Evening star., 1933-01-24
NEW BOOKS
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THE FLYING CARPET. By Rachard
halliburton, author Of "Ihe Royal
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M. G..

THE FLYING CARPET. By Rachard
halliburton, author Of "The Royal
Road to Romance" etc. Illustrated.
Indianapolis: Bobhs- Merrill Co.
After several years of unsuccessful
effort to be happy in q life Of routine,
Richard Halliburton surrendered to the
spirit Of wanderlust with which he was
born and began . fourth journey on
the royal road to romance" Having
determined TO fiy, he sought . plane
suitable for strenuous service. At
tracted to small biplane of graceful
lines and sturdy build. he asked the
salesman II 1t would ny over the Alps,
over the Matterhorn and Mount Blanc
Easily" replied the agent.
will It cross the Sahara and the
China Sea?"
"Yes-with extra tanks"
viii 1t ny upside down, and loop
he-loop. and slow-roll and whip
staIl?"
Better than any ship we have"
Extended on either side Of the scarlet
body Of the plane were two sets of
cleaning golden wings. The tail also
was golden, with the coWling and motor
Of shining black. Down each side of
the body . golden band bore in small
black letters The Flying Carpet"
The next step was to ind a pilot
engineer. Moye Stephens, jr., q young
pilot, who for three years had been
carrying airline passengers over the
Rockies on daily schedule without mis-
hap, was appealed to.
stephens, have just given myself
an arplane. want to fly In 1t to all
the outlandish places on earth. WIN you
be the captain?"
Certainly, I'll 60"
~All right-we're leaving in half an
| hour"
Il can't do that-not in half an
hour"
After q bit of persuasion young Ste
phens asked, But where are we going p"
| TO Turkey and Pasadena and Persia
and Jerusalem, across deserts and over
mountains." Halliburton replied. mean
while pushing his newly acquired, pilot
into taxi.
We'll, for heavens sake. wait till I
| get my hat, will you?"
They did not start in half an hour,
but on the following morning they were
of, headed straight for Africa and
| 1imbuctoo. Leaving California, they
new to New York. shipped to France.
and, again taking air, headed for Africa.
Where they went, and how they reached
all the outlandish places they set out
to see, and their varied adventures along
these thousands of miles is like reading
the Arabian Nights" in modern set
ungs and conditions.
Travellers who trot the globe again
and again in regulation style may
sputter. Litterateurs who adhere to all
the rules governing the supreme art of
writing may shudder Adventures who
penetrate into the strange places of the
earth only after making the most care
ful preparations may rave. But the
great mass of readers will lose no time
| IN begging, borrowing or buying q new
as IT makes its appearance in the book
stalls-and for the very good reason
that this young vagabond has found
the keys to the magic doors and entered
to bid the tales Of the Seven League
Boots" the Magic Carpet" and other
such dreams come true. His experiences
on these trips Of adventure have been
those which every normal child has
yearf1ed for and hoped for. to find on
growing to maturity that the fairy
tales come true only to those who dare
/ to seek
Halliburton Is dynamic, fearless. efYer-
vescent and dozen other adjectives
expressive of the personality and ability
which every individual aspires to
possess. Characteristically American in
in everything he does. he has collected
more adventures and Travelled more
miles in the seven years since he started
ON his first Royal Road to Romance
than the average globe trotter accom-
plishes in life time.
From the first word to the last in the
volume The Flying Carpet" Is as
thrilling and as dramatic As its three
predecessors. The same sayety and free
dom pervades It. and its profuse photo
graphic illustrations add to its charm
and beauty. Halliburton has become,
despite criticism and praise and argu-
ment, the most popular author of
works OF world travel simply because
he has remained true to the spirit and
the letter of the nomadic urge within
himself which finds happiness In a
recklessness surprising the understand
ing OF the average individual. Let's
hope he never reforms
ROMANTIC REBEL: The Story Of
Nathaniel Hawthorne. BY Hide
garoe Hawthorne Illustrated by
w. M. Berger. New York: The Cen
tury Co.
Salem. Thursday, Dec o, 1918.
Dear Uncle:
hope you are wellaand hope Rich
ard Is too My foot Is no better Louise
has got SO well that she has begun to
60 to school but she did not 60 this
forenoon because it snowd Maam is
going to send for Doctor Kittredee to-
day when William comes home at
twelve o'clock and maybe he Will do
some good for Doctor Barstowe has not
don't know rs Doctor KittredRe will
it Is know four weeks since yesterday
! since / have bean To achool a saA I aa.a4