Woman's enterprise., 1922-03-10
REVIEW OF BOOKS
new and OLD


submitted as assignments in Fresh,
man English by students of the Lou
isiana State University, Misses Ga
rigs classes.)
"The GOLDEN AGE,' by Kenneth
Grahame. Reviewed by Robin
Coons.
The most hardened and callous
book reviewer should be stirred to
enthusiasm by Kenneth Grahame's
"The Golden Age" for it is far dif-
ferent from the conventional type of
story with which that over-worked in
dividual usually has to deal. The
book is, to say the least, delightful,
and in view Of the fact that there is
no organized plot, surprisingly inter-
esting. In relating a number of in
cidents in the everyday lives of a
group of chilren in old England, Mr..
Grahame has succeeded in portraying
all the glamour and the wonder of
the golden age-that time in the lives
of mortal when the most common
place and ordinary occurrences be-
come transformed into marvellous and
perilous adventures, to be undertaken
by hardy knights seeking the favor
of fair ladies'; when, for instance,
humble and unobtrusive house-cats in
a clump of weeds become in a mo-
ment prowling panthers in tropical
jungles; when all things are enchant-
ed by the magic glow of make be-
/ live"
For those who like psychology, the
book is an interesting study of the
child mind and its workings; but the
chief charm of the story lies in its
refreshing simplicity and its sympa-
thetic understanding of the child
heart. A book such as this, read with
the proper spirit, should do more than
all the cheap musical shows in the
world to rejuvenate the tired business
man; for if not too far gone in in
difference to all but worldly affairs,
he may even re-live in its pages his
own Golden Age, when he too possess
ed an Aladdin's lamp that could in
a moment transport him from this
workaday world into the fairy realms
of fancy; and in appreciation of those
golden days of his lost childhood, may
say with the poet,
"When l was a beggarly boy,
And lived in cellar damp,
l had not a friend nor toy,
But I had Aladdin's lamp.
When l could not sleep for cold,
l had fire enough in my brain,
And builded, with roofs of gold,
My beautiful castles in Spain."
JANE EYRE" by Charlotte
Bronte. Reviewed by Eva Clare Cox.
For the booklover who, for what
ever reason, has not read "Jane Eyre"
there are happy hours in store. There
he will find thrilling romance and
sensation mystery so skilfully record
ed that he feels no strain upon his
credulity.
The scene of the story is laid in
England. Jane Eyre, the heroine, a
shy and unattractive orphan girl, is
sent by cruel aunt to a miserly char
ity school. After four bitter years
there she secures position as gov
erness to the protegee Of wealthy
bachelor, Edward Fairfax Rochester,
who lives alone except for the little
protegee, a housekeeper, and several
servants, in his gloomy ancestral
home.
The inevitable happens. Rochester,
whose name has become synonym
for dark browed and forbidding type
of lover, finds in the quiet and unob-
trusive Jane 50 many unusual quail
ties of head and heart that he falls
in love with her, and finding his love
returned, wins her consent to their
engagement.
In the meantime certain incidents
force Jane to the conclusion that
there is a mystery connected with the
home of her employer. Several times
she is awakened in the night by Pc
culiar and unnatural noises, and
sometimes a mirthless laugh, Of
which she can never learn the source,
echoes through the old house. Her
love affair progresses happily, how
ever, and the two lovers think only
Of the time when they shall always
be together. Finally the wedding day
comes. the bride and groom are at