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Evening star., 1940-11-03
Brief Reviews

Novels.
MY DEAR ELAINE. BY Sturgis
Mason Schley. New York:
Wilfrid Funk
Forced, artificial tale of rivalry
between brothers. No reason
in the world why the thing should
have been written.
ROAD TO ENDOR. BY Esther
Barstow Hammand. New York:
Farrar e. Rinehart.
Lively tale of adventures of a
Puritan minister in the Old World
and the New, scene about the time
of the Stuart Restoration. Good
reading.
UNTIL THE SHEARING. BY Anne
Miller Downes. New York:
Stokes.
Long, involved pointless tale
about boy growing up in a country
town. Important, no doubt, to the
author.
TRUMPET IN THE WILDERNESS
BY Robert S. Harper. New
York: M S. Mill.
Story of the War of 1912. Usual
frontier stuff.
TROUBADOUR OF THE STARS.
BY Olaf Sale. New York: Oscar
Piest.
A novel on the life Of Johannes
Kepler. Fair historical stuff.
SAINTS AND TOMAHAWKS. BY
J. J. Sessler. New York:
Pyramid Press.
Story of the Moravians settling
in Pennsylvania Amateurish
THROUGH A WOMAN'S EYES.
BY zsovt de Harsanyi. New
York: Putnam.
The story of a Hungarian heireSs
complicated love life in pre-Hitler
Europe, told against the background
of aristocratic Budapest. For those
seeking escape from todays realities
TUMBLEWEEDS. BY Mart a
Roberts. New York: Putnam.
The story of a mothers love for
her children, told with understand
ing and humor.
GABRIEL SEARCH. BY Della T
Lutes. New York: Brown.
Pioneer life in Southern Michigan
is presented in vivid detail in this
appealing story.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Bu EdUdrd Mdther. Ne1O York
ThOmQS Y. CrOMeN Co.

By EdUdrd Mdther. Ne1C YORK.
Thomas Y. CrolUeU Co.
The author of this biography of
Nathaniel Hawthorne explains his
course in writing of an already
much be-written man by saying
that, heretofore, the books devoted
to Hawthorne have been either
works of criticism or eulogistic his
tories. He. for his part, he says,
wishes to write only straight BIZ
ography, leaving criticism aside and
avoiding adulation as the plague. He
succeeds pretty well in holding to
this line. He takes sympathetic,
but not by any means uncritical,
view of Hawthorne's character, and
he discusses his works only as they
advanced his career. In parts, in
deed, Mr.. Mather has given us i'm
mensely interesting material, lively
to the point Of being gossipy, keen
and closely reasoned. The great fault
of the work, however, is that this ex-
cellent quality is not consistent.
There are other passages where the
movement is brought to dead stop
while some point which is of only
incidental interest is laboriously ar
gued out. One can only say that if
the whole of the work were as good
as the best parts of it it would be a
fine thing indeed.
The Interpretation which Mr.
Mather offers of Hawthorne's
character is that the novelist was
by instinct and by environments,
conditioning a solitary, that he had
great capacity for detachment
and that he early began a conscious
development of this capacity. He
was a world within himself. The
great New Englanders in whose
neighborhood he lived were, in Mr.
Mather's estimation, eXhibitionists.
They turned their faces outward
and performed constantly fer an
audience. Hawthorne was therefore
a rarity in their midst. His natural
inclination toward solitude was en-
couraged simply because he found
no one of comparable mental stature
who could understand him. Yet, says
Mr.. Mather, his solitude was
healthy one. Indeed, he implies
that it was probably a healthier
and a more worldly attitude than
was the naive posturing and SOUL
barring of the other Olympians.
With this as his motif, he tells
pretty Straightforward story of
Hawthorne's career, though without
bringing forward any new material.
As said, 1t Is very good, in spots
at least. 1t is interesting to know
that Mr. Mather is himself of that
Mather family which produced John
and Cotton, whose witch-baiting
proclivities gave Hawthorne the
stuff of his greatest novel, THE
Scarlet Letter" He is, however,
of the English branch and Mather
is, his publisher tells us. pen name
only. 1t is an effective one, cer-
tainly. for q booki on the present
subject. NC. r.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Recreational Books Are
Suggested by Library

Leacock overstating his case, per-
haps, but in his usual diverting
manner. There is food for thought
in his claim that education should be
a lifetime spontaneous interest
rather than a period of cramming
declensions.
Not to Mention the War by
Elmer Davis, sets the pace for
several amusing books. The Broad
way, Bronx and Hollywood sketches
in Arthur Kober's Pardon Me for
Pointing" should prove beguiling
The perplexities of the woman
driver are aired in Priscilla Hovey
Wright's The Car Belongs to
Mother" The Englishmans sense
of humor is sustained by A. P.
Herbert in General Cargo" a med
ley of topics considered solumnly
by Parliament and the press but
lightly by the wit.
Behold, This Dreamer" compiled
by Walter de la Mare, has rare
passages on dreams, fantasies, hal
lucinations and the Interpretation
OF these unconscious states.
John Revell Reinhard has as
sembled a Medieval Pageant of
the 18th century for the readers of
the Goth, in which they view the
splendid deeds Of knights and ladies.
For fine literary criticism of books
and current happenings, Bernard
De Voto's Minority Report" covers
a wide field in a delightful fashion.
"A Mary Webb Anthology" by
H. B. L. Webb. provides the favor
of Mary Webb's talents as poet,
story-teller and portrayer of charac-
ter and moods. Katherine Mans
fields "Scrapbook," edited by J.
Middleton Murry, is one to be
cherished, rejecting as it does the
authors enthusiasms and UNDER
standing of life.
Evening star., 1940-11-03

BY way of escape from the con-
fusion and anxiety OF the times, the
Public Library, Eighth and K streets
NV, and its branches offer varied
panorama of recreational books. He
who can sit down for an evening
with books has treat in store, and
even he who runs may read snatches
from anthologies, essays and humor-
Gus sketches.
What the weu-informed reader
today should not miss has been sug-
gested in several compilations. This
Generation" edited by George K.
Anderson and Eda Lou Walton, is an
anthology of British and American
literature since 1914 which gives a
croSs-section of the multiple activ-
tiles of the present generation with
it's blend of traditional and radical
tendencies.
Whether one has a yen for the
outdoors, sports. personalities or
social trends, they are all to be
found in the Essay Annual of 1910.
1t is a collection of significant
articles, personal, critical, contro-
versial and humorous, compiled
from current periodicals.
The Bedside Esquire" edited by
Arnold Gingrich, reflects the tastes
of men especially, but it affords a
number of exciting reading hours
for the household, too, from the
pens of Hemingway, Steinbeck,
Sheean, Calico, Pegler and Thorne
Smith.
Best Broadcasts of 1899"
culled from numerous scripts by
Max Wylie, provides reading enter
tainment from short stories, plays,
quizzes and discussions on the air,
ranging from Kaltenborn to In
formation, Please
Too Much College is Stephen
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Caesars in Goose Step
Bu William D. Bdyle

By William D.. BdyleS. NeD York: Harper G. Bros
The lives of the Nazi mogu interesting reading
Adolf Hitler 1888 adds
the reading of their biographies drawing their characters he does
with facile
they painted
that all deceived
apparent the little which
Bayles quotes
Solen tuehren tuehren Et.
"A tool a cripple a morphnSt,
Shall comeSJ
fool the morphn of Hitler Goebbe
that that the whom the Germans dub
Our Hermann addict the lesser black
the the Nazi leaders
There plenty of reading plenty of atteng of those illusions
which about the Naz bgwg Thus Mr. Ba
Htler diet acecism frugal living 1t
the
following his period of poverty and hunger.
Goering, GoebbeS Rib
Hmm Rosenberg Admiral Raeder and the various
these formal biographies but sharply drawn
portraits CRESTON B. MULLINS
Evening star., 1940-11-03
The Death of Lord How How
Bu Brett Rutledoe. Ne1D Y,

By Brett Rutledge. Ne1D York. Random House.
habit which, incidentally she
keeps only from necessity from choice there being simply so
published that review them
fully and anything else would be impossible The Death OF LORD
something coorfu that to make
a. exception o allowable
superaey prom
which depends the
hng codes and breaking down of radio voices for its interest in
scientific built around idea that
the Nas really communist WITH for his
nciment of world revolution of the poeaat.
hired the French
eventually discovers hino in
perfectly functoning
full sinister designs The Secret Service then
a coou
beautiful comrade the French Normande
living certainly very amusing Lord getting killed
on soporihc M.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Prince Metternich
By RdOul Auernheimer. Ne1U
York. Alliance Book Corp.

By Rdoul Auernheimer. Ne1D
York: Alliance Book Corp.
This is a mediocre, or worse, biog-
raphy of the great Austrian states
man who, confronted by one OF
Europe's recurrent debacles, under
took, in his day and fashion, to re-
make the continental world. A shall
lowness in treatment, shallowness
in perception, a vapidity in man
ner and sketchy preparation seem to
be the worst of the books faults.
The author, apparently, has had an
idea that it is simple matter to
write like Philip Guedalla. He has
plainly believed that one can be a
successful impressionistic biographer
by sighting the research and over
working the witticisms. But this Is
not true and is even less so when,
as in the case of Mr.. Auernheimer,
the witticisms are not witty. 1t is
too bad. Matternich was a far
seeing statesman and great realist.
He deserves q better book. q.
NC r.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Ny Shadow in the Sun
BIZ Frances DdDiS

By Frances Daps Neo York Carrick & EDans, Inc
history
Spanish
enthusiasm
partly liking the occupation
reporter.
Miss starts writing mail a string small
correspondents Spanish
them baptism which
makes vivid possible and the reader given clear picture
of frai girl who writes of herself She
interesting which reveal the why
of foreign correspondent HENRY Muslin.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Grandmother O Kyo
By Etsu Inagdkt Sugimoto.
Ne,p York. Doubleday, Dordn.

NetD York: Doubleday, Dordn.
This book sounds like an attempt
at little homemade pro-Japanese
propaganda. While it makes in
teresting enough reading for the
person who likes to know about for
eign ways and modes of life, there
is a patent aura of whitewash every
time the Chinese" incident Is men,
tioned-which is very frequently
There is no doubt that this story
is authentic. Its descriptions of life
and scenery in modern Japan are
what one would find in the country
today. The Japanese psychology,
with its fierce loyalty to country and
Emperor; the submission of It's
women, who yet manage to rule
their men; its precepts Of family
importance. dignity and submission
to the needs of the country, are all
included. However, as q novel, the
book falls short of American stand
ards. The plot Us very thin and
both the story ,tnd the style drag.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Author in Transit

BIZ Lanceot Hogben. NeW York: w. w. Norton Co.
phenomenauy
University Aberdeen lively,
If present he finds himself
profitable visiting Engshman TO the
really he did
writea only accident.
quite nnocenty Norway, where he going
Prof Hogben
accompanied leading brisk Na
he concluded that the
embarked thence for Honolulu and finally
midst written book about his flight the
world
o entirely civilized mind therefrom.
And
certainly the professor cacam that he did not go to that country
all wanted
place but only used the Sovet station stop as he made
devastating about the effect
of he did bad taste poverty ignorance
That what he found without exception and as ne is obviously
eXacitude him
frenzy He writes Russia with real feenne IN
confronted complete lack of dis
cpneand that perhaps why the best section Of the book the
other sections Scandinavia Japan and
Intellectual and the tone therefore
esS
volume is well worth having To be sure Mr.
America encouagngy
napabe British fashion, but by this time We
his nationality
would omit that MGR.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Angels on Toast

Bv Datpn PoloeH York Charles ScribnerS Sons.
heard that be happy though
married bihely ignored them in Angels Toast
"other
he
of
the his second wife
turning his mistress
mandng marriage.
interesting contrast husband
doesn't let herself
then solve her problem by
but when hoyden
really
women" demands the other
Powell really limiting
really
becomes few other confused
people brought then evidently ng of the whole thing
Miss Powell just stops. That's the end of the book.
If Wrigglng hepleSsy the end OF
the line the book will Miss Powell adecives
making alive might
happy GUTENBERG
Evening star., 1940-11-03

1t would make good Juvenile tale.
but as literary fare for adult minds,
1t Is rather unsatisfying.
r. r. TAYNTON.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Study Of Machine Politics
Presents Hague Group
AS perfect Example,
Author Portrays Jersey City
Boss as Ruthless Leader
With Little Opposition
By G. Belmont FAIRIES.
The Boss
By G.. Belmont FAIRIES.


By Dayton McKean Boston: Houghton MttTtn & Co.
Machavelh Borgia
Frank Hague of Jersey City perfect
tcan action.
twosted unscpulou
the political
absolute
civil liberties politics
incompatible liberties
Il the law" stick decisions notwth
standing
complete the State the egis
latre little when shorn of
omceS hague no HUDSON County Hitler M
Mexican points out Franco He the author simply
typical American politician combination ruthless
good luck reached position other
able to attain
pay
with the his hencmen matter public
City has the highest
debt of city in its population
Prom financially
brought Hudson collapse
Mr. Mexican writes Il" absorbed the
legal forms considerations would permit only Federal
subventions postponed bankruptcy"
Jersey according city n
district
And the does not accurate Jersey City police of
committed
opposition The
cans either ineffective the machine Hagues dom
the
clergy actively
newspapers the county criticize.
Only the defeat the boss And in that
quickly arranged
virtually slenced City bitterly
outsiders Extending his views the national field he has
Alaska for American Reds for him
they from
Mr. a which much attack
politics He well qualified for
having A.
director, in addition to teaching at Princeton.
despite perfection
evil There still hope for Jersey City,
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Best Sellers

The following list of best SELL
ers is compiled weekly from in
formation obtained in Washing
ton by The Star and in New
York, Boston, Chicago and San
Francisco by the North Ameri-
can Newspaper Alliance:
Fiction.
Mrs. Miniver," Jan Struther;
Foundation Stone" Leila War
rem; You Can't Go Home
Again" Thomas Wolfe; The
Family" Nina Fedorova; RAJ
eigh'S Eden" Inglis Fletcher;
For Whom the Bell Tolls" Err
nest Hemingway; The Beloved
Returns" Thomas Mann; How
Green Was My Valley" Rich
ard Llewellyn.
Nom Fiction.
Wave of the Future" Anne
Lindbergh; Country Squire in
the White House" John T.
Flynn; Bet It's a Boy Betty
Blunt; "Audubon's America"
edited by Donald c. Peattie;
"Trelawney," Margaret Arm
strong; Il Saw France Fall,
Rene de Chambrun; Tragedy
in France" Andre Maurois;
New England: Indian Sum-
mer," Van Wyck Brooks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-23
Dial Doirags
BIZ RUTH NATION Private Observations of Private Secretary

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-23
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Nautical Tortoise Has Day As Hotsy Totsy III, Consd
 Costly And Faster Boats In Gold Cup
miles an hour in piling up 800 points lin capturing the first two heats.

miles an hour in piling up 800 points in capturing the first two heats. Hotsy Totsy III, little two-step, mahogany-hulled, 22-foot affair, is to its owner the least expensive packet ever to bag the cup, and Allen did not receive the bill of sale from the widow of Victor Klies- rath until shortly before the race.
 Kliesrath had Hotsy Totsy III constructed at a cost of $15,O00 in 1887, and considered her a failure after her cup bow that year. My Sin was put out of the first heat at Northport Harbor, L. T., and Zalmon Simmons was forced to abandon all hope of defending the cup he won in Detroit last Septem- Der when in the second rain clogged the magnetos of the fastest thing entered.
 Herbert Mendelson's Notre Dame couldn't get a tow for 30 minutes after being forced out of the first heat, and so much time was lost rescuing the Detroit creation that she couldn't be repaired in time for the second.
 Notre Dame, with Danny Arena at the helm, won the third heat by miles averaging 69.77.
 Lou Fageol put water in the hull of So Long for the trip from Los Angeles. The idea was to keep the Californian from drying out, but the ignition, wiring and starter went blooie.
 Two of the three motors in George Cannon's new Gray Goose III chucked it all. Gar Wood Jr.'s Tinker Joy folded.
 Only the deSpised HotSy Totsy III and the 15-year-old Miss Syndicate, which isin't even hydroplane, es- capped being crippled. Not one of the half dozen starters went the entire 90 miles represented by three 30-mile heats, but Hotsy Totsy III kpt chugging right along until Jagged of the course in the final test because she couldn't finish within nine minutes of the first boat, Notre Dame.
 When Notre Dame finally did get going, she was 10 miles ahead, but I it was too latey
 AS Herb Mendelson remarked, it was enough to make a fellow remain on land forever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-23
REACH, SULLIVAN
 AT NET TONIGHT
Bristol Boy Gives Champ Hard Test-Mrs. Genua
 in Finals

Gordon Riach, city tennis cham pion, defeated George Amsden, Bristol youngster last night in the local tournament to decide the 1940 singles championship but, when he had finished his third set, he "knew he was in a game" Losing the first set 6-2, the Bristol boy went on to take the next one 6-3 and then gave Riach the battle of his life before the experience of Riach caused Amsden to make enough errors to beat himself.
 Riach tangles with Joe Sullivan tonight at 6 o'clock in a match that will draw a large crowd of net en- thuSiaStS.
 Bates Wins
 Ray Bates came through with win over Almond Gnazzo, of Bris- tol, conqueror of Al Genua Tuesday evening, 6-4, 6-2. Bates, down Al in the first set, staged a brilliant comeback as he steadied down af- ter catching on to the Bristol lads game and allowed him only two more games the rest of the match. Rays triumph put him in the se- mi finals of the lower bracket where he will meet the winner of the Cieslewski-Reade match tomorrow.
 Joe Daly and Jim Mullen fought it out to a draw at one set and five games apiece as darkness forced a halt to their match. They will re- sume tomorrow at 3:30 o'clock and the winner will meet the victor of the Sullivan -Riach match directly afterward.
 Henry Cieslewski of Naugatuck defeated Gerry Rompre at Hamil- ton park GA, 6-2 and will meet Bob Reade, Watertown youth, at 12::30 p. m, today in quarter-f final match.
 Women's Results
 In the women's division, Mrs. Anna Genua, defending champion, romped into the finals when she eliminted Helen Shukis, Water bury nurse, 6-1, 60.
 Nancy Norton of Naugatuck and Ida Rossini of Bristol will meet to- morrow morning at 10:30 and the winner will meet Virginia Kane of Thomaston tomorrow afternoon in 8 semi final duel.
 Weather permitting, the finals in both divisions will be played at the Fulton court Sunday afternoon. The women'S singles is scheduled to start at 2 p. m. and the mems one hour later.