Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
~ IDA GILBERT MYER
Vide Variety of Nee0 Books Offered by the
Publishers GaIseoorthy Stories-A
Romance of Old England.

example and argument there is a great body of
accumulated fact that is calculated to apply to
any reader and therefore to interest him. The
bulk of the business is to give you and me good
reasons why medicine should emerge from its
amiable semi-religious connotations to take
place with the current progress that Is having
so much to do with human wel-being and hap
piness. daring and useful adventure. ad-
mirably conceived and powerfully projected.
author Of THE Forsyte Saga" etc. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
A GROUP of Forsyte happenings, presuma-
bly, matters that have come to the fore
since the Saga" for a time shut the door
upon this beloved family of John Galsworthy's
recordings. Welcome incidents, having to do
with one and another Of the tribe, wen
known in these later years to all readers.
Little happenings short journey, touch Of
Midsummer madness, trining family jar, =
hit Of sport in English manner, this and that
and the other. These Forsyte adventures and
experiences, 50 much like our own in their
lack Of enormous heights and terrifying depths.
come to us in the simply waywise manner Of
the one John Galsworthy who has contributed
so lastingly-one is very certain-to the best
Of English literature for the period with which
we-he and we-are so deeply engroSsed.
lovely, quiet hour of clear satisfaction comes
stealing with the company OF this John
Galsworthy.
NOTHING TO PAY. BY caradoc Evans,
author Of MY People" etc. New York:
W. w. Norton 8 Co., Inc.
CARADOC Evans knows his Wales. He
should and does. Born IN . corner Of
the country where work was hard and long,
the yOungster seemed TO soak into himself the
grim spirit Of the land and its hardships
When, IN the course Of time and many
changes, young Evans came to set down on
paper this Wales which he knew SO we1 he
was stin the incorporating dealer IN life
that he had been all along the way. The
Welsh peasantry Is his bone. This he worries
and gnaws and thumps about mercilessly. But
an the same, from his fierce onsets there
comes only the truth, always the truth about
the welsh nature queer nature In its hail.
blend Of baTbarity and poetic fervor-always
strict fidelity to the Welsh landscape, so
fercely beautiful. 30 softly seductive. Almost
feroci0aisly does Caradoc Evans take in hand
this Welsh miser. Amos, digging into the mig
gardly soul in its every acQuisttive turn, till
want Is supplanted by wealth. Religion, mar
Eiage-the common course Of mans met and
handed By Amos under the guidance Of his
ruling passion. dark and terrible picture
Of the human IN the grip Of money-lust. but
not for an instant does Caradoc Evans tighten
his touch upon the character a. he has en-
visaged it. Great work. though, NO question
about that, however much you may shrink
away from the theme. A great artist is not
in bond, you know, to picture merely the JOY
and happiness Of life, since within 1t there 10
% much Of misery and hatefulness.
THE GOOD SIR JOHN BY Phoebe Fenwick
Gage, author Of 'Vivandiere!" New York:
Horace Liveright.
= Knight: 1343-1415" Such the fun
title Of this romance Of fourteenth century
England. And the novel is, IN effect, the
England Of that period in its prime pre-
occupation with q certain phase Of the Hun
dred Years War. For focus, for seizure and
response, this very competent author has re-
duced the scale from national proportions 10
that Of o group Of individuals. At the center
Of this is Sir John, making his way from a
boisterous and bawling babyhood ON through
q noisy and somewhat worthless career to a
truly lonely and pathetic end. The bastard
son a Sir william Falstaf, John boldly made
heavy claims upon titled folks by virtue Of
his own admtxtme Of gentle blood The claim
was granted, for in those days legitimacy was
not the sacrosanct institution that It Is now.
So, with the young blades Of the time Sir
John went his registering way. Worthless?
Pretty no-account-yet winning rascal new
ertheless. And when, as an old man. Sir John
met deadly rebuff from the new King, who,
Is Prince Of Wales, had shared many an es-
capade with him, then one has nothing to do
but to draw closer to this old sinner I'm sym
pathy and personal grief 1.-The Merry Wives
Of windsor" has given to the average It's
acquaintance with Sir John FalstaR. raw
and rolicking farce built ct the order Of the
court to shake care weighted sides into releas-
ing laughter. About it, no design to present
character IN its actually, no thought Of his
toric value In that invention.
Here IL Q new Sir John, one better proper
toned in human qualities, good and not 20
good. Not the clear mountebank that Shake
speare planned for the prime purpose Of
tickling the ribs Of royalty.