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

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 Among the interesting books for midsummer reading may be sug--, gested Under the Roof of the. Jungle by Charles Livingston Bull-; tThe Page company, publishers. Bos- ton), which is new edition of one . of the most beautiful and fascinat- ing nature and animal books ever written. After many months spent In the forests and swamps of Brit-s ish Guiana MT. Bull has given us & book of the life in the wild and a beautiful jungle regions. which spread In an unbroken sweep fro the Gulf of Mexico away to the southern limits of Brazil, and from the mouth of the Amazon to the Andes mountains, the greatest and least known of the jungles."
 The Eight Strokes of the Clock,u. by Maurice Leblanc (The Macaulays s company, publishers, New York city), opens with the sound of a light tap recurring at regular intervals came to them. The girl gaspedl A clock? The chateau had been deserted for years! There was click.-the clock was striking eight. Renie (Arsene Lupin, if you would share the authors confidence) dropped to his knees before 1t. The weights were at their lowest. He drew forth> a metal tube they had concealed. z
 And then tn, excitement begins. <
 ''rhe Ashes of Achievement" byn Frank A. Russell (Bretano's. puu-s fishers, New York city), Is a fine. story of Australia-not of the Aus-s trallan bush familiar in melodram al but the Australia of Sidney and@ Melbourne. and the Australia of quiet@ country life among the sheep rais-@ CTS. Primarily 1t Is the story olT young Australia. at school, at uni -e versity. and carrying out profes- -% sional and artistic careers. <
 Tn The Inheritance of -eane Trouve,' by Nevil Henshaw (The@ Bobbs Merrill company, publishers,S c written novel that appeals to all~ who appreciate beauty and walue~ truth; who ,pretr to associate with~ worthy characters, worthily por-~ trayed; who are moved by the pathoss of life inspired by it's authentic res flection. .
 Roland Pertwee's Men of Affairs". (Alfrel A. Knopf, Inc. publishers,ss ,ss New York city), the question is put. directly to the reader: z
 If you were stone broke anae hungry-what would you do forS s25, ,000?" .
 Dick Altar stood body -rackinss; torture for three weeks because, al-- though he hadn't cent>in the world, z he was gentleman.
 The secret he kept was shared byS a group of financiers. A great for k tune--a beautiful girls love-ass world of benefit-depended on his~ silence. An amazing battle of wits, z Of money, of thuggery and vioaences is told in this story.
 Entertaining and interesting ixs Two Gun Sue,' by Douglas Grant. tRobert M. McBride and company publishers, New York city).
 It Is decidedly a novelty in the field of western fiction in this rap idly moving story of girls struggle to hold her property against the encroachments of interruptions ypec- ulators >Two-Gun Sue, with her demure ways and boardng-sahool education. is not at all the person one would judge her to be from her sobriquet. yet, in her encounters with Deacon Acheson and his family. as well as With Garry Chanler, she more than justifies it, In a manner which shows her to be possessed of an indomitable spirit and qualities her as one of the most appealing ,heroines to be found in recent adven- ture novels