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ripening of facts within the mind the settling
of these into a living picture of the period in
political England. in industrial Holland in the
new America And from this long process the
emergence Of character and personality, each
distinct each reactng naturally out OF himself
out of herself. And only after all this, the pro-
lection of men and women as alive as If they
walking before at the moment OF this
reading From 1906 to 1892 is long stretch
in which to keep so vividly alive locality in its
daily interests, men and women in their sheer
human nature. Detail and more detail, drawn
from this store of material Detail, knowingly
set here to round old events to passing action,
detail used in fine discrimination to embody
Anne and Eleazar and John and the rest to an
existence contemporaneous with our own Here
is a great story. Be sure of that. Not anywhere
else so far as 1 know, will you come upon the
true recreation of vital period in our history,
OF any other, that surpasses that approaches
this one.
The story itself? Eleazar is the Puritan, in
love with Anne filled with secret fears and lusts
and bedevilments. John, the more normal man
and the more lovable one, maybe. Anne, be-
tween the two, in the usual way of the world
Hardship, tragedy the grilling life Of the New
World, all set down here in mastery Of the
true artists conception all pointed, we'll
upon another book, books to follow this
one. great beginning. A great story of really
enviable workmanship. Better pay heed to the
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and then sit down 10 the enjoyment Of distin-
guished and admirable novel writing
PAINTING. From Encyclopedia britannica
New York: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
THIS book represents the practical results OF
novel and ingenious treasure hunt
Legends of hidden gold and jewels have, time
out of mind lured seeking adventures to the
far corners of the world Such is the initial
working basis of this book and to company of
which it is part However, in this case; it is
fact and not legend that invites. There is
treasure. It lis also hidden treasure. was,
until yesterday and the day before. This time
it is the priceless bounty Of knowledge. stored
away deep in huge tones, practically nacces-
sible to thousands in immediate and pressing
need Of it. Then one day that faithful bright
idea" put in an appearance with the pertinent
query, why not dig such useful knowledge out
and put it into handy shape for common use?"
That was, truly, inspired why not" And
it was done. The stately and amazing Cyclic
pedia Britannica was consulted as to this SEEM
ing raid upon its integrity. So great a thing, so
institutional a character, would just naturally
be magnanimous. And at once the treasure
hunt begun.
Painting" is one of the first issues from the
adventure A book of Illustrations. No. not
that. Very generously pictured to be sure, in
color and haf-tone plates Almost priceless in
its pictorial support of the accompanying text,
which body of expert students of art have
supplied for the highest usefulness of the pub
hcation.
Among other articles offered here those
on Painting" by Paul Jamot, curator of the
Louvre, Paris; Technique in Art" by Walter
Cox art editor of the new fourteenth edition
If the Britannica. Still life. landscape painting
mural and flower and floral painting
among the score of vital topics upon art from
the standpoint of painting that this Invaluable
book this practical inspiration, offers to read
ers and students often have wondered and
even Iamented that in every great center, par
ticulariy here in the Capital hidden treas
ures of knowledge, both general and intimate,
whose loss or whose withholding is calamitous
in its effect. And now here, the spade workers
in letters are beginning to do great deed of
enlightenment through this initial movement of
the Encyclopedias Britannica in opening its
huge treasure chest to the ready uses of stu
dents.
THE ART OF BEING A WOMAN. By Olga
Knopf. Edited by Alan Porter. Boston:
Little Brown 81 Co.
A WOMAN of high intelligence and practical
n achievement, DE- Olga Knopf has very
much of Importance to say to women, about
women, and for women, in the light of her
deep study and in the light of womans for
ward movement into every part of public life.
Of recent years. after experience in other lines
of research DR.. Knopf has devoted herself to
the subject of medical psychology. Last year
she gave course of lectures at the School of
Medical Research in New York. She is for
mer pupil Of her own townsman the great
Viennese psychologist, DR.. Alfred Adker.
THE Art Of Being Woman" is big volume
of about 300 pages. comprehensive study
that deals with the history of women such
in the formation of the female character along
the inferiority line of womans place in early
societies. and later ones The formation of the
family and the position of the child in it is
one of the basic topics in this study. A sec
ond part studies the female as child, as Adde'S