The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-09-28

Swing The Big Eyed Rabbit, by
John Pleasant Mccoy, is set in the
West Virginia mountain country. 1t
is a fresh and believable story writ
ten with keen understanding of
adolescence. The tale is of one year
in a southern mountain mission
school. The characters are clearly
defined, very real and human peo-
pie. A fundamentals preacher
with an uncertain temper presided
over the school, but she had little
hold over the pupils. This first
novel about youth, with their
adolescent ambitions and disillu-
sions, is deity, sensitively done.
The author has told good story
and if at times it seems crude, the
answer is in the life he is depicting
To those seriously interested in the
problems of the growing youth, this
book will be revealing.
They All Had Glamour, by Ed
ward Marks, is written on the bar
rel theory"-he has put into his
book all the accounts he could find
of the women on the American
stage, from Jenny Lind to Adah
Isaacs Menken, along with old
songs, repertoires of famous singers,
opera casts, critics and criticism
and other items of equal interest TO
those who love the theater. The
rare illustrations give color and
charm to an already interesting and
colorful story. 1t is written in a
chatty, discursive manner, giving
the effect of a nice, garralous old
lady, who spices her conversation
most effectively.
Tom Bone, by Charles Burnet
Judah, is lively historical romance
of the slave trading days of the sew
enteenth century. The scenes move
swiftly from England to New
foundland, on to Virginia and out to
the West Indies and Africa. 1t is
complete with hero and villain,
fighting, of course, over very love-
ly lady. AS in many cases, the viii
lain is more entertaining fellow
than the hero, and as the pattern
runs true to form, the battles are
terrific, the rivalry heated and the
xKyhnIn oItynT1ttrrA AxyCiffnn Tho
pirate battles and voodoo cere-
monies add the final punches to the
a | m ost completely melodramatic
tale. If you want "Escapist" read
ingg tom Bone" will fit your need.
Martha Albrand's new book, En-
dure No Longer, is an interesting
story, but certainly is not serious
book. Although it presents dy-
manic material, the author only
skins the surface and in pat"
way has concluded the story as
straight fiction. Life in Germany
during the years from 1914 to 1882
is the general background. Fred
erica, the daughter of a Prussian
officer and his wife, a beautiful
lady whose great wealth came from
being Gin trade" is torn between
the intolerance of her father and
the understanding and gentleness of
her grandfather. She leaves home
to make her own way in life and
the story is her struggle, which ends
with Nazi prosecutions and
planned escape.
Torrance Harold Rolsjohn-Gib-
bingS has written a book not only
on antique and house decoration,
but he has put in plea for a gen.
uine American home. His GOOdby
Mr.. Chippendale is crusade stuff and
he fights with fervor snobbish Fiji
| ty-seventh Street decorators and
Grand Rapids imitators. The inside
story of home-furnishing and an
tique collecting takes the reader on
tour through New York show
places and Fifth Avenue mansions.
With wit and enthusiasm the au-
thor has made an expose of the
history and present, practice of the
antique racket. His recurring theme
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