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REACTIONS OF A READER.

THE CHINA MAIL.

VOLTAIRE AND GIBBON,

child,.

NEW NOVELS. Mr. Julian Carr Bota them all in much, bearing in mind the care and pursuit of the main chance; and it attention devoted to the work of must be confessed that some of them selection. But the wige reader will GOOD HUNTING.

stoop to sufficiently questionable find the series, good as it undoubt manouvres in order to entanglo Mr.edly is, or enjoyable if he takes (Chapman & Hall. 78. 6d. net:) Carr in his amatory talle. In fact, it slowly. The American short story Lively, caustic, witty, and wise, they all overreach themselves; even is no more palatable than the colo Mr. Norman Davey's new story will Bobbie, the engaging daughter of a mon run of British afforts of the Another book which we can afford plenty of satisfaction to that peculiarly repulsive parson, who kind if taken in large doses. agine as having been written only large class of reader whose withers taste aside her as shred of nicdesty by an Englishwoman is Miss Router aro unwrung by his satire. There in the determination to display her We cannot account for our reluct-Witou's The Grand Tour."** To will be other classes roughly, two in charms to the gaze of her too ancy to read Mrs. Mary Webb's call it a novel is a misnomer. It is number, who will, perhaps, profess oldurate chammer. Mr. Carr, we novel, "Seven for a fent unless rather an aggrandized and gilded annoyance at his sincerity. There begin to believe, is destined to per it was that the title struck us as commonplace book," purporting is, first, the young man about town, petua! bachelorhood; but at last.

to record the fleeting xxxia and the eligible part," encouraged by like the gay Lord Quex of other The one was fire and fickleness, a illusive, a shade nunoying. We are experiences of a famous Parisian scheming mothers, who is so col years, he fails a victim to the cansitive to titles; we like to like sculptor. Self-conscious and affect-fident of his own claims as to bousunt, creamy English girl, who Most mutable in wishes, bat in

of getting is, nona, the lees, not such 'n fool as

Įmind; them. This one we could not re-ed, of course, but perhaps any perpetually afraid member when the boxik was out of genius would be so if given full reia "caught." And there is, on the she looks, since alto is taking to A wit as various guy, grave, sage

was the fictitions Alphonse Mari- other hand, the young girl trained herself a husband in order to cover reach, and you will agree that there chaud. Abnormally sensitive, too, in the belief that marriage is the her intrigue with another and a a sonething amiss with such a title to fine shadings of insight of ten only possiblo-business of woman younger paramour. A sid cynic is You soo, the average reader does not perament, of personality. The book hood and fretfully anxious se the Mr. Norman Davey, you may be know that old lilting west country should be read slowly, laid away and years go by and no sufficiently tempted to say, but he is a thorough fifted down only upon urgent im- ardent auiter presents himself to pules for read alraight through, it press his claims. Both those classes going wit as well, and the bright, surfeits. The sculptor is over- are graciously but effectually sacri-incisive spirit of his latest novel will, bearingly fastidious and sophisti- ficed by Mr. Davey's satirical porno doubt, increase the number of cated. Yet such a fragment as "Le traiture; and it is proverbially diffint enthusiastic public which lift- Bloc d'Or." in which M. Hyacinthe cult to preserve one's sense ofed the author of The Pilgrim of a Smile" into the front rank of fav- Simon seeks to add the final to his humour when one's own foibles are ourite novelists within a few weeks success by ordering a bust of him- being exposed to the ridicule of the

of his first appeamace at the self in marble, is superbly dono. world. That man must, however,! libraries.

кай

I saw seven magpies in a troc, One for you and six for me.

One for TUW, Two for joy, Three for u girl,

Four for a boy,

Five for silver,

Six for gold,

Seven for a secret That's never been told.

0. HENRY MEMORIAL

STORIES.

(Heinemann. 76. 6d. net.) One approaches the fourth volume of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories with bath sympathy and admiration. Sympathy for the com- wittee in their gigantic tank of read. ing through and assessing the value of some hundreds of short stories; and admiration for the general que cess with which their efforts have been attended. The art of the shart. story is raro, and it is given to few people to possces that facility in it which marked the work of the mas ter whose name this memorial per- Therefore it is easy

or wild-

Historian, bard, philosopher, com-

bined

He multiplied himself among man- The Protone of their talents; but his

kind,

own

as the wind,

Breathed most in ridicule—which, Blew where it listed, laying all

things prone- Now to o'erthrow a fool, and nan

to shake a throne.

The other, deep and slow, exhaust-

ing thought,

And hiving wisdom with each studi-

ous year,

In meditation dwelt, with learning

wrought,

sacer;

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Mr. Clement K. Bhorter, editor Khayyam," and Tennyson's "Idylle of the "Sphero," brought out some of the King," And in addition three years ago a collected edition of works of minor importance by the Poems of Anne Bronte, through writers like Mr. Gaskell, Charles

The lont of mercy--that master-Emily and

spell,

which grew from fear, Which stung. his foes to wrath, And doomed him to the zealot's

ready hell, Which answer, to all doubts so

eloquently well.

BYLON (1788-1824).

be a self-satisfied soxcomb indeed: There is now available another who is impervious to the genial good edition of Mr. Walter de la Maro's nature of Mr. Davey's travesty. "Songe of Childhood," with illus- And, as for the women of the tale, Now that whatever use of trations by Estella Canziani. At the author is so obviously head over praise the more discriminating of first glance we did not see the justi-heels in love with the lot of them the reviewers accorded this book has fention, though of course there could that be is fairly sure of forgiveness,

edge severe,

Stoughton, He has now prepared appearing regularly in various long since been silenced, we dis never be too much de la Mare. Put before they are half through his

And shaped his weapon with an the firm of Messrs. Hodder and Kingsley, and Matthew Arnold were Sapping a solemn creed with solemn a couple of companion valurnes con periodicals. cover that we like it rather-better as we looked farther, we caught the hero's odyssey of philandering.

We found, we were thinking than most currant novels. For, une fois.

"Good Hunting" is, to put it

taining the Complete Poeme of Charlotte Bronto, thing, it bears us out in a favourite of William Blake, for the little briefly, a gatire on the modern amr

Graceless people, those literary arranged and collated with motda conviction that the English, by drawings do recall his workman- riage market, and on the unnatural Teason of their richer inheritance, | ship. Sinddenly, too, we realized hesitation which the financial napect

by

Mr. C. W. Hatfield. The poems been laring, in an evening paper, kan handle 2 story of this ture that it was fitting that Blake should of marriage is apt to breed in an

and bibliographical introductions critics! One of them has actually with a restraint still attainly come into our thought, that ho and averagely sensitive temperament

of Emily Bronte have always been to poke fun at the style of no less recognised by all instructed lavere of formidable a giant of the circulating by the Americans. The English de la Mare are intellectual com- Julian Carr, the young man hunted preserve sanity, paise, balance, per peers. What do centuries matter? by these modern Dianas of the love

poetry, and this uniforms edition of library than Mc. A. 8. M. Hutchin- the lyrical work of all the sout To support his irreverent epoctive. So horribly much deponds Mr. de la Bare is assuredly more of chee, is a very ordinary, wealthy,

sisters is sure of a big publie.

attack, be went so far as to quote m upon the mathod. Give this plot Blake's generation than were bis unimaginative specimen of man

single extraordinarily tortuous and over to vertain of the younger Azeri own contemporaries. We are con hood. Left to himself he would

John Marley (recalled British involved sentence, consisting of no cans and watch what they would vinced of it, particularly when he probably have made a good enough petuatea.

daily) grew up to manhood at a time fewer than one hundred and thirty- make of it. Mrs. Webb gives us a writes from the standing-ground of affair of matrimony; but he is over- enough to imagine, without the aid

of quite unusually splendid activity six words, from Mr. Hutchinson's. picture of very real men and women, the child. These poems roues the shadowed by the cloud of suspicion, of the very interesting analytical

The posthumous work of the late in English letters, The year, for lately published volume of short farming people of Shropshire, close same response that do all of Mr. do and gradually begins to believe him introduction, the difficulties which to the Welsh border, painted Mare's poems in the hearts of self the be-lenguered victim of a confronted the committee in agree Sir William Robertson Nicoll, en instance, in which he took his stories. Really, it is hard to under- universal feminine siege. So, ing to the final selection of titled "Dickens's Own Story," has degree at Oxford was surely one of stand what some of these carping. against a setting of sheep-strown Blake lovers.

It is coming to purple morland,

whenever his heart is sufficiently examples worthy of perpetuation iu been published by Messrs.. Chup- the most prolific in literary history, censors expect. man and Hall. gypsies and shimmering moonlight. We have not yet read, "The Able engaged, his unhappy judgment this book.

for among the amazing stream of something, indeed, when they pre The author uses her natural back-MacLaughlins," Miss Margaret must needs plunge to the rescue, They have chosen sixteen, giving

great books which succeeded each sume to demand perfect litemry A new "History of English ather month after month in 1859 style and impeccable English as part ground as a protagonist in the story. Wilson's prize novel; but we begin and switch him of upon another the first prize of $500 to Mr. Irvin in the manner of Thomas Hardy.to think we must. For we heard tack, just when an engagement S. Cobb's "Snake Doctor" the Literature." in one volume, is to bo wore Darwin's "Origin of Species, of the necessary equipment of a

best-seller I at once by Messrs. Thackeray's "Virginiane Dick- Her characterization is masterly, one of ita ardent admirers say that appears imminent. And, indeed, be second of $250 to Mrs. Rose Wilder published her style has both charm and power; it is just the book for the younger is not without excuse; for tre Lane's "Innocence," and a specialNelson. Mr. John Buchan is the eng's "Tale of Two Cities, Eliot's

Mr. Rudyard Kipling is to issue a and sa delicately does she touchi generation, an excellent untidote to young women who indulge them- priza of $100 to Mr. F. R. Buck editor, assisted by Sir Henry New "Adam Bede; Meredith's "Ordeal upan thin intertwined problems at the run of modern fiction. As auch solves in the "good hunting" are, ley's "Gold Mounted Guns," three bolt and Dr. Ernest Baker. It will of Richard Feveret." Henry Kings new book. The title is "Land and frailties of human experience as it may even come with a rush of re-when all is said and done, a sad set excellent examples of the American have many illustrations from conley's Geoffrey Hamlyn."Buskin's Ben Talce for Boys and Girls, con- of minxes. Whatever their breed short story. Of the collection po a temporary prints and several im-Two Paths," "Mill's 'Liberty," sisting of sixteen poets and stories, Dover to be offensive or vulgar. The lief to their elders. novel was worth coming so late.

FitzGerald'e translation of "Omar all hitherto unpublished. M. W. ing and sexual history, the advent of whole, it is unnecessary to say very portant contributors.

"The

haunted

by

-

buck of Geraldine baird"

starring-

Bessie Barriscale

Wow Jealousy rought Love ad Happiness to a Woman, Scorned

A KATHLEEN NORRIS STORY

AT THE

WORLD THEATRE

SUNDAY to TUESDAY.

Would You Know Love?

MAY MCAVOY

IN

"THROUGH A GLASS

You'll teel

SO

good!

WINDOW"

IF

F Love walked past your window -would you recognize him in

a flash?

This pretty little quick-lunch girl did-and the result is one of the most appealing love dramas you ever saw.

A romance with the same heart throbs as Humoresque". Come and thril through smiles and tears to hugotzessé

WORLD THEATRE

LAST SHOW. TO DAY

COMEDY

SCREENLAND.

DRAMA.

AMUSING WORLD PICTURE. The Universal, entertainment at the World Theatre is a now sort of dapper yarn As "Don't Get Per- sonal," Marie Provost flits charm-

ingly through the stellar rôle of a comedy drama directed by Clarence Budger.

FORCEFUL WRITER.

THIRD NORRIS STORY FILMED.

AUTHOR CALIFORNIAN.

his own.

NOTES.

MISS DEAN'S BEST,

DYNAMIC STAR WINS NEW-

LAURELS.

The real triumph of Priscilla Dean's career is coming to the World Theatre soon.

It is The Flaine of Life," an adaptation of one of Frances Hodg son Burnett's famous novels and was filmed under Hobart Henley's direction

Universal-Jewel- special.

UB

De

With coal smeared face, a mascu-

:.

WANDA HAWLEY

IN

THE TRUTHFUL LIAR HOW MUCH She was eager to taste the froth of life. So, WOULD YOU

DARE FOR

M

YOUR HUSBAND

while her toh husband burled himself in his botines, she frolicked along Broadway with

the man

1 one night shot-the police-black- mailers on her trail--what should she, do to provo ber lanocorot?

Was her lie justified?

You'll see the anawor, and anjoy thell after thrill in this powerful dracsa of modem youth's follies and sourage.

BEBE DANIELS

KI

A GAME CHICKEN

A new kind of photoplay pocktail, made with oops. of hostch-smuggling and fore..

Mixed by the U. B. Beret Barvice and topped by a chase from Cuba to Dryburg,

Floating limaiona sherry of Feminirse feabion and beauty.

Fixing with fighting, dry and fiú 1 Tho cookibat picture on the argentthets the. Loaded with “Kick"-that shoots an Good Little Bed 'Girl in "A Gome outlaw schooner right into a fog filled Galcken,"

MAY ·MCAVOY.

Bessie Barriscale, by her choice of the third ia serice of Kathleen Norris stories, for use on the screen, line rigidness in carriage, a pathetic has given this popular writer of toil droop to me shoulders and the The story is by I. R. Ving and gazing stories and serials the face lines of a buruan beast of bur- sae endomement which the editors den. Miss Dean has achieved a

of Doris Schroeder concerns a young of the best American publications characterization consummate and fascinating girl of the Great White Way who strays into the gan consistently to give her about artistry.

Not a single pretty gawa, Dot ten years ago. peaceful paths of a millionaire's In "The Luck of Geraldina gyon a good looking working dress country estate. What she learns Laird" which will be seen bere at does she wear, for the days of the there would make the average New the World Theatre for 3 days start story are 1870, and the locale is the York girl leck like a piker in the ing on Sunday, Miss Barriscale collier country of Northern Eng- way of worldly wisdom.

puts on the screen the story which land. Even at the last her climax The reason for this sudden no- Mrs. Norris gave the reading world finds her in a plain black gown and

funny peaked hat. quisition of knowledge is that the under the same title.

There is a thrill olement in the Mrs. Norris ornes from that part story, but it is carefully subdued and of the country, where the motion is second in importance to the pictures have birth-California emotional work. She was born there aboirt forty years

"The Flame of Life" is not a ago; and so finds herself very suc- dainty story; it is decidedly realistic, cessful at the age when the novelist but its beauty is said to be matchless usually is just beginning to come to from a standpoint of art. The end- She was educated in ing comes suddenly, unexpectedly, California by private tutors, and by and without wy proparation for the her parents. Later she attended the heroine in the way of wealth, social At the University of California, where she climbing or even clothes. took special literary caprios. -

end abe cannot even read or write Her maiden name was Kathleen intelligently. Thompson. She changed it. April This will be interesting to those 30, 1009, when she was married to critice who find fault with the Charles Gilman Norris, of Ban goldon endings that are too commion

to sha'ubimoet! a gentle the first photoplay in which May Francisco.

With marriage came in picturce, The hero, the inspiration to write and she be man, wants to marry the slate picker McAvoy ever appeared. For the gan to contribute to the Atlantic (Mise Dean) but she refuses to, even young star who appear for the last Monthly, McClure's, the American, though she loves him greatly, he Everybody's, the Ladies Home cause she feels that the class dis time to-day at the World Theatre, in Journal and other magazines in the tinction is too great a gulf to be "Through a Gloss Window," made next two or three years. Within bridge. She goes away to fears her picture debut in a one-reel affair five yeuh nifer publication of her how to be a lady, but with a promise advertiting a popular brand of sugar, art stories she had started to write that when she returns, if he still serials, and had gained a wide foels the same way, she may give She took that advertising job be cause the casting directors for re another answer.

Robert Ellis, Wallace Beery, gular legitimate drums couldn't see public.

They thought she was too Among her longer stories which Kathryn McGuire and Beatrice her." With T. Ray Barnen and Roy won success when printed in mega Burnham were given opportunities small and failed to recognize the re- Atwell in the main masonline roles zines, and which later appeared in in the story for distinctly pavol markable appes of the girl. and George Nichols the father of book form werd Mother and partaayals.. "Molly-0"-in the chief, character "Saturday's Child.". The first story

RADIE DOSTOS

DONT WIPER MOME

it

sweet thing tries to pave o barmless young man from the wiles of an alluring vamp. Why she does Cupid only knows-aad Cupid is too mad to talk about it. He doesn't like strangers butting in on his match-making profession.

MISH BARRISCALE'S APPRECIATION.

"THROUGH A GLASS WİNDOW" STAR,

It was a very " sweet picture

When the “sugúz!! photoplay appeared, however, they rev their idens sad aho. leaped into atant popularity, d,popularity which led to stardom following:ber appene

part, it ought to offer pappy: of born which was chosen for screen "Mrs. Norris knows women;" free-for-all run in flapper fun, truse by Eassic Barriscale was "The said Miss Barriscale, in commenting Balph McCullough, Alida B. Heart of Rachel Roop after upon the series which he has mados The Daisy Klingon Sedie Miss Barrivals purchased the rights all from the sino pen. - “Ok peranca GTAL In Ben Gordon and Del Larice are the other to Jewelyn's Wife" and "The hapet might be better to say that Bentimental Tommy principal players supporting Miss Lack of Geraldine Laird

Prevost

"Miss Barriscale" "finds

Bang hay that appropiate role partic fof a wise young man within strong" Mta.

disinclination owed

permit

thus tagasi i the having, bat ere now

llowed: the and I have the same ideas about wes

ething the inner hearts of women. At any Through a Glass Windows

in rate her stories soour tagme tho mapat Realart picture. It was written by

human, and sympededcally written Olga Printzlau and dif

Ddata is Maurice Campell. Ra

theo of them is the leading "ma

kế tingually strong!

A Wonderful Screen Drama From Wonderful Novel! THIS lyping story of a tad child

* of karishta la from the pơn về America's tony famous firing novellim BEANORS HODGSON BURNETTI Transferreto the screen by the male of Bobert Hanley's diesetion, it is a story of lotabindrentaro"averybody will, sivy