Evening star., 1924-01-19
The .Library Table
BY THE BOOKLovER

Robinson has become well known 10
wide circle Of readers through his
thought provoking book. Tho Mind
In the Making" probably the most
popular OF serious books published
by an American scholar. In the light
OF this achievement the author now
makes a vigorous plea for the wider
distribution Of scientific knowledge
in his recently published little book
entitled 1.-THE Humanizing Of Know
ledge" He holds that the wealth
Of new facts and generalizations re-
mains too much a monopoly OF the
trained specialists who w,ite books
for each other, using therein the jar
gon that makes their writing unin-
telligible to the layman. Either they
scorn to write for him or write so
ineptly that their books are not wide
ly read. He believes that most books
written to meet the popular demand
are too long, too difficult and too
closely confined to hard and fast de-
partments of scientific knowledge.
He thinks that books should be writ
ten around subjects Of interest. re-
The author believes that many books
that have sold only to the extent of
two or three thousand copies, had
they been cut down half or two
thirds, might have been made twice
or thrice as clear and effective and
would have reached tens of thousands
of readers.
The Humanizing Of knowledge"
1.-The Workers Bookshelf" and pre-
sumably is typical of the books to
be included in that series. This
series is designed, according to the
general statement in this volume, to
furnish for the workers "a restate-
ment of some of the fundamental
problems of modern industrial So
ciety in simple language to
satisfy the cultural aspirations of
the man and woman workers in in
dustry . . art, literature. natural
science, as well as the social sciences,
scientific attitude towards facts, and
simplicity of style will prevail"
1t will contain no volume on
titles will be because they en-
5e anS 1asy ,hey
deepen mems understanding" Some
Of the other titles already published
or announced are as follows: THE
Control of Wages" by DR.. Walton
Hamilton; Women and the Labor
y. by Alice Henry; Joining
field; Cooperative Movement" by
DIR. ]. B. Warbasse: Workers
Health" by DR.. E. r. Hayhurst, and
Policies of American Trade Unions"
committee in charge of the series
includes such men as Profs. Charles
A. Beard and John r. Commons, and
George w. Perkins and Matthew
VOL.
The story essay. which is neither
is citarmingly a little OF both was
produced to perfection by Joseph Ad-
olson and Charles Lamb. Taine said
that in the "De Coverley PaperS' Ad-
Olson invented the novel without sus-
SSa pseting it; an and certainly any child ,,Isi
Upon Roast Pig would call IT a story.
The new American writer. Jay Will
liam Hudson. has followed the lead Of
Addison and Lamb. His first so-called
novel. "Abbe Pierre" was really a
series of delightful essays rejecting
the simple daily life and the unworld-
ly, nature-loving character of the
provincial French abba The slight
romance running through the chap
ters gave an excuse for CHASING the
book as novel, but was not at all
necessary to the interest, which CEN
tered on Able Pierre.
Now Mr. Hudson has written an
other novel. Nowhere Else In the
World" in which he has used tho
same method. His essays are this
of a young writer who Is in rebellion
again the traditions Of American cul-
ture. which he finds crude and self
satisfied. Tottle Kent refuses a
ready-made industrial career offered
him by his father. and goes to Paris
to write So far the theme is hack
neyed. but very fresh and original is
the story of how Kent works his way
through several experiments in liv-
ing until he finally finds in his ugly.
spiration for his first successful novel
Jay William Hudson is professor Of
philosophy at the University Of Mis-
souri,.
The authorized biography of Grover
Cleveland has at last been written
Grover Cleveland" by Robert Nc
Elroy, with an introduction by Elihu
almost stolid, simple. unpretentious
man. without picturesqueness or dra-
matte quality. and certainly no dema-
gogue. His achievements as Presi-
dent. both in International and do
mestic affairs, are reviewed in the
two volumes Of the biography, with
especial stress on his stand for sound
money" and his dealings with labor
difficulties. Clevelands relations with
both william Jennings Bryan and
material In this book. The letter in
which Cleveland, after his perma-
nent retirement from Office, declined
financial assistance from Andrew Car
negie shows his sturdy pride and in
dependence in the face of compare
tive poverty. Il ask YOU" he says.
ito allow me to pull and worry along
in my own way-with permission to
go to you when the fates are so hard
with me that I must have a strong,
friendly hand"
Victor Hugo; His Work and Lave"
by Lieut.. Col Andrew c. P. Haggard,
is largely devoted to the influence Of
Juliette Druet on the life Of Hugo. She
left the stage, where she apparently
had a future career as a star and
beauty, and went to live with Hugo,
whose life with his wife Adele had be-
como very unhappy. For fifty years.
until her death, two years before his
own, Juliette was his devoted slave.
She protected him, as far as possible.
from the results of his own violence in
attacking people Of prominence. not
ably. Napoleon III and Queen Victoria;
made a new home for him whenever,
through his own indiscretions. ne lost
an old one; soothed him in his f1ercest
moods by her admiration and unchang-
ing alteration and forgave all his inf
deiities without scolding. In her later
years she and Nine. Hugo became close
fvJa q yph
no means an unselfish woman, was per-
fectly willing that Juliette should be
the home maker for the temperamental
novelist. There Is no doubt that Victor
Hugo became a far greater novelist and
poet than he would otherwise have been
because of the patient, protecting devo-
ton Of Juliette. On her side. Juliette
seemed entirely satisfied with her lot,