The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-27

back upon the dictator-such
men as Mussolini or Salinas
great, romantic figures Of the
postwar age. George Slocombe's
new novel, Romance Of Dicta-
tor" is a fast moving story filled
. with dynamic characters. It shows
how the modern dictator builds
and maintains his power. Pub
lished by Houghton- Mifflin Com
psny.
BY WALTER ID. HICKMAN
IIAVE had several requests from
i Il those who are planning to
visit Washington, d. C., for the
first time, asking me to recommend
q good book 10 read or take with
them concerning that city.
I will recommend Washington
Sketch Book" by j. Frederick and
Helen Essary. recently published by
Ransdell. Inc. 3l0-3l6 Rhode
Island avenue, Washington, d. c.
like this book because 1 was
able 10 visualize the pictures of the
building to such an extent that I
feel I could 90 to Washington well
prepared to be my own guide.
One Of the good things OF this
book are the splendid pictures
done in black and white. On the
opposite page of the picture is a
one page description and history
OF the building concerned.
Not too many facts and dates
are crowded into the printed
story When you read this book you
will be well prepared to intelligently
appreciate the beauties of Wash
ington.
The book is divided as follows.
public buildings other buildings,
galleries and museums, churches,
monuments and memorials, parks
and vistas and miscellaneous.
The book is priced at 81.
MORE books are being an
WI nounced concerning President
Hoover. The Houghton- Miffiin
Company informs me that they will
publish on June 3 The Truth About
Hoover" by Herbert Corey. Indics-
tions are that this book will be
especially favorable to Hoover.
The Book League of America an
nounces that the July choice will
be I'VE Begin by Helen Grace
Carlisle. The trade edition will be
published by Harrison Smith, Inc,
on July l.
What are the best sellers in ic-
ton in New York? Brentano an
nounces the following: "A Modern
Hero by Louis Bromfeld; Mag
iiolia Street." by Louis Golding;
Captain Archer's Daughter" by
Margaret Deland: Bright Skin" by
Jtilia Peterkin; The Greek Cofhn
Mystery" by Ellery Queen, and The
Good Earth" by Pearl s. Buck.
That Francis I was the inspira-
lion OF the Heptameron Of his. sis
ter. Marguerite of Navarro, Is not
generally known. Jehanne dOrliac
in her Francis I" OippincotD
states that the Heptameron retraces
his youthful and snorous exploits.
n
Lippincott has put together iii
one volume four OF Carolyn Wells
best detective stories and will issue
it under the title, The Fleming
stone Omnibus" in June. The four
famous thrillers are: "Vicky Van.
"Spooky Hollow" The Mystery of
the Sycamore" and The Curved
Blades"
Material selected from the letters,
diaries and other papers of Hessian
soldiers who took part in the Amer
ican revolution will be published
this autumn by Lippincott. The
translation into English has been
made by Mazda G. Darnton. under
the supervision Of H. r. Knicker-
booker. who will also write an in
PRODUCTION to the volume.
Il have always had a great in
terest in Mussolini." says George
Slocombe, whose Romance OF a
Dictator" is to be published in May
nW E1OuALLOH OOAlADdAANs 4
knew him before the coup detat
when he was merely the generally
despised leader OF a noisy gang of
young idlers. ex-students and I'M
employed war veterans. We met
at the Cannes conference, and six
months later he had marched on
Rome and seized power-or rather
he had threatened to march on
Rome and at the mere threat the
power was offered TO him. We met
on several later occasions, and I had
opportunities Of studying him at
close hand. ! have not seen him
for some years. I am known in
Italy as a hostile critic Of Fascism
and would not. think. be welcomed
there. The curious thing about this
novel is that It is in fact a justin
cation Of Mussolini, written by an
anti-Fascist
The world knows that Gene Tln-
ney has turned author. Although
he has written for magazines and
newspapers, he is. up to this time
however, an author without a book
10 his credit. Before the end OF
1892 Houghton Mifflin Company
expect to publish the first hook by
the former heavyweight champion
of the world. "A Man Must Fight
will be an autobiography without q
line OF ghost writing in It. IN
Tunneys own words. when ms
story is told, I will tell 1t myself II
may not be great literature, but II
vii be the truth"