The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23

dor with one another was wonderful, but they were both far too wise and sophisticated to fall in love with each other. Nellie married luxury, solid position. and Peter-Peter married Sylvia, daughter of the newly rich, very lovely, very frank and fresh. It was after their marriage that Peter learned the humiliation of hav- ing only warm affection to pay for the wonders of Sylvias love. Ntr Benson handles with his delft, light touch the depths of emotion in these fine young people.
 Irwin S. Cobbs "Sundry Accounts" George H. Doran company, publish CTS, New York city), would have given Margot Asquith the chance to learn more about the essentials than she did from her trip over hero.
 All parts of the country, all types of American characters, the American attiture toward life, not only does he know them, but he understands them with sympathy
 "Sundry Accounts" Is a new book of his short stories. Jeff. body serv- ant to Judge Priest, is here again, and the judge himself, of course. These are stories of New York, of the middle west, of the southern states.
 
 can be compared with Cobb in his understanding of the colored race. and there are several good stories concerning the colored population If Paducah. Ky. "It Could Happen Again Tomorrow" ought to give New York state something to think about Each story has that combination of drama, pathos and humor that make up the great humanity of Cobb.
 Gilbert Frankau's New Novel Gilbert Frankau, son of the won- derful Frank Danby (Mrs. Julia Frankau) whose Pigs in Clover" and "Baccarat" were the sensations of score of years ago, renews our zest for fiction with his delightful story of "The Love Story of Allette Brunton" CThe Century company publisers, New York city).
 The Love Story of Aliette Brun- ton" throhs with human passion: it is not keyed to a strained and un- natural note. It is sane world the characters walk in, reflecting things as they are. It Is also a well-peo- pied world-that of comfortable upper-middle and upper class peo- pie. with the well-filled stage and convincingly developed background which we are accustomed to expect in the better English novel.
 The English critics have praised q hunting scene in which Aliette and her lover ride to the hounds, but the finest thing about the book is the handling of the sex-psychology of the member of an interesting tri- angle in the story. This is marvel ously done--and. cleanly. In fact this story of a great love, with all the fire of passion, is essentially a book which raises ones ideas of human nature.
 "Birthright" by T. S. Stribling (Tha Century company, publishers, New York city) tells the story of south ern negro, educated in the north Ca Harvard graduate) returning to his southern home-a stuffy cabin In the niggertown quarter of smallish semi-rural community-has at once singular charm and appeal, and definite power.
 The author Is honest He does not idealize the negroes, It Is perfectly clear that he has no easy solution up his sleeve. that he really knows the inherent difficulties of the situa- tion are not merely that one racs is "unjust' and the other "oppress- ed" He shows clearly the elusive instability there is even in that fine product of the darker race. Peter, his hero.
 "Saint Teresav
 Henry Sydnor Harrison (Hough- ton Mifflin company. publishers. No. 4 Park Row, Boston, is as charming as his "Queed," and that is the hign- est praise.
 Teresa, nicknamed the Saint, and known to newspaper readers as '.The Woman Who Hates Love-" is the ex traordinary daughter of a wealthy New York family. Filled with a zest Tor life and an entire disregard for public opinion, she has explored every sensation, shot a burglar. ana Ut IS rumored) a French suitor slapped the face of a governor anI In general achieved wide notoriety
 Seeking new outlet for self-ey- pression, she buys a controlling In : trest in great steel company. With her acceptance of Masury as offica manager. the story grows tenser.