD Esher during the first two
years OF the war and is said by
English critics to give an intimate
view that Is yet wholly detached
in Its judgments, of Kitchener's
temperament, character and achieve
ment. 1t Is said also to AFFORD
curious ana interesting glimpse Of
the way in which the British army
and government took hold of the
problems OF the beginning of the
war. The book takes its title, ac-
cording to the advance accounts Of
II that have reached this country.
from the authors conviction that
given the age and temperament of
Lord Kitchener, the new conditions
OF work to which he was subjected
by placing him in the position OF
Secretary Of state for. war made
fun success next to impossible. The
buttons will bring out the work
in this country during the autumn
season. -.
Bertram Benedict, author Of "The
Larger Socialism," recently. pub
lfshed by the Macmillan Company,
Is the most interesting type of So
cialist not frequently found in
America. He presents the Socialist
thesis from a non-Marxian point of
tain collection of fifteen stories
ory to the particular conditions OF
American society. He gave a most
interesting criticism of the tactics
OF the American Socialist.
1t may come as a surprise to
many of Gen. Dawes admirers to
nnd his name as composer in the
last Victor catalogue of a melody in
A major played by Kreisler. But
those who know the director of the
budget intimately or have read his
Journal of the Great War" are al
ready aware of his rare gifts as
musician. Music was a constant
source of relaxation to him during
the tremendous strain of his war
service. Both as a composer and as
musician. he Is one of the most
distinguished amateurs. in the coun-
try.
A new book by Algernon Black
wood, that master of the occult and
the eerie in Action, is announced
FOR publication shortly by e. F.
putton and Company. 1t will con-
tain a collection Of fifteen stories