New Britain herald., 1922-12-18
New Books af tie Institute

ACROSS AMERICA BY MOTOR
 CYCLE, by c. K. Shepherd.
 From Dickens to Marsot Asquiti the English have been visiting tn, United States and have been writing what they think of Americans. It il evident from Capt. Shepherds ac, count that of all the many angles oI observation we appear to the leas, advantage from the seat of motor. cycle. Our manners. clothes. speech and especially such institutions of ma. tional pride as our roads and hotels are the objects of caustic comment Literary Review.
 CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LIT.
 FEATURE. BIBLIOGRAPHIEs
 AND STUDY OUTLINES, by
 John Matthews Manly and Edith
 Rickert.
 Authors are listed alphabetically with brief biographical note and suggestions for reading, followed by bibliography and list of studies and reviews. The word contempo- rary in the title Is interpreted arbi- trarily to mean since the beginning of the war, excluding writers who died before August, 1914, and living writers who have produced no work since then"
 DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN
 SHORE. by Edward Nobil Val
 landigham.
 History. scene and character MT. Vallandigham have surveyed with an informality which is not less accurate and comprehensive for his unpreten- tiousness, so that his book is not only an excellent guide for almost the best of the east to visit in May or April, but contribution to local history and compendium of anecdote. Litter ary Review.
 FREQUENTED WAYS, by Marion I.
 Newbegin.
 pr. Newbegin is a geographer who is akin to the poets. She understands the significance of both the very large and the very small, the ancient foundations of the original Europe and the wayside wilds along the highways of today Her book is about Europe-about the frequented ways of tourist ravel."-Literary Review. THE GARDEN THAT WE MADE, by
 the Crown Princess of Sweden.
 
 INDISCREET CHRONICLE FROM
 THE PACIFIC. by Putnam
 Weale.
 Deals with steps taken to bring about the demise of the Anglo-Japa- nese Alliance Treaty. The author has lived in China since childhood and for more than 20 years has held off cial positions of high importance in the Chinese government" JESUS CHRIST AND THE WORLD
 TODAY, by Grace Hutchins Anna
 Rochester. "A series of studies dealing with | modern social applications of the | teaching of Jesus, seeking in and ! through His mind and experiences a way that shall lead individuals, | churches, classes and nations toward | solution of our present problems" A. JOURNEY IN IRELAND, by Will ]
 frid Ewart
 Captain Ewart has not attempted to construct any new theory of the Irish political situation. He has merely observed keenly, remembered accurately, and recorded with tech nical skill. The result is book of lasting value. ."-Times (London) Lit erary Supplement.
 THE .KAISER'S MEMOIRS, by Will
 liam II.
 These memoirs present the kaiser's case as he is willing to have it go before the bar of public opinion. The are extraordinarily personal in character. They relate Wilhelm's career as emperor of Germany from the beginning of his reign to the end In 1913. They review the causes of the great war, Versailles treaty America's attitude, the kaiser's req sons for signing the famous Kruger dispatch during the Boer war, the German policy in China and the Near East, and conclude with forecast of Germany's future as Wilhelm now ,ees it. t."-Review of Reviews. KRINDLEsYKE, by wilfred Wilson
 Gibson.
 "A drama of an old shepherd and his two sons, a story of love and dis oyalty and tragic disillusionment, re- ieved at the close by the coming of he grandchildren to build anew the happier traditions of the shepherds louse."
 LETTERS, by Franklin K. Lane. Above all else Lane was lover If men, not of mankind en bloc hu- like his exalted chief, put individually with warm faith in heir instinctive soundness, unsullied y his political and office- holding ex- ,erience. The frank revelation of his large, lovable, essentially noble- minded personality, searching out ayly, yearningly, whimsical to kin red men and women wherever found and Lane found them abundantly long his road, attached them and cid them close-gives its worth to his somewhat random and indis- riminate collection of personal let Republic.
 LIFE OF THE SPIRIT AND THE
 LIFE OF TODAY, by Evelyn