New-York tribune., 1922-12-10

fantastic artist with Rabelaisian turn Of
mind.
"The Crock OF Cold (Macmilan by
James Stephens. new illustrated edition
Of this delicious fantasy illustrated By
wilfred Jones. "The Crock OF Gold" is my
test book; II a person to whom lend or give
it does not enjoy It. ! have no more TO do with
him or her; / cannot help feeling that he
or she is somehow deficient on all counts
from mental health to common humanity.
"The History Of Art Volume /. Ancient
Art" Volume 2, Medieval Art" (Harper),
By Ellie Paure, an exquisite translation by
Walter Paeh Of monumental history not
only Of art but Of human hope, ideas, aspira-
tons and progress as expressed IN aad
furthered by the aesthetic development OF
races. This is. 10 my notion more valuable
study than WelIs's "Outline OF History" or
James Harvey Robinson's The Mind In
the Making or Hendrix Willem Van Looms
STORY Of Mankind" (all fine and important
books. perhaps more easily read than the
History Of Art7) and II is certainly more
comprehensive in its study OF the forces
that mould mankind. One sentence in IL
alone is worth the price Of the book:
Faith is the religious name we give 10
energy" The book is profusely illustrated.
Among the recent novels I should recon-
mend, with due regard 10 the predictions
OF the recipient, the following: -Jurgen"
(MeBride), by James Branch Cabell; -Bab-
ktt" (Hareourt) by Sinclair Lewis; ~Where
the Blue Begins" Doubleday. Page, by
Christopher Morley; The Goose Man" (Har-
eourt), by Jacob Wassermann; The Bright
Shawl" (Knopf), By Joseph Hergesheimeri
zone Of Ours" (Knopf), by villa Gather
"Ditte: Toward the Stars" (Holt. By Martin
Anderson Nexo; ~Anne Severn and the Field
ipEs" (hsemillan), BY May Sinclair; Against
the Grain" (Lieber & Lewisl. by J. X. Huys-
mans; ~Very Woman" nicholas Brown, by
Remy de Courmont; @BabeI" (Liveright), by
John cournos; ~Love and Friendship"
(Stokes). By Jane Austen; The Cathedral"
(Dor2n). By Hugh Walpole; phantom"
(Heabseh). by cerhart Hauptmann; Rita
Coventry Doubleday, Page, BY Julian
Street; @1isz" (Littie, Brown, by Mary
Johnston; The Peaitent- (HoughtOn. Mif-
hin), by Edna worthiey Underwood. and
"Casan0va's Homecoming" (Seltzer), by Ar
thur Sehnitzler.
For men and women with deal OF intel
loctuAl curiosity. habit Of inquiring into
the history Of man, | should recommend:
The Golden Bough" (Maemillan), By Sir
J. G. Fraser The author has compressed
into one volume the most salient material
Of his great and expensive edition Of per-
haps the most important anthropologieal
study in the language. 1t is a study Of the
origins and practice Of magic rituals, myths
and religions
The Witch Cult In Western Europe
(0xford University Pressl. BY Margaret
Murray. A detailed examination Of the evi-
dence and proceedings OF witch trials,
theory as to the origin Of the Witches Sab
bath, the Black Mass and Devil Worship
by scholar who takes the view that these
were varying forms Of 4 religion Of western
Europe which antedated Christianity and
grew up side By side with and in antagonism
TO Christianity. This is one Of the most fas-
cinating books Of the sort ever written.
The Outline Of Science" (Putnam), edited
BY ]. Arthur Thomson. An account in four
volumes Of the progress science has made
in finding out about man and his relation
TO the universe, written in terms UNDER
standable TO the layman and illustrated with
telescope and microscopic photographs and
other plates.
The Second Empire" PUTNAM, by
Philip Guedalla. A Straeheyesque treatment
Of the career Of Napoleon III. The most
entertaining and most brilliant volume Of
historical and biographical writing since
Straehey's ~Queen Victoria"