The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-11-16
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By Be,mice EnneSan
QUEEN ANN BOLEYN
Nv HaCkett

| Few more Qrdmatlc characters
have emerged from history than
the tragic Anne Boleyn. Born the
daughter of a commoner, she lived
to be crowned Queen of England,
to be cursed and Inundated by
those who had once paid her al
legiance, and to die on the block.
In this fine historical novel Anne's
whose will was broken by the iron
Cardinal Wolsey, forms a poignant
prelude; her later love for the poet
courtier Thomas Wyatt, moving
counterpart. The climax of her
ill-starred life is the attainment Of
the throne, against tremendous
odds. She matched herself and her
woman's wit against tradition and
the entrenched nobility, the Dukes
and the Council, a Pope and an
Emperor. She won, but in winning
she taught Henry her own ruth
lessness, and thereby insured her
downfall. Annes head fell beneath
the long sword. She lived on only
in Thomas Wyatt's quiet love for
her, and in her daughter Elizabeth,
half-forgotten by the Court, who
was to live to make history in her
own right.
The author of Henry The
Eighth" has written a magnificent
novel in this return to the scene
of an earlier triumph. To an I'M
Improbable historical scholarship
Francis Hackett adds swift and
trenchant style, feeling for sus-
pense, an impressive talent for
character portrayal. He has COM
bined an admirable narrative tech
nique with a living picture of one
of the most stirring and dramatic
periods in English history.
YOU AND HEREDITY
BY Schienfeld
Although written for the layman,
this book rests on solid ground. All
the genetic sections were meticul-
ously prepared with the aid Of DR..
Schweitzer (research geneticist at
Cornell University Medical College,
Other sections were edited or read
and discussed in manuscript by
eminent authorities, including Pro-
fessor George w. Henry of Cornell
University, Professor Donald e.
Lancefield of Queens College, New
York, DR.. Gene Weltfish of Column
bia University, New York, DR.. Wal
ter Bromberg, DR.. Alfred j. Lotka
and Frederick Osborn.
The book presents in clear and
simple language information fasci-
mating to the general reader. 1t
should decidedly be read by all re-
sponsible persons who consider
marriage and bringing human life
into the world, and has much OF
special interest to all professional
men interested in human problems
This is the first comprehensive
modern day book on human here
dity written expressly for the lay
man. In untechnical, every day
language, and with many illustra
tons by the author, 1t carries the
reader from the meeting of a hu
man egg and sperm through al
stages of development and subse
quent life.
Everything known about the In
heritance of features, diseases ant
defects, intelligence, crime, person
atty, sexual characteristics and rae
ial differences of interest to maj
is her presented.
Much of the material Is new t.
any book. Among the outstandin,
invocations are:
1. The first forecast" whereof.
prospective parents can make pre-
dictions about the appearance OF
future child.
2. The first "black gene" table
whereby the reader can tell at
glance which conditions are inner
tied, how they are transmitted an
what chances there are of their ar
pearing in a child.
8. An original study, inheritanc
of Musical Talent, to which almos
every outstanding contemporar
artist-grand opera stars, orches
ira conductors. and concert instt
mentalists-con data.