Evening star., 1928-06-10

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AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE. Fl.
Fiske Kimball Illustrated Indian
apoliS: The Bobbs- Merrill Co.
At present, certainly, architecture
"A is the most important OF the art
in America. 1t Is also the most beauti'
ful and the one of widest interest ant
appeal So it comes quite right that
here is offered to readers a practica
study of the subject from the American
point of view and practice. In COM
prehensive and simple way the book
covers the whole of the history oi
building In the United States from the
early times, when shelter was the prime
object and when the materials to effect
such protection were of the simplest
With the growth of the country came
the expansion of ideas about building
ideas which at first were In imitation
ri the domestic architecture OF the
! homes left behind In the old country
Slowly there began to dawn the vision
/ Of an American architecture, derived
! form such seemingly remote influences
/ as climate, occupations, form OF free
government even. The author in a
very simple way shows the steps oi
| this Observation-Disclosures, Georgian
Colonial. French and Spanish influ.
ences worked out in wood and stone
| the coming back Of the Greek ideal
/ and then a great confusion, from which
/ emerged the now growing stage OF
/ modernism, with its new materials and
| new types. Here is the story of Man
/ hattan-that marvel of architecture
| imposed by the limitations of small
/ island. vet reaching to the skies in ar
astonishment of daring experiment and
! triumphant achievement. This is q
| good book-a knowing book of personal
| experience and wide study besides. II
is a simple book and feeling one. the
work of a man who believes as many
OF us do that architecture is not only
the fundamental art but the highest
and most beautiful as well.
" \ X
IRELAND AND THE FOUNDATIONS
OF EUROPE. BY Benedict Fitzpat-
rick. author of ireland and The
Making of Britain" etc. New York
Funk & Wagnalls Co.
THE historical movement projected by
this volume covers the 500 years
that face the opening Of the twelfth
century. It's background is ireland
refuge Of scholars and sanctuary OF
ton of war upon war prevailing so un-
brokenly on the continent of Europe
The movement itself embodies the cru
sade of Irish men of letters into the
dying civilization Of the continental
| mainland. II is a record of the Irish
| pioneer. armed with piety and learning
and the arts of peace, vefturing out to
restore ard to rebuild upon such foun-
dations Of an earlier age Of human
| progress as might still remain. In de-
tail, 1t is the story of peaceful pene-
tration of Europe at one point and an
other by these men Of high courage and
unuuenchable spirit. AS 1t is set down
| here, this crusade. so uplifted In pur-
| pose and so substantial In ultimate full
| fillment. reads like high adventure. For
the author has the gift OF effective mar
rative. through which his own deep en-
thusiasm Sits over into the emotions
of the reader. Yet this is authentic
history. every word Of 1t, drawn at first
hand from documents and other hidden
and neglected sources of unifnpeachable
Information. From such store Mr.. Fitz-
patrick has selected and co-ordinated
and rounded into unity the fresh and
authentic account of the great Irish
crusade into Europe for the succor OF
a fading civilization Such a chapter
OF world history is bound TO be a source
OF pride and delight TO every son OF
Erin. Rightly so, too.
AS book for general reading this one
is calculated to add substantially to the
common stock of information. As a
history for serious study 1t is designed
TO fill out lines OF European growth
during the Middle Ages that have here
tofore been less definitely considered
Just word of warning. The table OF
| contents looks heavy and historical and
shade forbidding. Skip IT, For, once
inside the book. In less than a dozen
pages you are moving on the full tide
| Of stirring events whose every step Ii
adequately supported By such evidence
as modern science has provided for the
use Of the historian
/ -
| THE VIRGIN QUEENE. BY Hartford
Powell. tr. Boston: Little. Brown h
! THE modern scientific practice of dig
ging up buried civilizations tn find
/ out what they were made of has led tc
| more than one exciting ilnposture Now
and then such deception has been oi
| wholly innocent intent. as 1t Is here in
| the case of Barnham Dunn, though II
| Dunn had been the very devil Of mis-.
chief himself the storm could have
been no fiercer than the one stirred ul
by his simple adventure He had gone
over 10 England, all tired out, 10 crawl
| of into some lone corner for a real rest
! from business Warwlcksflire his choice
Of sanctuary. proved TO be his undoins
| In 50 far as rest and refreshment were
concerned. But how could Dunn know
| that he possessed inner eonpulsiDni
| sufficient 10 draw William Shakespeare
from the gravc~-yes, and Queene Eliza.
! beth, too. How could he know that II
| vas Shakespeare who stood beside him
| IN the white moonlight directing his
| hand in the idle scribblings that for thf
| time engaged him, You may bet thai
| no one could have been more astounded
than Dunn was when he found the thing
| In his hand 10 be- of the very stun oi
| the immortal baTds hsYdIwork, and al
about Elizabeth. too. Maybe not at al
about. bat much about her. Aslound,
ed and terrified was Dunn, you better
believe. Then. growing tremendously
pieased with himself for was IL him.
sflf~~ae set out TO complete the JOB ~
| wondrOusiy begun, Long and arduoisis
| did he work to make the g0Enpositi0f
s0ok Ike the old manuscript that Il
really W0iil1 have been, hidden all thu
! years sfncn Shakespeare had died. We'll
this r. the story 0f an innocent hoa,
| that pretty nearly broke up all Eng.
! land under poor Dunn's futile attempt,
10 tell them all about H.. Nothing doine
| tn that line, IN the way NJ being fooled
! again by another smart Aleck OF ar
| hmcricen trying 10 get away with on.
| of IN. empires priceless treasures
There had been quite enough Of that
II you phrase. Dollars were not every.
t1lng~~and much mare 10 the same
effect A brisk love story goes alont
With the literary to-do Dnnn's daush
TER quite IN the American way car.
ries off perfectly good Englishmsn
under his own protest. too The whol.
IN a bit OF amusing nonsense, admir-
sbiY buiit around enough of fact a
make the fun seem quite plausible
enough