Evening star., 1933-08-20
7% SARAH q. .BOWERMAN-
The Story ofa Great City-Foaw Generations
accounted for in the Neev BromfieN
Novel, "7Ae Farm

be carried somewhat away from facts On a
wave Of cleverness, we remember that he Is
at least equally severe toward his own country.
II the Constitution Of the United States is
considered a document of anarchy the British
Constitution cannot possibly be amended, be-
cause no one knows where or what Is. In
fact. Great Britain Is pointed out as the fore
father Of our national lawlessenss, for we took
over the British system, two-chamber legisla
tive body. political parties, and all. He
characteri1eS both nations as given to endless
talking and incapable Of action. This Is one
Of his flights from facts as only few episodes
from history easily prove. Mr.. Shaw warns
with seriousness that Hollywood Is teaching the
world anarchy through its giorifieation Of law
less heroes. He concludes that anything
is likely TO save America, It II We Academy
of Political Science.
Du MaHier. Garden CITY: Doubleday, Doran
g. Co.
JULIUS LEVY stretched out hands for things
- almost from his birth. His first instinct
was to stretch out his hands 10 the sky"
Thereafter, as the instinct strengthened and
the power 10 accomplish increased with his
years, he reached out and took what he wanted,
without regard for other men and women.
Bullying and exploiting were quite natural to
them mentioned as faults. Retribution was
Of his own creating. How often q man y ap-
palled 10 see himself disagreeable self h a
son or daughter. But usually be does not
recognise himself. It can happen to . women,
too. So Gabriel, daughter Of JULIUS had all
her fathers grasping ability. She had his
love Of the spectaeular-and more. In Corsica
she wore sailors trousers and Q sash; she en-
joyed the war because gave her an oppor-
tunity to dress as " A. D. and drive ofncers
IN Richmond Park. She had her fathers
strong Win and when there was Q conflict of
wils she won. But he was o. and she vas
only Is. After one vioient scene she booked at
him contemptuOusy and said: You know
whats the matter with you. you're getting
old" That tamt repeated, revived all the
ferocioN6 tyranny Of his nature and Gabriel
in the end became is victim.
In her creation Of the character of julius
Levy, born In . village the bank Of the
Seine, son Of an Algerian Jew and Q French
woman, and tn narrattng his exotic career,
Daphne Du Maurier has done o brilliant piece
Of work. Il b Of hard outline as, given the
character she had in mind. it must BE- There
were no soft spots, either Of tenderness or of
ulnerabilty. IN the nature Of julius. Prom
his childhood in Algeria, he went to England,
With intent to acquire to dominate. And he
did both. Enormous wealth, success, ful6llment
Of ambition rewarded his m,scrupuloasness.
Hb wife, Rachel DreyfuSs, he married because
he thought she would be "SubServient and rest
fut" and Jewish enough to understand his pre-
occupation with business" without asking, of
course Just what the business was. For
Rachel the marriage was not a happy one;
for Julius 1t a minor episode in his life.
And that life ended, when he was 72, as it
had begun. "His last instinct was to stretch
out his hands to the sky" Readers of Daphne
Du Maurier's earlier novel, The Loving Spirit"
that study Of the tender dreamer Janet Combe,
whose spirit reappeared in one of her Cornish
descendants in each Of three succeeding gen.
erations, are always hoping that she win be
able to equal the theme and workmanship of
that novel. She has not done 50 either in
"I'n Never Be Young Again" or The Progress
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