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that was her husband's Uncle Jubez, Thoro is a glorious descrip- tion of one sunset which they watch. od together; in fact, the book abounds in sights and sounds and smells of the rugged countryside. We closed it with the hope that Judy's cabin is still set on a hill-top, facing the westora aky
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REACTIONS OF A READER, ponotrate. Mrs. Edith Wharton has made the knowledge inescap: able. For her "Ethan Frome" and We took the first dip into Mr.Summor forced us to ince the Stephen Graham's novel, "Under hideous conditions which still exist London" (London: Macmillan & in remoto parts, of Now England. eously this time, of course. Other And "Sun-Up,' one of the for
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fores of civilization.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 1926
GEORGE GISSING IN THE "WOMAN OF KNOCKALOEood its one extreme and is ready
BOOKSHOP.
comploto
For whether Mr. Gruhan has led really vital plays now being pre.examples might be submitted. But apple. At the same time, it is quite for himself. He looked very young men of to-morrow as the come with the news of his tiny
Co., Ltd.). with the keenest zest.
in over the bare hills to Jerusalem, the way across the plains of Russia whether be bas sealed the Rockies or traced Sherman's march to the set-we have been content in his company. A huge, lank, stalwart "creature, physically and intellectu- ally, Mr. Graham is built for the windy, wasto places. What, then; does he mean by restricting himself
step further in visualizing those now employ any titles they like. sented in New York City, goes one of what avail? Apparently authors people and their surroundings. fresh or hackneyed.
Sun-Up" put us itto precisely the right mood for the reading of
Weeds."
had never writion his "Squial Con- |
thenon has crumbled in r and their respective countries have no preider, more enduring.
to visit the other. This stroko of than those upon which pre nonuments to bequeath posterity,
SONATAN IMPRESSION.
Providence crushed all Christiane The romance of the Gissing books
Patience and resignation out of, the- buchzone such names as Dante does not depend on any single not a dream! With these, words bitter. He becomes quite another "It was a dream't Ah, what is aged father. His heart now grows Cervantes, Molière, Balzac, Goothe, Ibson, Tolstoy After Vagary; it is the record of a dozen Bir Hall Cains closes his introducan. Móna's views at the sum all, and in spite of the mechanical vagarios. I know George Giesing tion to "The Woman of Knocka time also endurgo " marvals of modern science, the huself very well. Ho spent many dies od divinely hour so intensely and at such an in- loo. This same dreaan horwayar clungo. This cane unexpectedly, printing-press remains the driving an hour browsing among my books, sonality. Who but he who continue opportato moment that trouble Are titles copyrighted or not? In
or milding about them, between the ally feels, and surfers, from the marked every stage. From Okor any case, anybody and everybody In this connection, it has often are 1883 and 1886. He lived dimppointment and disillusionment Hoing (7) a young, slim but well brod appropriates them.. Tuke Miss, been pointed out that since the in- quite near to my shop in Boziors of war, its political seslegeness, its and quot Garman of the internment Kelley's "Weeds" it was such anvention of printing there has not been Court, then lying of Tottenham immeasurable cruelty, its limitless comp Mons hears numerous tas ong great social or political move Court Road, but now demolished. and above all its inbuman de ment. Each ono softone har young waste, its widespread wretchedness suffering, distress and borayo excellent title that Pio Baroja used ment in the world that has not to He always seemed to be lingering moralization will have such a lot against the victims of war,** it as woll, in the same scason. Then some extent been caused by the ins about New Oxford Street. In those dream? Who but he who has chane teaches ber that all sidos Mise Dorothy Toster Gilmin and fluence of one great book. ..It Mr. Robert Chambers have both is always rather futilo to consider days my shop did not close until ten ernestly tried to advocate a priced not one only suffers in
atmggle. Bho has now beard both selected Lorraine," not simultan- for example, what would have hap last to depart.
of goodwill towards all men cu the might have been"-to wonder, o'clock, and Gissing was always the dream auch a dream? This later parts of the story. Pity, and syn paned. if Eve had never eater the
work of Sir Hall Caine is destined Pathy for the bereaved accelerated by He never appeared to buy books to become the favourite novel of the that of her own soon filled the young
breast. One Christmas night Oftar. Efferent if Machiavelli had never He was slimly built and youthful-
Grimms Fairy Tales are to the sister's death. Monu tries to con obvious that the whole history of the world would have been profoundly ahabby, with a quiet, depressed air.
ohildren of to-day.
Like not a few of its kind, this downstairs and sees his last confort,
fort him, written "The Prince" if Rousseau mannored, though he was not given story is hest finished at one sitting his remaining child in the urine of
The old man ery
Of the editing of Boswell's John- tract"; Ms. Harriet Beecher to smiling much, as though, all the Three hours is ample. A quiet one of his country's ercy. Tie, son there is evidently no end. Mr. Stowo bad never written Uncle trouble of the world had concen-factorily spent than by perusing the second shock kills him.
evening cannot be more. sutis..
Mo' Aruidbata Mmshall (of all unlikely To Cabin and through the trated on hiar and deprived him, of pages of this book. If at the nisu pityfor the bereaved, is on inte We did wish it were not so long. persons) is the last to fall into the power of sentiment aggravated the gift of turning up the corners of your heart does not burn witted betrayal of her country. The repetition is wearying, for the spare. Not that we blame him. Northern American feeling againet
Friends now, forsake her and neigh-re London suburb? 1 simply will not
could hardly be a more delectable written "Das Capital."
modified then you are not truly noticed later how ranch more suc human, and there are doubts who the future, a victim of jealousy. Fate lo. Ris efforts are as ill-directed as got a sense, too, that she was staivastime than the making of his own.
cessful he was becoming. But what thor a Creator's hands did make as why men make wars and why”.
and war. Thea in ber anguish shap those of a caged animal and, as a ing to include every event which edition of this classic.
If the sociological volume has irony there is in the fact that last! yok. Should this fecrour be retain clot (if He is a loving Father) -M. W. result, the book is wooden and could possibly play havoc with these
inRuenced collective luistory, the year I sold a copy of his first novel, le opinion is sure to be more allows His world to be thug violatok. nharactorless-overything that, when people in their common round of untumalled, its author is not. As wreating a living from the tobacco
writer of romance has profoundly "Workers in the Dawn," in three
levated.
The tragedy and love of Mona are Peace comes but it is no peace. Sho She now craves and prays for petico. affected the individual, not only by volumes, for a hundred pounds. picture of the daily life of Fred fields. The story would have been Masters, just one of the boys who sharpened, quickened, by omissions
imparting. keen pleasure, but in
employed in a masterly manner to is forced to vacate the farm. The roamed the streets, the narrative which would throw significant
encouraging a larger sympathy and understanding, and particularly, in Algernon Gissing, is still in touch picture of war and another of a
paints for us a real and impartial of hobbat and gratitudo for her bolp anisses distinction: it has neither scenes into the high light. Jedy's power nor humour, it is without childhood is particularly good,
the case of such writers as Bunyan with my shop. Physically he and peace that who worse that wo stays by her. He tijes every means dimensions, stale, fist, and unpro- though. Atablo."
Is it, perhaps, in some Rypey-like little face, framed in
and more satisfactory Gibbon said though gray, the picture of health, Robbie promptly joined the ranke killed her country's sons. A fejs, We seem to know the
and Dickens and many of the poets, the author of Dermas are worlds in making the individual life finer apart. Of mum height, and, for, war with Germany in 1914 mother line no roof for those who The story opens with mobilization is power to aid the heroine of Knockaloo but failed. His old mensire auto-biographical ?
Such angled black bair: to feel the
that Fielding's "Tom Jones would Mr. Algernon Gissing is one of those leaving his young sister Mona at sand and one hopes are shattered by books often are. so, it is futile child's quick sensibilities, her
live when the Imperial Eagle of men who arrest everybody's atten home to comfort, the old father. thousand and more disappe and he was a good prophet. It is through his kind co-operation time welcomed an opportunity of war has stimulated the reading of of, first editions of his brother's constantly to rebuke her for her The curtain falls with the sacrifice. Mr. Clifford Smith mys that the that became the possessor of a set redress. The old mau was forced to re to Germany. Every oth books, sharpened the critical faculty novels, each of them a presentation un-Christian behaviour. News came To the island's cliff which overlooks is now closed to her and her beloved.
enlarged the domain that they One is with which books as regarded, and copy with Autograph inscription. regularly of cold-blooded murders of the Atlantic they go. formerly occupied in human experi "From 7k it made on the fry imel sinking of neutral and hos together they go through the buria
interesting
Clasped helpless children and women and ence. That is as true of England leaf of The Nether as it is, of the United States, and it volume one) to Smallbrook Cot. and home was soon turned into a good-bye. It is their first. It is
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pital ships. Knockaloe, their farmerice. They kiss each other a gad is one of the happiest characteristics tage, September 1889, I asked internment chip, Mona was furious
their Inst. Wanted by hope who often have to struggle hard for fod. "My brother was living in a father was silent. One day news sea with open arms receive them. of our time that men and women Mr. Giasing what those words signi- at having to serve the prisoners. The despised by all, they return their alivelihood and who are, to quote flat," he answered, k, Vornwall came of the death of Robbis at the
souls to Him who gave them. The Joseph Conrad, properly intent on Residences, by Baker Street Sta- front to be followed later with the their own affairs, are now finding tion. They are renumbered now news of the award of the Victoris in the library the explanation, the and called, Mangions. My cottage Cross. The father is immediately encouragement, and the excitement was at Smallbrook. Walter seized with appoplexy and confined that are necessary if life is to be Spencer, in worth living.
Forty Yeare in My to bed. The girl's anger knows no Bookshop."
bounds. The pendulum has now
to the narrow bounds of a single author seems to have over-accent. For to the good, Johnsoniam there slavery; if Karl Marx had never his month. I was very glad when I fervour or your views of redress bougs jeer at her. Alone she fos
usted the unlovely aspecte.
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THE MISSION OF BOOKS.
There is good gospel in an article by Mr: Clifford Smith that appears national Book Review a new and in the first number of the Inter- most admirable New York weekly published by Mosers. Funk and
says:—"
ROMANCE.
...
George Gisaing's brother, Mr.uring out the story. Sir Hall here young German with his high sense
for Mr. Graham to keep his vision response to beauty, lor gentleness / Waghalls. Mr. Clifford Smith Austria had been cast into the dust:tion when they come into a room. Mona hated the Germans and at the ments. Soon orders come for Oskar
to the ground beneath his feet; his with animals. "Land, that littlo | gaze is trained for for horizons.
gul's got life enough for a dozen sech-too much life, too much life Another novel of place, "Weeds," for a gul!" So her easy-going old by Edith Summers-Kelley (New father used to say; for-to him, as to York: Harcourt, Brie & Co. $2); most of the others, nothing much comes also to hand. How amazing mattered except to have enough to a contrast to Mr. Graham's dull eat and sometimes an opportunity London streets | Yet, in quite to gossip with the neighbours. But another way, no less depressing the joy went out of Judy; her We can think that this book might ghastly, struggle with poverty and prove effective propaganda for those loneliness and starvation-physical social workers who go into the Da more than mental-gradually mountainous districts of Kentucky napped it. So despair came, with all! or North Carolina. Most of units train of consequences-disillu- know that there are in the United sionment and neglect, hatred and States such neglected and primitive wrong-doing. In all the community back waters into which progress and there was only one who, understood, culture have scarcely began to who shared her fuer perceptions;
FINAL SHOW
Just as Christianity is based on a Book, it may well be that the future conquest of the Empire of Peuce will find in a good book, a book impregnated with the im- mortality of truth, a more effec ve ally than a thousand battle ships or any of the destructive agencies created by human in- gounity. History, indeed, is one long attestation of the supremacy of the printed page.
The glory of England shines more fully in a certain marvellous Book of Plays, obscurely publish ed just three centuries ago, than in her fleets and merchant marine: Greece lives in Homer nod Plato long after the pr
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Love is as strong as death; jealousy as cruel as the grave.. Many waters cannot quencli love; neither con the foods drown it."
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