Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-20
.AUMON|ER'S NEW BOOK
MAY Be POPULAR IN j. s.
British Author. Keen ANALYST
and Observer. With Writ
ing Skill.

HEARTBEAT by stacy Aumonler.
boni 4 Llv"rIght
England has given us. generally
speaking. r"ur outstanding modern
m"v"liSty Arnold Bennett. Leonard
t"rly. stacy Aumoni"r. OF these
Ii"nn"tt writes In STYLE quit" his
own. hil"d with m",iCuloug-his own
word detail III" other three
strongly resemble" each other Mcr-
rick. Locke and AumunIcr have each
IN" sam" cl"an-"ut. acknowledgements
style. though IN" whirnsicaIiiv %.
Lock" iS not found I'm the works ot
MS colleagues Ey thi. ratiocina,ion.
Mcrfick and AuInonicr may Toe prop
"rIT compared. nor viii such com.
rariSon b" greatly 10 the diSadvant-
az" of hurnoni"r
u is said that Aumoni"r's previous
works hav" had li,tl" vogue In this
country Why. !; is difficult 10 say.
Intil II may b" resolved into the
general conclusion that tn. majority
"f our readers have fallen into tn.
. tolls " ZANE Grey. Ethel Doll and
'h"ir lis, as Governor Davis might
say
M"rrirk's Works Morbid.
There j., however. "a morhidity IN
III" novels ~ McrrEck aud his con
peal for tn" American -cad"r. Will.
n" English coloring may lond an
other reason for lack Of cli"nt"l"
h"r". Tn" volume under dlscussioR
may "r may not add 20 tho writer's
pres'iv" in America. though among
thinking readers. tho cn"c, OF hlA
strong writing should he soon felt
barbara Puwcrscourt rs tho natural
daughter Of an English Cabinet min
[ . Sc
sh" Is not allowed to learn music o.
dancing Hey friends are few. though
conE"uial in their youth Their" Is
mystery about her mother which
she solves hv accident III reading a
numscr If old letters during her
fath"-'s last illness That lamentoT.
lady was a professional actress and
dancer who's" history has been k.r,
secret She and the Cabinet minister
were never married. Barbara learns.
and while her father has brought
her up carefully. she has never M
Gcrst"od him nor has she received
any affection from him.
Conducts tinnd~stin~ Amir.
Meeting George Champneys an
English comedian .! considerable
fame. her career is influenced by him.
Ate her fathers death. she fcorns
"A small legacy which ne leaves her
and turns 20 thampn"ys. who cs,ah-
llsh"s her on tho stage. frst in small
travelling parts. later In his own com
paur. Sh" narr!os George without
love. yielding 10 his great love FOR
h.r At first matters 20 wall. then
another real low" steps IL. MoctinC9
occur in oUt-of-ih"- way places. Un-
til surprised hv GcorE" q, their ron.
d"zvuua hoy lover is Killed. 80 ar
rests follow. ss she Joins with George
I'm asserting that the homicidn was
don" IN self defense.
From hits time. she declines to
continue "a Georges wife. aud a al
N"r"c !olIws : further stage ca
r"cr "nsuos. and an ending which is
probably natural under all IN. cir
cums'Hn""s Her life is aImos,
duplicate %! her mothers. In its main
features l. is oroSs-Scction az ono
rhn~.- Of life, vigorously told. and I'm
supcrbly interesting s,vle Mr.
Aum"nlcr is an analyst and a keen
observer. with ia" gift OF transfer
ring his thoughts to III" printed page
win great SKIN and power. In many
respects. this Is on" OF the outs,and-
ing works In prose writing ~ Tho
seasons looks. J .. H.