Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-23
BOOKNOTES

The Century Company tells us that an
Interesting fact about Gilbert Frankau' 5
novel, The Love Story of Aliette Brun-
TOM to be published by them on May
90 this is the novel Of which English
readers absorbed 10000 copies within a
week after publieationf, is that one of
the chief characters seems TO represent
with some faithfulness the authors mother,
Julia Frankau, well known as a novel
ist under the pseudonym OF Frank
Dandy The hero's mother, in The
Love Store of Aliette Brunton." is a IA
nous novelist. and she, formerly an OPP
ponent even IF divorce fights of death
most desper@ tcIy while she finishes a
novel which shall show the world the
wrong 1t is doing in making social oat-
casts Of her son and daughter who are
actually man and wife but cannot be
legally married. The descriptions of this
interesting and riquant character have
been selected by English critics for the
highest praise.
ITO produce a self governing being
mot 10 produce a being to be governed
by Others"
Such Is the ideal for the home laid
down by Spencer. and on this text DIR.
Stephen 6. Wise bases his discussion OF
Child Versus Parent: The Irrepressible
Conflict in TT Home" DR. Wise Is
strongly in f. OF of democracy in the
home. and he emphasizes parental re-
spoasibility rather than parental au-
thoritys and the need of teaching the art
Of service rather than the pursuit Of hap
piness.
DR.. Wise IS known throughout the
country as founder and rabbi of the Free
Synagogue. This institution represents
the extreme of liberal or radical Jud-
a hstr If iE dafo 1ar
of every Jewish cause. even though he
Is grouped with the left wing
The author says Of his reason for writ
Ing this book: Time and again
hare 10 avert conflict in the home This
little volume is my answer to those who
wish the viewpoint 81 a Jewish teacher
I'm our day touching these Problems
ttThe Macmillan Company
MAY BOOKS.
Henry Holt & Co. will publish durfny
May the following books:
Pierre and Luce" novel by Roman
Roland
'Benjamin Franklin" a play by Con
stance Darcy Macaye.
The Score, Partner" novel by Eliza
beth Frazer
In Colours Of the West" poems by
Glenn Ward Dreshach
''Eelshazzar Court (revised illustrated
editfonf, by Simeon Strunsky.
Two Little Misogynists,' a story by
Carl SpitteIer.
Constance Darcy Mackaye is the first
lie dramatic the life of Benjamin Frank
Ilin in full length play. Ii will be pub
llshed by the Hollis in MAY.
Miss Maekaye's patriotic PLAYS and
Fageauts' has just been reprinted for
the ninth time.
Elizabeth Frazer, whose novel 1.-THE
Secret Partner" the Holtz will publish in
May, was war correspondent for the Sat
urday Evening Post during the war
HARVARD vs.. YALE
Haywood Broun has aroused ferrid
argument by his lament that Harvard. in
gaining athletic re-eminence. has sacri-
feed her literary supremacy to Yale
Proud sons Of Harvard are busy enbmit-
ting lists Of their writers and poets Of
note
We say may the tribe of both increase
Our two best sellers last fall-books still
much IN denand-were written by Har-
ward and Yale men respectively: Bob
Benchley's .Of All Things" and Stephen
Vincent Benet's The Beginning of Wis
com"