New Britain herald., 1923-10-29

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 MUNICIPAL GoVERkAEkF AMI
 ADMINISTRATION. by ", E Munro,
 MYSELF AND FELLOW ASSES. hl
 Thomas f Heyns,
 Mir. H0yne has the newer 0f gEeal clarity Of expression which makes very simple and very interesting many complicated questions in mod sra livins which he discusses, Hi hook is full Of human nature, and i' written with an odd humer and orig inality,
 0NErAcf PLAYS, by James Plaisted
 Webher and Hansen II. Webher
 "A collection of eighteen onerae' plays suitable for young people te read and act, with suggestions of ways la use such plays in connection with English composition and as a means of developing dramatic talent The plays are followed by brief ex' plsnation of the Fundamentals Of presentation"
 PLAYS FOR A FOLDING THE.
 ATER. by c. c. Clements,
 Pleasant. sketehy plays which are mainly for character actors" pLAYwRIGHTs ON rLAYMAKfNo.
 by Brander Matthews.
 "A book of essays for critics. tha- ater-goers. players and writers for the stage"
 THE RAILROAD LABOR BOARD.
 by Joshua Bernhardt.
  READINGS FROM THE LITER
 AZURE OF ANCIENT ROME.
 by Dora Pym.
 "Translations from the greatest works of famous Roman authors. for those who have no knowledge of Latin.
 SPECIAL TALENTS AND DEFECTS.
 by l.. s. Hollingworth
 Dr. Hoilingworth shows. in relation to the school the advance that has been made in the detection Of special talents and defects. She discusses the basis for differences in ability among individuals. and presents fin a ay ii u,hat lg Epn~,, foday raya rdsp |, special talents and defects as these are revealed In connection with tho subjects commonly taught in school. TEN MINUTE PLAYS. by Pierre
 Lovinged.
 "A balanced collection Of short plays. representing the work of some of the greatest contemporary foreign iramatists as well as some of the younger American writer's ESCAPES. by J. L.
 French. Stories of escape are almost in- entertaining and usually Ierve to gratify that love of the ad- which seems to be in- porn in man. The tales that Mir. | Trench has gathered together form 10 exception to this rule; they are Ilmost all absorbingly interesting. ~ Review, GAMBOLs. by E. L.
 Gamble.
 
 Fiction. ,ARBRY, by Henry M, Rideout. HE BLACK GANG, by Cyril
 McNeie.
 ''In real life, secret oath-bound or for the enforcement of INV and order usually turn out to be reater menaces to society than the dement's against which their energies re directed, but in fiction. where the uthor has full control there is no uch danger. Cyril McNeile's Black lang is an organization similar in ome respects to the Ku Klux Klan, xcept that 1t is very much smaller. Its purpose is to prevent the spread Bolshevism in England. Adven- AIS lOllOWo duNouLuTo III SuCu accession that the most jaded reader { crime stories is bound to sit up nd take notice. ."-Literary Digest.
  EFT OF CLAY, by Margaretta Tut
 tie. Mrs Futile draws character with of the success of Mary oberts Rinehart. She tells story ,rcefully and well. An enjoyable ovel and one which will be much 'ad during the current season. - ookman.
  MEADOWS, by Bill Adams. Spirited tales of the sea by one ho knows the sea in all its varying oods, and also those who go down the sea in ships.''