Evening star., 1922-05-28

A recent meeting of the Washing
ton Literary Society was devoted to a
consideration of the best books OF
1921. The following lists include the
books selected and discussed by the
three participants-the librarian, Mrs
Bowerman and Mrs. Marie Manning
,Gasch, q library trustee. Lack O.
space confines the list practically to
| titles.
Historical and General.
Van Loon. Story of Mankind. F-v325s
AS whole this story of the human
race is vivid. genuine. very human
and very convincing. Intended for
lansing. Peace Negotiations. JXAR-
GAS historical document this vol
ume is priceless; as an illumination
Of DR.. Wilson's psychology it Is
scarcely as valuable, though it has
some value in that respect, too; as AN
apologize for Mr.. Lansing's course dur
ing the peace conference it Is most
enlightening."-M. F. Egan.
Tumulty. woodrow Wilson as
/ Know Him. E-W697t.
The book contains a mass Of pri-
vate correspondence which passed be-
4, tween President and secretary. mem
oranda Of soliloquies and converse
tiops on matters Of policy and con-
| troversy. 1t is. from the nature OF
the case, the book of a special pleader
but 1t is one that will serve a valua-
BILE historic purpose.
Strachey. Queen Victoria. F456S-
| St83Q.
A masterpiece. according to oHe
competent English critic. that will in
nuence the art of biography. A per-
sonal and not political portrait.
| Robinson. My Brother, Theodore
| Roosevelt. E-R873ro.
Owing to Its Intimacy, this will
| probably remain one of the most sig
the author calls the brother of his
| country"
Mirrors of Downing Street E-sMS77
| The book consists of thirteen pOliti-
cal portraits. brilliantly written, fresh
acute and intimate.
| Glass of Fashion G45-G46S.
A brilliant and at the same time a
| ferocious attack on present-day Eng
lish society. in which the author takes
chiefly as his text the memoirs OF Mrs
Asquith and the diaries Of Col
Repington.
Mirrors Of Washington. E-sM67s.
A clever piece of work. but lacking
in the moral fervor of the English
original.
Lowry. Washington Close-ups
E-9L95Iw.
More satisfactory than the above
book. written by thoroughly compe-
tert. well informed man.
| Ford. Forty-odd Years in the Liter
| airy Shop. E-F755.
Particularly interesting in that the
author knew practically everybody OF
his period of Importance in all pro-
fessions.
Garland. Daughter of the Middle
| Border E-G1S6a.
Supplements picture given in the
"Son of the Middle Border" Of the
| wanderings and vicissitudes of fam
| lilies who took part in the upbuild-
ing of the middle western states be.
tween the close of the civil war and
| the great war of 1914"
O'Brien Mystic Isles of the South
Seas. G173-Ob64m.
Popular. but not as satisfactory as
the authors earlier book.
| St34f
F! A book of great Importance. in
which the author insists that he has
Irobbed arctic exploration of its he
| roic quality. that the great north is
indeed friendly, and that the white
man could live there just as the Es-
kimo does.
Bryce Modern Democracies. 2v
JG-B843m.
Probably the most important book
OF tne year, containing tHe riPeS'
judgments of man than whom nc
writer was ever better equipped In
intellectual capacity. practical expe-
rience and broad opportunity for OBJ.
servation. Critics pronounce it mas
terpiece of political inquiry and g
monument of political prudence and
| sagacity.
Beebe. Edge of the Jungle. O-B3e5e
| OF this book D. l.. Sharp says: Mr.
Beebe is a scientist. but he was GER
tainly cut out for an epic poet
Where is there another such combi-
nation of science and poetry. of oh.
servation and fancy. of fact and rev.
cling. rioting, bejungled imagina.
tion?'
/ Drama.
Archer. Green Goddess. YD-Ar24g.
lDrinkwater. Mary Stuart. YD-Ds36m
Drinkwater. Oliver Cromwell. YD-
DS36o.
jGale. Miss Lulu Bett. YD-G133m.
iGalsworthy. Six Short Plays. YD.
| G137ss.
|O'NeiI1. Emperor Jones. Diff'rent. The
| Straw. YD-On24e.
O'Neill. Gold. YD-On24g.
Shaw. Back to Methuselah. i-Sh2S2b
Poetry.
Millay. Second April. YP-M6las
Howell. Legends. YP-L949l.
Masters. Open Sea. YPM3sSo.
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