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Stranger in the House
By HoD1rd Core. NeD York:
The Greustone Press

This is the story Of Caroline of
Brunswick, that German princess
who had the great misfortune to
be married to His Royal Highness,
the Prince of Wales, later Prince
Regent and still later His Majesty
George w. William Makepeace
Thackeray has paid his respects to
that monarch, who, as the London
Times of the day announced, died
unmourned by any one. Other
writer's have added their contribu-
tions of scorn and condemnation
to his name as to one memorable
only for contempt. And more re-
Gently, he has found apologists, who
have brought forward the claim
that, whatever his personal absur-
dities and crimes, he was never
theless an able ruler, to the support
of which assertion they point out
that the England of his day was
one of the most brilliant of the
many Englands Of history.
In all these various attacks and
defenses, Caroline is customarily
treated as a mere property, a bit
of stage dressing, ridiculous, sinis-
ter or tragic, as the temper of the
historian may incline. According
to Mr.. Coke, however, she was one
Of the dominant influences in
Georges career, for she provided
him with f1xed passion. He hated
her, apparently, from the moment
he saw her, and continued to hate
her as long as he lived. Indeed,
George is reported to have cried
out joyously when q courier ap-
preached him with the word that
his greatest enemy" was dead, IT'S
she, by God?" The enemy to whom
the courier had referred was Ma
poleon Bonaparte, but George had
thought only Of his wife. His loves
were never anywhere near q last
ing.
Mr.. coxe's story ef Caroline's ufe
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ing the mission of science with the
conduct of sciences devotees.
The second novel tells of the
unhappy marriage of Cecile, the
pianist. Her noble spirit rejects
passionately the idea that she could
ever be jealous. Her husband, a
weak, mean-hearted character,
brings her to jealousy, notwith-
standing. She finds consolation in
religion but only after her jealousy
has marred her performance as a
musician and shown her the falli-
bility of even the purest emotions.
The last novel deals again with
Laurent, carrying on the idea that
the world of science is dominated
by self-seekers and politicians to
the detriment of the true research
ers. Laurent falls afoul of a poll
tician in the trifling matter of
selecting laboratory assistant.
Before the affair is cleared up he
has been subjected to a campaign
of SANDER, has seen his IS years
work devalued before the world and
been forced out of his position. A
promise that the matter will be re-
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Library Books on Mexico
Suggested to Travellers

With vacation time just ahead and
much of Europe a vast battlefield,
many Americans who enjoy foreign
travel are contemplating trips to
Mexico. judging by requests for in
formation received at the Central
Public Library, Eighth and K streets
NV, and its branches.
There are number of guide books
on Mexico, some informally and in
terestingly written. Among these
are Jean Austin's Mexico in Your
Pocket" with its manv colorful illus
trations; Edith Mackie's Mexican
Journey" which contains much
handy information. even to a vocab-
ulary, budget suggestions and i'm
portant Mexico City addresses and
telephone numbers in the back;
George w. Seaton's What to See
and Do in Mexico" recently pub
lished, and Leone Meats "Off to
Mexico" with its pictorial maps in
color.
For an understanding of the coun-
try and the conditions that exist
there now, some knowledge of its
history is essential. Henry B. Parke's
History of Mexico" published in
1888, is good, as also are "Cuatemo:
Last of the Aztec Emperors," by Cora
Walker; Stout Cortez," by Henry N.
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considered is all that is offered in
the way of hope. The World War
puts an end to the scandal, with
the participants being called to the
colors. The period covered by the
three books is between 1908 and
1914.
AS to the millionaire brother, he
runs intermittently through all
three books. a scamp capable of
preventing the end of the Balkan
war In order to sell more NUM-
tions, man of immense wealth,
who steals the investments of his
brother and sister, a neurotic, a
hypochondriac, a horror generally.
We do not see great deal of him,
but the picture is delightfully."- vivid.
Granted that the lessons" of the
three novels are fairly trite, the
work is done in an admirably in
cisive manner. The follow-up nov
els of any great family chronicle
are likely to have an after thought
ish quality. But these survive it,
though one could wish that the
fine, lively humor of the first work
was more often evident. NC. r.
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Best Sellers Here and Elsewhere

The following list of best sellers compiled weekly inoma
ton obtained Washington Star New York Boston,
Chicago and San Francisco by the North American Newspaper
Alliance.
How Green Was Valley" Richard Llewenyn;
fngton Elizabeth; Native Richard Wright
Walter Edmonds Kings Row Henry Belaman: Kitty Foye"
Christopher Morley Might Bombay Bromfed; "Oh
Promised Land James Street, Nazarne" Asch
Bird in the Tree" Elizabeth Goudge.
NonF Fiction.
How to Read Book Mortimer Adler Failure Mission"
Sir Neville Henderson, THE American White Paper Joseph Aop
and Robert Kinner "A smatteng Of
"The Art Of Living" Andre Maurois
Keith Empire the Trusow Adams
Southener Discovers England Jonathan Daniels Foreign
Policy for the United States Charles Beard IT Married Advn
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Robinson; Santa Anna" by Wilfrid
H. Callcott; Viva Villa!" by Edg-
cumb Pinchon; "Reconquest of Mex
leo: The Years of Lazaro Cardenas," {"
by Nathaniel and Sylvia Weyl. Ber-
tita Harding's Phantom Crown"
gives picture of an interesting and
tragic episode in Mexican history,
when a European power tried to in
tervene with Macmillan and Carlota
as figureheads. Thomas A. Joyce's
Maya and Mexican Art" and John
E. Thompson's Mexico Before Cor
tez" give excellent pictures of Mex
ico's older civilization and William
H. Prescott's Conquest of Mexico"
is, of course, the classic on that
subject.
For an insight into the spirit of
the Mexican people and feeling
for the atmosphere Of the country,
one might read Grace Flandrau's
Viva Mexico Max Miller's Mex
leo Around U.s." Todd Downings
Mexican Earth" Heath Bowman's
and Stirling Dickinson's Mexican
Odyssey" in which an author and
an artist collaborate in producing an
unusual picture of Mexican life, and
Erna Fergusson's Fiesta in Mexico"
which presents a view of Catholic
Mexico. its folklore and customs, as
shown through the fiestas.
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is not a complete biography. It is,
rather, q running narrative of the
important moments in the queens
career, with an attempt at psycho-
logical understanding. This, in it
self, is new in any treatment of her.
She has been reviled and defended,
but seldom analyzed. Every one
agrees that her history is without
parallel for grotesque incidents, but
most writer's have been content
merely to report her amazing con-
duct. NJ. Coke tries to get to the
motives But he is no academician.
His book is amusing, at times even
hilarious.
His study begins with Carol.ne's
upbringing She lived to the age
Of 26 in a petty German court, where
the practical morals of her elders
were of revolving cynicism and
the precepts of her training senti-
mentality and nonsense. That is,
the precepts of her training, insofar
as she had any. For it appears
that when she reached 26, she had
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CecIe Posquier
By Georges Duhamel. Trans
lated from the French by
Beatrice de Holthoir. Ne,D
York.. Henri Holt e. Co.

~ SSofS SCc DAfSUHtCt. fUko-
lated from the French by
Beatrice de Holthoir. Ne,D
York: Henry Holt & Co.
Georges Duhamel, author OF the
"Pasquier Chronicles" has been
called the French Galsworthy. Like
Galsworthy, he has devoted his tai
ent to telling the story of a family
of middle-class condition. AS in
Galsworthy's "Forsythe Saga" it
has been the family, not any of the
individuals, which has been the real
theme of the work. But there, it
would seem, the likeness between the
two novelists ends.
The Pasquiers are not typical, as
were the Forsythes. Though M.
Duhamel tells us that the past of
the family was totally undistin-
guished, the generation of which he
writes is one Of strikingly individual
characters. OF the five offspring
of the fantastic DR.. Pasquier and
his patient wife, one is a elf-made
millionaire, one famous biologist
and one pianist acknowledged to
be among the greatest musical
geniuses. A younger daughter is
also shown to be developing talent
for the stage. Such a brood can
hardly be called typical of the
French, or any other people. 1t
would seem that M. Duhamel has.
for his purpose in assembling this
brilliant group, to write of typical
millionaires, typical scientists and
typical musical artists. And that
he has simply found it convenient
for his flctional end to gather the
three kinds of geniuses together in
one family.
His past work described the climb
OF the Pasquiers from poverty to
a modest, respectable competence.
The present book tells of the mental
and spiritual adventures of the
three brilliant children after they
have entered on their chosen
careers. Three novels, really, are
contained in one volume. In the
first, which consists of letters writ
ten by Laurent Pasquier, the BIZ
ologist, to his friend, Justin WE'LL,
we have statement of the dis
lllusionment which awaits young
scientist who seeks to make heroes
OF the great men of his profession.
Laurent has two masters, both of
whom he admires as exponents of
the pure, selfless spirit of scientific
research. But the masters turn out
to be rivals for worldly honor, and
the feud causes the end of the USE
full life of one of them-the finer
one, as it happens. Laurent car
ries on but without again confus-
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not only been left uninstructed in
all such subjects as might be ex-
pected to be part of princess edu-
cation, but in practically everything
else. Lord Malmesbury, who came
to fetch her to her future country,
mentions that she was not in the
habit of bathing or of keeping her
personal linen fresh. She had no
accomplishments, no conversation
and absolutely no knowledge of the
world. Unkempt and bumptious,
ignorant and selt-assertive, she still
had an adolescent girls notion Of
romance. The man of whom she
thus dreamed was one of the most
dissolute and selfish princes Of his
time.
He, however, had a certain &C
quired fastidiousness; he was a
slavish worshipper of fashion. and
fashion in womankind at that mo-
ment was all for "delicacy." Caro-
line not only outraged his sensi-
bilities as a lover; she also upset
him profoundly as man Of taste
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for so, with peculiar vanity, he
fancied himself. If this were not
enough, in the English court the
poor creature entered into an at
mosphere which, before she set foot
on English soil. was savagely against
her. She was given her husbands
reigning mistress for lady-in-wait-
ing and, on her one brief journey
with her spouse, had the experience
Of being made the subjct of brutal
practical jokes by the pair of them.
A life illusion, crude as 1t was.
broken in such hideous fashi"-
could hardly reasonable itself.
Whatever chances Caroline may
have had for improvement were
frightfully damaged. That, as Mr..
Coke sees it, is the motivation of
her grotesque conduct later on.
Yet improve she did-to some ex-
tent. She developed . good wit,
she showed q fighting heart and
managed to win to her side the
best men in England. Subject, as
she was for a lifetime, to slander,
she bore herself CALAMITY, and, Is
Mr.. Coke points out. was never once
detected in misconduct, though her
husband kept armies of paid spies
to report on her, every act. Re-
peated efforts to discredit her
failed. She showed sterling quality.
But her mannerisms became worse
instead Of better, her hopelessness
showed itself in . willingness to
shock, and her natural lack Of taste
did not prevent her from taking
means Of shocking which were
coarse rather than witty. Yet, in
the main, as Mr.. Coke tells her tale,
she arouses sympathy. Not such
sentimental sympathy a. . Thack-
cray would ask for her, but IN INTEL
hgent pity. Her life was Z long
grimace, and she might, with guild
ance and affection, have been q
good, ordinary. wholesome woman.
As Max Beerbohm said, '.Fate wrote
her Z most tremendous tragedy, ana
she played It In tights" NC. n.
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Wartime Letters of Roiner Maria RiIke

Translated the German by M D. Herter Norton NeU
York: w. W. Norton Co.
Maria Rlke already
volume selected
Rlkes reactions the first World War which
that all classes OF the artist most OF eternal
which
o true artist senseess and pointes business
briefly naturally Rike suffered intensely
folly
reieaton the old question: Why?" But
his serenity asserted itself, inevitably.
The ame-h only i-onical value. 1t
that Something
The Aviation Business
BIZ Esbeth E. Prudential. The Vanguard
industry
exceedingly colorfu sensational
transportation the most direct form Of transport the world
at
devious and dark financial channels
written of the romantic aspects aviation but
the his
ahole good old little
the actual business of aviation.
Wall security analyst
backed B. degree Barnard M
She with
data
nsder S. 100000 while countless
manufacturing plants nperst
service
The lesson she draws from rather gloomy recital Of scandals
in anticipation future national
provide
make certain that the aviation industry developed
the people JOSEPH. g. EDGERTON
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You Be the Judoe
By Ernest Mortenson. Ne


York LongmanS. Green e. Co.
This is another of those self
help books. It's purpose is to help
the layman acquire at least smat-
tering of knowledge Of the law and
its principles.
Mr.. Mortenson is a member of
the New York bar, and. as such,
should know whereof he writes.
He gets his points across by citing
cases from real life, a method suf-
f1ciently novel to inspire his publish
ers to advertise that You Be the
Judge is not law book-it is
book about people"
This novelty of presentation,
combined with the fact that many
people seem to have a weakness
for self-help books, regardless of
subject, should result in a large
sale for You Be the Judge" To
this reviewer, however. the volume
seems to have little to recommend
it. AS law book" it is not suf-
ficiently Informative: as "a book
abut people" it Is lacking in human
interest. 1t is, in short, neither
fish nor fowl, as the saying is
neither a real law book" nor a
real book about people" and, there
fore. not Grade A work in either
category. PHILIP H. LOVE.
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Waldo Frank Sees Faith
In Mans Divine Origin
AS Worlds Only Hope
Walpole Finds Inspiration in
Lives of Four Men-Keats,
Michaelangelo, Two Popes
By John F. Grifee.
Thnr$ II, pnuoh Wr&>.
Chart for Rough Water


By Waldo Frank Neto York: DOUBLEDAY, Dornn Co.
this little asstnst
ton into few convncnsy demonstrates
cannot avoid the British horrors
OF then finds the problem philosophy
theology and psychology
This book not likely the
In terms Of
plays the greatest role the winning losing
Mr. Franks arguments
The solution to ali the worlds ills Mr. a
OF what he calls The Great Tradition Stripped
terms this Traditon is simply faith in mans ultimate
Frank defines he knowledge individual
divine which his naming the
and OF naming his 1t the knowledge that his
direction because God is In him"
Of
Peoples Wavering Faith.
The democraces been taking beating
because they have playing politics
people Mr. Frank the totanaans
this lack OF faith to further their ends
man. driving him farther from "The Great Tradition"
threat America is
which he defines the imitation feeling
good old days likely he believes throw the
He offers another thought in this chapter belief
aons that Nazi Bohevik tyranny of the
plcaed to
In final blast at the weaknesses
ways and of revvng THE
new social and cultural values literature politics
he can't trust his felowman Of
America and all the world will be
Mr. Frank comedies sounds like dream
to history that
and that words THE
~
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Preface to World Literature
By Albert Guerard. Ne1D

The concept Of world literature" has academic
sound Consequently could wish
another title tor this wise and brilliant book The intelligent public
which could well enjoy his observations
cation OF literature probably WILL in
uppong the work to be theoretical
but Its author The reviewer takes
there little Of dead dust in the volume lively
and original work. -
To be the academic continues throughout the
chapter heads We nd
cu omanictm and casscsm realism
epic and romance and the at
genuine lover the literary
and not simply that of 4 learned
What he attempts to do Of knovledee which
appreciation eterna-or
history therefore came into
his discussions But in every instance Of the
matter. the living reason behind the
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The Literary WordRevews of Current Publications
Headaches Predominated
In Long, Hard Task of
Building u. S. Capitol
Author Gives Detailed Account
OF Many Difficulties That
Plagued Construction
By Mary.Carter Roberts,
Thav RuiIf +he |nn;+oI
By Mary. Carter Roberts.
They Built the Capitol
By l. T. Frary. Richmond: Garrett & Mossie

By l. T. Frdry. Richmond: Garrett Mussie.
1t that the Capitol did grow
deceivng
perfect harmony with the bonpad blue Wahngtons
noble old pile looks today be simply
Mr. Fa Tops No djn produced
hearbaks deaths accomplished
the gathered
hisoryand has made interesting little tale of it,
He begins at the beginning which that he
Capo to tehe partially
the redcoats burned 1872
ed earlier building started of with between
Thomas Jefferson settling then really
insisted building
William
finally Hale
queny called trouble with
it,;
collapse before the colapsing
Capitol arches killed of Lentha
Poor Acoustics
Angry Complaints
little better,
Bulfnch presently found something
humoris nobody
medal batch of complaints.
Scuptors added confusion Giuseppe
criticism heart that he disappeared
suicide Others worked slowly that
bills Greenough produced statue OF
thereby nearscandal
that proposed clock
carving headaches all
under the guidance of present architect Of the
making 1883
the ounda still unfinished Photographs
drawings Mr. Fras work show every step OF the
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Horizon Hunter
By Harrison FOrmdn. Neu
York: Robert M. Mcbride,


The author of this book, a sales
man of airplanes and war equip
ment, is one of the regular army of
explorers which keeps marching into
forbidden Thibet and going places
where white men never have gone
before. He was on pally terms with
the late Panchen Lama and a real
buddy with Alakh Jamv Japa, Incar-
nation of the God of Learning and
Grand Living Buddha of Lhabrang
Gomba. He was attacked by Chinese
bandits and had two Of his party
murdered by the same, after which
he photographed the bodies. He saw
the japanese attack Shanghai and
he visited the Chinese Red Army
Between adventures" in the
Orient he rushed back to his native
America and supervised the detail
of the motion picture, Lost Hori-
zon," for, as he explained to Director
Frank Capra, the details we're not
in James Hilton's book. Finally he
went to Poland on hunch that the
Germans might invade it. and, sure
enough, the Germans did.
One does not doubt Mr.. Forman's
authority. One just wishes that he
were less noisy and naive
NEC o
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Recouectons OF William Rothensen. Neo York The
milan Co.
This the final volume of the Rothenen
the noted English artist published
almost 10 popularity
being American reading foreign
concerned mainly with the nothing directly
with Eneand night in this volume but indirectly there much For
OF Brtans artists
pleasant suy cultivated of life that all
Rothensten has his
gift for friendship
friends In those volumes There cust
the men and women he knew admired and understood He this
picture OF Kpng On subjects politics
and but touch on ANYTHING concerning the Liberal
look Socialism, barked.'
strange elusive with his small complicated
anguish
extract ultraviolet rays from TIN lmeight."
Rothsein an especially kind hearted therein probably
lies the secret OF his friend He
books and paintings He saw Taeore than anybody
self Nobel
Mabel Dodge Luhans which
uadtiona1st In
fulsome
But the record of his association
Bennett Macdonald
of his day which reading That his
affection for them
printed here Some OF the writing his friends
stimulating than Sir William but of them happier
EDWIN TREBLE.
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Mr.. Pitt and Americas Birthriqht

~ c.. NetD A.. stokes
Prime Minister of England
certain American colonas behaving
toward their master King George III
resisted there is
the biography running the
birth death Mr. Pitt into the world
lived then before the trouble
hrbors teapos which
. brew tempest
book doubt that Pitt
hmseprobby the first He rode
unpopular regularly the
plain oppressed fought speech free
naturalization popular will elections
ant in of the items in Bill of Rights
undertakings all of which anahema to the
politician almost arousy American fashion He
popularity with the people, this he cultivated
had dismissed the punishment for
hired chaise
country
spoken for his He
almost Lncoln-and, like
dignity.
will that
remained, feared and finally courted.
Mr. Long tells the story of this early American Lord Chatham
with He writes straight popular style negects nothing
of intricate background of politics personal influence and
royal which coored the 18hcentuy English Mr. Pitts
family life his belated love affair with Hester Grenve his struggles
with his halfmad Amin dealing with these subjects
grapher has exactly the materials his humanity
tact humor ends liking his Mr. Pitt enthusiastically
accomplishment either writing of British Prime Minister
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Roman Fountain
By Hugh Walpole. Ney York: Doubleday Doran Co

As the ominous shadow
revauaon
during the last week that Europe at
Mr. Walpoes reflections a
he writing
OF his Cardinal Paei
On his first visit to Rome
to the casual tourist Although he
times he had bothered
stay last his for fountain
for those foundations o
He had met Hitler in 1924 II remembered that
writes and that felt his passion for Germany sincere that
to burn through his into
thought him, in every tenthrat
Dictator
Ordinary" to Author.
Mr. Walpole Mussoln at
to me ordinary man. the author
course, but he was most certainly aging . = ."
On the other side the picture
Enghshmen in the of Garde
Rome on business and who the hotel
only foreigners would understand that
Garside
Mr.. Wapole did find the
heights
something fitting perou asehe
lives OF four John Keats the English roanc
Rome and Mchaeangelo the italian
the late Pope and his successor.
BY them would
page III such could be thus the
was good to be joyful"
Between his reflections the walpole
does readable reporting funeral
election OF Cardinal Pace deserves the reading will
gwen HORACE KNOWLES.
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] ne Arkansas
By Clyde Illustrated Donald Mckay York;
Fdrrdr & Rinehart.
opinion,
rang something with
combination, is frsrate
headwe stream down mouth recountng
gold incredible quite Cali
millions planned be President build home solid
Tabor ended his days. of in the classic
which
Railroads of the
rival working rolled bouder
with rifles Follows the old
Kansas bad had appointed
practically
finally the tale of the settlement OF the mouth by
Bubble
more bubble Sally Rands.
readable which makes reviewer suggest
that Biographies
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matter, the living reason behind the
label. the essential division from
which convenient classi11cations have
In turn come forth. His book will be
useful for q student, but valuable for
an understanding reader. M. CIR.