Evening star., 1932-09-18
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in Corsica, and the Interest,"
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of our own moment. Homely. but substantial
and satisfying in its close tally with the spirit
of the great opening West. Picturesque TOO
in the surprising scenery of Minnesota and
In the instructive gesture Of the newcomers
toward that uplifting spread OF natural beauty
diversified minute by minute and mile by mile
with stream and cliff, with wood and lake.
with long miles of fruitful soil. Minnesota
with Its thousand lakes" Is An Eden good
enough for any one. and to this natural strength
and grace Mr.. Mentally has paid full and def
mite due.
Passing out of the pioneer period. the novel
spreads to the later days Of this Northwest In
Q steady growth Of interest and revealing Incl
dent, against which the crumbled Swans Wing
Is etched memory and reminiscence Of .
family truly feudal in its outlook and mode
OF life.
The spirit Of true history animates and
projects House Of Vanished Splendor" Not
the dated and wooden history OF text book and
chronological importance alone Rather the
history that issues from long study from full
integrations. from vital events Of time and
place, sifted into the life force Of the matter
IN hand. animating 1t to the readers imme-
diate understanding and prompt partaking.
very distinguished literary invention built
from solid foundations and lifting into up
stories Of consistent beauty and art.
A Western man. university bred, Mr.. McNally
keenly alive to the picture of Northern
Minnesota, the moving picture of the French
fur traders, of the restless, moving ChippeWAS
and Sioux. OF the settlers from New England
then from Europe, with Irish and Germans
leading. After this there was the tremendous
influx Of Scandinavians. Against this mixed
background special culture made swift head
way. Against this families like that of the
Knots had quick rise. speedy decline.
Cities have risen, st. Paul and Minneapolis
Others are forging ahead in this land of natural
enchantment. All of these features come out
Incidentally but exactly, at one or another
point in this great novel of Western America
House Of Vanished Splendors" Warm and
full congratulat tions due this writer who
comes riding out of the West
HINDENBURG: The Man With Three Lives
By T. R. Ybarra. New York: Dufheld g.
Green.
DROBABLY no one man commands wider
general interest today than docs the Presi-
dent Of the German Republic. Paul Won Hinden-
burg. IS years old. Born a monarchist trained
in the tradition of military Prussia, serving
imperial Germany Throughout the war and now
President Ct the new republic. A career Of co.,
tradictions against a background Of probiematic
scope ana uncertain oef1n1t1On-
Clearly . straight and simple course such
Is only . practiced journalist would be Likely
to pursue could adequately present and explain
this personality Such a writer Is this one
Looking ever the life of Paul Hindenburg
he sees it falling into three clean-cut divisions
These he names lives" binding them together
IN unity by the sing.e tie Of the Hindenburg
character. That remains one and the same
throughout Character welded to a deep love
ic and lhcfa 0f Do, NJ
Hindenburg. Monarchst first. and perhaps yet.
but republican In purpose and action If that
Is best for the beloved Fatherland. It is this
clear perception of the Hindenburg essence
that stamps the book in hand a seizure of
character the strength of this heavy. grim,
old man striving to steer Germany through the
dangers of imperialism on the one hand, of
radicaliSm upcn the other. An exclusive study
in the main, with occas ional inclusions Of one
another of particular usefulness to the
Hindenbug plan for the new republic. Strese-
mann, notably, one of these And to this right
hand man to the President Mr.. Ybarra gives
clear analysis and appreciation.
With books about Germany ripening fast it
seems to me that there is better one to begin
with for an uncomplicated outlook upon the
situation than this exceedingly clear and
thoughtful study of Paul Won Hindenburg This
primer of fundamental Information, opens
the way both IN basic fact and the stir of
interest. to many subsequent reading and
study.
SOUVENIRS: My life with Maeterlinck. BY
Georgette Leblanc. Translated from the
French by Janet Flanner. illustrated. New
York E. P. Dutton & Co.
A FAMILIAR story from its outside. The 20
- years of living together. Then Maeter-
linck's departure into matrimony with a much
younger woman an unoelebrated woman. Such
the outer coat of the matter. An almost for
gotten episode save, of course, to those i'm
p,ediafelv concerned Therefore vhy ssSoIl-