The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-19

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Interest centers upon the space he
devotes to psychical researches.
BY WALTER ID. HICKMAN
HAVE been authorized by Henry
II T. Schnittkind of the editorial
department Of The Stratford Com
pany, 289 Congress street, Boston, to
announce their prize contest for a
historical novel.
The author of the prize winning
novel will receive $1,000 in cash and
in addition "the author of the prize
winning novel will be paid a royalty
Of 10 per cent on the first $500 cop
les of the book, 1914 per cent on the
next $500 copies, and Is per cent
thereafter"
Also "the author will be paid Sc
per cent of whatever price the pub
fishers may receive for the motion
picture specialization and translation
rights on this book"
The judges will be the editors OF
The Stratford Company. Manu-
scripts submitted in this contest
must be typewriter and must con-
tain from $4,000 to 10000 words.
All American authors, regardless
of whether or not they have had a
novel published before, may enter
manuscripts. All manuscripts must
be original and not translations
Every manuscript will be judged
solely on its merits.
Manuscripts must be typed and
submitted not later than Nov. /,
1882, to the Prize Novel Contest
Editor, care of The Stratford Com
pany, Publishers, 289 Congress street,
Boston, Mass.
The novels submitted in this con-
test are to deal with any phase of
American history before 1920 or with
any famous man or woman in Amer
lean history who is not alive now.
The story must be adventurous,
full of action, rather than psyche
logical, something along the lines of
Edna Ferbers "Show Boat" and
"Cimarron," ITO Have and to Hold, -
by Mary Johnston, and the like.
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The viking Press announces the
publication of Stain: The Career
of Fanatic" by Essad-Bey, trans
lated from the German by Huntley
Paterson.
Brentanos lists the following as
the best six sellers in non-fiction in
New York: Loads of Love" Sum
mers Night" Mr.. and Mrs. Pen
nington," 'Mary's Neck" by Booth
Harrington, THE End of Desire,
and THE Second Omnibus OF
Crime"
Professor William Lyon Phelps i'll
choosing the ten best stories of 1881
includes THE Lady Who Came 70
Stay" by r. E. Spencer of Indian
apoliS. Phelps list also included
Villa Gather, John Galswortny
Booth Harrington, Edna Ferber and
John Erskine.
Mrs. Sara Alpert Fichman, 437
!. East Thirtieth street, by reviewing
Booth Tarkingtons latest book,
"Mary's Neck" is the winner of this
weeks book review.
AS soon as she gets in touch with
this department, she may have the
choice of one of several good books.
Her review is as follows:
'Mary's Neck" is the latest of Mr.. Tark-
ingtonS mirth- provokerS. II is the story
q typical prosperous r mdwesteTn FAM
as exemplihed by the exclusive New Eng
land summer colony at Marys Neck.
The story begins with the Massey fam
ily's early arrival at the resort and while
waiting FOR other vacationistS to arrive
Mrs. Massey and the two daughters set Out
to satisfy hitherto Stified lust for an
After some seemingly wonderful work in
the arts OF tact and diplomacy, they man.
age TO gain entrance to one of the Ole
homes m the Vicinity Il contains q veri.
them. including the staircase and chan
delier. are soon under way. But to the de.
Of Mrs s. Massey. 'S Enid and ciarissa. they
learn that the old home is an ANTIQUE
ouan old New 0s soupe and IL
ANTIQUE fever receives a severe but eni'
The other families finally arrive. and
after n brief period OF social ostractzatior
because Of their newness, the Masseys q.
ciSi whiri begins Immediately for Enid and
sventSsy ~a Accepted Sy the elders 81 tht
So begins series of amusing event:
whereby the MasseyS are constantly III
fear that their social connections are not
First one family is paramount in their
eyes and then another and another until
the leading names are exhausted and the
Msssseyss catering to the first choice again
Mr. Massey Is the butt OF most OF the
humor IN the book. The reader syEnpa.
thisss with the successful husinessmsn tni
weak, parent and, husband. whose daugh.
ter had 70 call him KiwaniS three times
before he gathered she didn't mean If fol
The Massey family is ''honored" by ths
OF the house committee Of the Rocky
Meadow Club, but Mr.. Massey soon resigns
due 70 unlocked for. but soon discovered
with
Another amusing incident deals with
Mr; M,asseys winning favor IN the eyes q
playing. husband. misunderstood affail
starts the tongues wagging and Mr.. Massey
is put 70 some discomfort until the amiablt
singer labels Mr.. Bullnnch. the scion d
the colony, as her old lover. as practice
ioke
Nj. Massey many trying moments with
her interest Ia the modernistic arts. anc
the condpction Of a lecture on the Osillu.
The exceedingly Humorous events re.
counting the experiences OF Mr.. Sweetmus
the gardener. which had previously beer
national magazines are also included ii
this enchanting book. and although the
themselves. the thread Of the major r. bio
is never lost BY the reader.
All together. the clear character por-
aySs ana sns sm not tS S O
most entertaining work Of Literature.