Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

Joy of this old story teller gave
him so genuine delight that he re-
solved, then and there, to lift it "out
Of the Latino" and to set 1t down for
the entertainment Of his own country
men in their own tongue. This he did.
And now through a love of letters
coupled with enterprise the house of
Boni 81 Liveright has, in its turn,
placed the old Arlington translation of
Apuleius within the reach of the cur
rent reader.
The story itself, 1.-THE Golden ASS"
Is very ancient one, going the rounds
freely before its capture by this writer
Of so many years ago. A common prac-
tice among gods and certain denacnic
powers was to transform man into some
lower creature-ass, beaver, goat, what
not. Upon this lower level the degraded
man served an apprenticeship, set
around with specific conditions, through
which he rose again to his former level.
There are any number of versions Of
this phenomenon. Probably our own
sinister witch cult was among the latest
Of these. Then, true as the Bible is
t. e, there was Nebuchadnezzar. the
ninth King of Babylon, who for his
pride was lowered by God Himself to
tn, level of the beasts Of the field. cat
ing grass as these did. So, maybe. all
of these are true tales, just as that
Of the King of Babylon is true past
unbelief or dispute. However, the gist
of the matter is that these are brought
back to their former estate by the OBJ
servance Of every detail of the punish
nient set upon them. And here, con-
fined to a single instance, out Of the
many that might have been cited, is
tho 1Onn cfnry Of t'Fr,1a Golden Ace -
A joyous tale, save flr ghosts and men
of magic and powerful necromancers
who have an amazing lot to do with
this business of growing back into the
stature of man. But, these dark
spots are largely minimized in their
grewsome effect by the bountiful and
pervasive high spirits of the whole.
For those who like the double story,
the story that says one thing and
means another, here Is the figure of
mans life. 1t "toucheth the nature
and manners Of mortal man, egging
them forward from their asinal form
to their human and perfect shape.
It Is. besides, book of pleasant and
delectable jests" made for laughter and
for the genial face of the best and
highest wisdom. Charles whitley in
his Introductory ESSAY" calls this
brilliant medley Of reality and ro-
nance, of wit and pathos, Of fantasy
and observation, a beginning Of modern
literature" Certain is it that this Is
treasure Of substance that Is perfectly
cotemporaneous in its appeal while 1t
is at the same time a pattern Of
rythmic and beautiful prose"poetry.
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BY Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett. Illus
trated. New York: Dodd, Mead
& Co.
Gen. HUNTER LIGGETT here tells
the story of our soldiers in France
during the World War; A story of per-
sonal partaking on the part of its au-
thor is this one. Commanding the list
American Army Corps overseas gave
sight from which he sets down at first
hand and in the high authority of mill
tary training. of long military expert
erce, the war operations Of our troops
In France. Here Is the story, innmedi-
ate, and still with the heat of battle
upon it, of Chateau-T hierry and Belleau
Wood. The Marine campaign is here
and the work at St. Mihiel as well. The
Meuse -Argonne battle Is described in
its plan and action and result. All Of
a vivid character are these operations
at the front with our men and their
associates In warfare.
Leading to these descriptions and eX-
plantations and pictures there is a
graphic summary of the conditions on
the western front when our own men
battles Is a chapter devoted to COM
ments drawn from the observations of
Gen. Liggett, comments bearing upon
campaign and command, upon this or
that phase of vital moment to the sue
cess of that vast undertaking. There
are little stories among the greater ones,
stories of personal valor here and there.
of exceptional ability displayed by this
one and that. So, the story has wide
appeal beyond that of the military
student and the historian. 1t is warm
with the valor Of the common fighting
man and 1t Is these who will have a
special interest in this authentic mill
tary report to the people Of America
from the authoritative source that pro-
jected this clear story OF the greatest OF
all wars.
THE CAVALIER OF TENNESSEE. BY
Meredith Nicholson, author of "The
Main Chance" etc. indianapolis:
The Bobbs-Merrill Co.
UTHE CAVALIER OF TENNESSEE"
is history, given immediate vi
tality by way of fiction. And this is a
thing quite other than the historical
novel. A careful reading of the story
will prove to you that no liberties have
been taken with existing facts in order
to serve the purposes OF romantic
drama. However, any actuality at
whose center stands SO dynamic a fig
ure as the one in control here is, out
of its own nature. bound to be pure
drama. Here Is the story Of Andrew
Jackson from the Revolutionary period
up to the day when he set out to take
Office at Washington as President Of the
United States. Even a cursory grasp
of our history gives evidence that Mr..
Nicholson can depend upon his hero to
provide action, impetuous and effective.
to embody the pioneer in the most try
ing and dangerous days of the West
ward movement, to objectify courage
and daring under every sort of stress,
to set high patriotism as pure in es-
sence as 1t was often unexpected in its
mode of expression. Experienced in
story writing to the measure of more
than 20 novels Mr.. Nicholson realizes
that this story can tell itself. So. In a
sense, he steps aside to let 1t have its
way. Out of such an attitude comes a
most important isSue-a living figure
of the past whose vision Is of his own
day. whose behaviors express his own
times, whose vitality is vivid and i'm
pressive. History, important and alive,
stands here embodied in one of the most
striking and picturesque of the great
men of the Republic.
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THE SPELL OF IRELAND. BY Archie
Bell, author of THE Spell of China"
etc. Boston: L. G. Page g. Co.
MUCH going about, here and there
A'A and everywhere, has given to
Archie Bell ways of friendliness with
many parts of the world And since
we all get pretty much what we give,
many countries have given back to him
secrets that are withheld from casual
travellers and tourists who hurry bv IN