Evening star., 1921-05-08

in the death OF He'll Bent hlmSelf. A
very moving story that could seoot
across the picture flm in q manner 10
make ones hair stand on end.
THE SPLENDID FOLLY BY Mar
karet Pedler. author Of THE Her
NIT Of Far End" etc. New York:
George H. Doran.
Pure romance this. built out OF
pieces OF war effects Its chief claim
to plausibility rests upon the fact that
the war.shattered kingdoms Of Eu-
rope might easily have sent into hid
ing many kinElet and other minor
royalty. So. when At the end OF the
story. the hero turns out TO be Of
royal line loaded down with patriotic
obligations to his noble house and its
revivinE power. no one is disposed 10
have any serious quarrel with the
is. as matter OF course. far from the
mind OF this royal refugee. But. there
is the girl. beautiful and gifted
enough to play havoc with the mere
distractions Of duty to ones country.
Resides. the mystery OF the mans
cate. along somewhat fresh lines. the
marital adventure. The renunciation
at the last. Is the woman's. naturally
She gives up the career OF famous
artist in order that she NAV go wi.h
her lord to the reconstruction Of the
tuppenny princedom Of Luvania The
background OF this spirited and d.
vertfng tale is good. especially good
in the fresh ana tangy surroundings
Of Cornwall that tn. writer sketches
with so knowing hand
HOsPITABLE ENGLAND IN THE
SEVENTIES. BY Richard H. Dana
Illustrated. Boston: Houshton
! Mifflin Company.
Once upon time when young men
graduated from Harvard they immedi-
ate!y gathered up letters from James
Russell Lowell and Henry Longfeilow
and set out for England to finish them
selves of. 40 to speak Richard Dana
must ha". been at the very end OF this
bit Of Harvard traditional procedure. Be
that IS it may. this is the diary Of Rich
ard Dana. covering this postgraduate
tour. The diar. opens with London
July -. 1873. Rain The next day
offers rain again. From here on other
traveller. for he is at once launched into
the cnNe!oping hospitalities OF a country
that is easily na:-sed over as "seif-cen-
tered 'aloof" and 40 on. Mr.. Dana
meets rybody-GIadstone Lord
John Russell. Princess Louise, more
folks all around. He goes every
where from castle to castle.
reminding one Of the plgrimages
of Queen Elizabeth till abcu. every
great house in England boasts having
! sheltered the Tudor queen. There is a
trip to France. to Athens. to Egypt
hut the bulk Of these jottinks are about
England and Engiishmen. One likes the
book for its plain experiences. its free
! dom from literary aim. its exclusive in
tent to record with freedom and conf
tlence just what the writer did. what he
q oh
OF interesting things A most acceptable
bit OF easy company TO sit down with
for an hour Of good enjoyment
! MEMOIRS or THE COUNT DE
ROCHECHOUART. Translated by
Frances Jackson. author OF Me
moirs Of Baron Hyde de Neuville"
etc. New York: 4. P. Dutton & Co.
The purpose OF these memoirs is to do
honor to NJ. de Richel:eu. whom the
writer follows in his Russian exnedi-
tions. through his two ministries in
death in 1922. The feeling behind the
story is that France has not paid ade-
quate homage 10 an able and patriotic
servant Of the country And. therefore.
| in so far as he is able. Gen. Count de
| Rochechouart covers national neglect ty
! who served France through the Napo-
leonic period and the restoration of the
| monarchy. TO the reader the interest
! OF the book lies in the easy grasp Of
! French events that lie within it's scope.
! in the personality of the writer himself
| in the freshness with which he endows
| many stiff historic figure with the
| qualities that make men and women
truly alive. The story is a simple one
that appears to have no concern about
! producing effects. II is an informal and
! friendly account that serves to put ami
| nation and appeal into the facts OF
French history.