The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-08

the late president up 10 Inc llfne
that the World war broke in Eu-
rope. The books are published by
Doubleday, Doran & Co. and sell
boxed together for $40. The
author probably is at his best in
telling the story Of Wilson's first
years in the White House.
BY WALTER n. HICKMAN
A M informed by the Book League
"a of America that it's February
choice will be Life Of Andrew OF
way" by Neil Bell, who is considered
one of the most brilliant of the
younger English novelists.
The trade edition will be pub
lished on Feb. 3, by G. P. Putnams
Sons.
Or. Richard Burton in recon-
mending the February selection of
the league said: when I first read
this manuscript I thought it fine
book. When l re-read it, I was sure
1t was great book"
The January selection of the
league is The Weather Tree by
Maristan Chapman.
Margaret Aver Barnes, who wrote
years of Grace" the Pulitzer prize
novel of 1881, and just recently,
westward Passage" will speak on
Behind the Typewriter" at Caleb
Mills hall Wednesday night, Jan. Is.
In discussing how she began to
write, she states: From my earliest
childhood was always interested in
reading and both in school and in
college I took all the courses 1
could command in the study and
appreciation of literature. 1t was
during conValescence from broken
back that I began to write short
stories for my own amusement to
fill long inactive days. If you have
n feeling for words and phrases, for
rhythm and balance and proportion,
for lovely sounds and poignant i'm
ages, you will produce work that has
real elements of grandeur"
What are they reading of fiction
In New York? Brentano's reports
the six best as Maid in Waiting"
by John Galsworthy; Westward
Passage" by Margaret Aver Barnes;
"All Passion Spent" by V. Sack
vlle-WeSt. "MalaiSie," by Henri
Fauconnier: The Good Earth" by
Pearl S. Buck, and "A White Bird
Flvinr," by BeSs Streeter Aldrich.
MANY readers of this depart
1V1 ment over the state are send
ing in their book reviews as we'll as
many readers in this city.
The winner of this weeks review
Is H. A. Baker Jr., 1892 South Ninth
street, Terre Haute, Ind, who re-
viewed "All Passion Spent" by v.
Eackville- West.
I will write Baker a letter and give
him choice Of one of several new
books.
His winning review is as follows:
IAN Passion Spent" by Sackville-WeSt.
Is probably the first story ever written
with heroine in her eighties.
Lady Slane, after the death Of her
shelter from her children and retires to
an old house in Hampstead, taking with
servant ser the Devoted 1 oeno mg AV Wble
death hoyers in the background. Lady
Slane probes the past for its secrets and
display that suppressed her real desire
that OF being an artist.
Three old men visit her; the owner
and agent OF the house in Hampstead
a builder and architect, and multi
millionaire who collects objects OF beauty
and is a miser; She is supremely happy.
much to the disgust of her greedy fam
fly. Lady Slane's life is rounded when
great-granddaughter proves to be like
herself, and the circle is then complete
This book reveals a finished and ma
ture artist. The mood is outwardly gay
but underneath I find a clear under
standing coupled with a deep wisdom
read.
Every reader of The Times with
the exception of Times employees are
eligible to write their reviews of any
book, new or old. Keep your re-
views around $50 words If possible.
Professor John Dewey introduces
F. Matthias Alexanders new book.
'The Use of the Self" which E. p.
Dutton & Co. will publish Jan. Is.
to the American public. DR.. Alex
ander is the author also of Mans
supreme Inheritance" and Con-
structive Conscious Control of the
Individual"
Paul Cohen-Portheim, whose
England, the Unknown Isle" found
wide American public, will be
represented on the Dutton Febru-
airy list with Time Stood Still:
19l4-l8," the story of Cohen-Por-
theim's internment in England dur
ing the war.
Rachel Fields romantic fantasy.
THE BronteS Went to Woolworth's. !"
which, according to his report, made
Frank Swinnerton laugh till the
tears ran down my cheeks is being
published in this country by Dut-
tons early in February.
I'll, Negro Hangs Himself
Desponent because of illness
Clarence