The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01


Of Mine" by Charles Hanson
ToWne, published by Cosmopoli-
tan Book Corporation.
BY wALTER D. HICKMAN.
CENSING the fact that many
- readers are fed up with the
so-called steam heat sex novels as
well as gang killings, Edison Mar
shall now comes forth with story
about Alaska today.
THE Doctor Of Lonesome River
is he-man's story, full of the call
of the wild, terrific snow storms in
winter, the pitiful sight of the last
Of race Of Indians drinking white
mems bootleg liquor and contract
ing the disease Of the white race.
Here is human story. It will get
into your blood because it could
happen in real life. You actually
see the young doctor throw of the
yellow and the cheat in his makeup
and become q fine man and q great
doctor.
Published by Cosmopolitan Book
Corporation and deserves to be read
ID ECEIvED a letter from Carl
N LaenInle, head Of Universal
Pictures Corporation, stating: cts
mighty nice to have a book writ
ten about you. It's particularly nice
when that book is written by an
author like John Drinkwater."
Drinkwater has written 1.-THE Life
and Adventures of Carl Laemnle, I"
published by j. Putnam's Sons and
sells for $3.50.
In the mail received an auto
graphed copy of this book. 1t really
is story Of the movie picture in
dustry.
THE publication of two inpor-
4 tant Lippincott books, the
Letters of Puccini," edited by Gui-
seppe Adanli, and Empress Eu-
genia," by Octave Aubry, has been
postponed until autumn.
IN "The Marriage Feast: A Fan
L tasy," Alice Brown has drama
tized the search of the soul for an
understanding of itself and its nys-
FERROUS destiny, and the bodys easy
turning to pleasures of the earth
it's readiness to yield to the fascina-
ton of evils.
The poem is rich in lines filed
with the passion Of faith, and with
a keen perception of beauty. ($1.50)
bliss PERRY chose the poems
ID and wrote the foreword for the
selected Poems of Edwin Airing
ton Robinson" Mr.. Robinson has
approved the selections and has
supplied brief predatory notes for
the parts chosen from Merlin, d
"Lancelot" and "Tristram"
Here in a handy volume. are
grouped sonnets. lyrics, dramatic
nonologues, poems of emotion and
reflection-work representative OF
each type of verse by Americas
greatest poet, three times winner OF
the Pulitzer prize. ($2.250
THERE are two fine books fol-
L the children. For those 9 to IL
Is Ragnhild Chevalier's Wandering
Monday and Other Days in OLD
Bergen" Macmillan Co., $l.75)
It is human and authentic. For
children, 6 to 8, get The Picture
Book Of Robinson Crusoe," by
Elizabeth c. Moore macmillan &,
Co., $2.5OO The pictures were done
by E. A. Verpilleux.
II you would like an interesting
glimpse into the minds and emo
tons of criminals and imprisoned
men Of various sorts, read Gray
Shadows" (The Century Company
$3.50, written by Joseph Lewis
French.
Should you want a real, honest
to-goodness laugh, read "Topsy," by
A. P. Herbert Doubleday, poran &
Co., so. It's an alluring riot OF
chortles-start to finish.
Rafael Sabatini has brought his
Captain Peter Blood back to life in
Captain Blood Returns" (Hough-
ton Mihlin Company, so. The al
ways entertaining, flashing. steel
like bUcanneering adventures make
fine reading.
M. A. Dormie has written "Snobs
ID. Appleton & Co., $2). A striking
story OF the differences between the
upper classes in America and Eng
land. The tale never drags.
For those who like to read Of
CORY historical episodes, try The
White Gods" by Richard Frieden-
thai (Harper 81 Bros, $3.50. A
story OF mass tragedy in the days of
Cortez in Mexico.
And then for some nice pleasant
reading there is Taxi. by Alice
Duer Miller Dodd, Mead g. Co., so
three novelets and as many short
stories. It's a cheerful, wholesome
book.
David Dietz, whose daily science
stories appear in The Times, has
written new book-"The Story Of
Science" (which soon is to be pub
lished by Holston House, Sears
Publishing Company