Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

David Wyss. No one can b, said to he
| acquainted with world literature until
| he has read this story. Not even
"Pickwick" t.lks so convincingly of
food as THE Swiss Family Robinson"
| Positively makes you hungry to read 1t.
Fairy Tales" by the brothers
Grimm and by Hans Christian Ander-
sen. The tales of these writer's are
part of the foundation literature of the
nations, and contain many amusing
and beautiful things. We do not in
clude the ARABIAN Nights" because
we never liked it, except here and
| there.
Robinson Crusoe," by Defoe. An
other one Of the books every one
should have read.
1.-TWO Years Before the Mast" by
Dana; or "Moby Dick" by Herman
Melville. Pictures Of vanished days
| of American greatness on the seas: :.
, autobiography Of Benz. Franklin.
One of the standard best sellers"
decade after decade. Every American
ought to read it, as Franklin has been
called. and rightly, 1.-THE First Amer
| ican."
''Up from Slavery" by Booker r.
Washington. A fascinating story,
which will make every high school
student realize his or her need to make
the most of the easy educational facili-
ties of today.
Treasure Island" by Robert Louis
Stevenson. Yes, we had to put this
one in. If you have already read 1t, il
| is worth reading over again.
| 1.-THE Mind in the Making" by James
| Harvey Robinson. Here is something
for very hot day. More boys and
girls will understand this author
than their parents give them credit
for. perhaps.
"Gullivers travels" by Dean Swift.
Another old one, but one which many
modern children have never read. No,
you can find the "fiappers" in it.
ewing and Wing" and 1.-THE Deer
slayer" our choice of Cooper's sea
and understanding tales.
Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates"
by Mary Mapes Dodge, and Rabbit"
by Sinclair Lewis. There's a contrast
for you! The first is one of the in,-
mortal stories, appreciated by children
and grown.ups alike, and the second,
Lewis best story, If you listen to us.
Don't waste your time on Elmer Gan.
try"
"Framley Parsonage" by Anthony
Trollope. Read about some real Won.
en- in this one.
9TH Practice Of Autosuggestion," BY
c. Harry Brooks. Tells about the late
Emile Coue: the average person, child
or older, will be the better for read
ing it.
Well, there you are. Beatrice!
There is one sure thing-you won't
be bored by that list Of books. OF
course. we could have handed you out
an orthodox list. something along this
order: Bacons Essays" Montaigne's
Essays" Addison's Spectator Pa
pers," Emerson's Essays" first and
second series; Darwins Origin of
Species" etc.
Or we could refer you to the excel
lent reading courses issued by the
Bureau Of Education, as We do, indeed,
if you want regular course" But
we believe you simply wanted list OF
some of the books we have read and
enjoyed, and therefore could recon-
mend. In the belief that this is true,
we have presented the foregoing list.
feeling reasonably sure that you will
find nothing high brow" about it, but
only an invitation to read. Just dip
around to suit yourself. remembering
what Sir John Lubbock said, "In
reading, it is most important to select
subjects in which one Is interested"