The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
By H.G. WELLS.
The name of H.G. Wells upon a t.i.tle page is an a.s.surance of merit.
It is a guarantee that on the pages which follow will be found an absorbing story told with master skill. In the present book Mr. Wells surpa.s.ses even his previous efforts. He is writing of modern society life, particularly of one very charming young woman, Lady Harman, who finds herself so bound in by conventions, so hampered by restrictions, largely those of a well intentioned but short sighted husband, that she is ultimately moved to revolt. The real meaning of this revolt, its effect upon her life and those of her a.s.sociates are narrated by one who goes beneath the surface in his a.n.a.lysis of human motives.
In the group of characters, writers, suffragists, labor organizers, social workers and society lights surrounding Lady Harman, and in the dramatic incidents which compose the years of her existence which are described by Mr. Wells, there is a novel which is significant in its interpretation of the trend of affairs today, and fascinatingly interesting as fiction. It is Mr. Wells at his best.
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Thracian Sea
A Novel by JOHN HELSTON, Author of "Aphrodite," etc.
Probably no author to-day has written more powerfully or frankly on the conventions of modern society than John Helston, who, however, has. .h.i.therto confined himself to the medium of verse. In this novel, the theme of which occasionally touches upon the same problems--problems involving love, freedom of expression, the right to live one"s life in one"s own way--he is revealed to be no less a master of the prose form than of the poetical. While the book is one for mature minds, the skill with which delicate situations are handled and the reserve everywhere exhibited remove it from possible criticism even by the most exacting. The t.i.tle, it should be explained, refers to a spirited race horse with the fortunes of which the lives of two of the leading characters are bound up.
Faces in the Dawn
A Story by HERMANN HAGEDORN
A great many people already know Mr. Hagedorn through his verse.
_Faces in the Dawn_ will, however, be their introduction to him as a novelist. The same qualities that have served to raise his poetry above the common level help to distinguish this story of a German village. The theme of the book is the transformation that was wrought in the lives of an irritable, domineering German pastor and his wife through the influence of a young German girl and her American lover.
Sentiment, humor and a human feeling, all present in just the right measure, warm the heart and contribute to the enjoyment which the reader derives in following the experiences of the well drawn characters.
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The Mutiny of the Elsinore
By JACK LONDON, Author of "The Sea Wolf," "The Call of the Wild," etc.
With frontispiece in colors by Anton Fischer.
Everyone who remembers _The Sea Wolf_ with pleasure will enjoy this vigorous narrative of a voyage from New York around Cape Horn in a large sailing vessel. _The Mutiny of the Elsinore_ is the same kind of tale as its famous predecessor, and by those who have read it, it is p.r.o.nounced even more stirring. Mr. London is here writing of scenes and types of people with which he is very familiar, the sea and ships and those who live in ships. In addition to the adventure element, of which there is an abundance of the usual London kind, a most satisfying kind it is, too, there is a thread of romance involving a wealthy, tired young man who takes the trip on the _Elsinore_, and the captain"s daughter. The play of incident, on the one hand the ship"s amazing crew and on the other the lovers, gives a story in which the interest never lags and which demonstrates anew what a master of his art Mr. London is.
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Sat.u.r.day"s Child
By KATHLEEN NORRIS, Author of "Mother," "The Treasure," etc.
With frontispiece in colors, by F. Graham Cootes.
_"Friday"s child is loving and giving, Sat.u.r.day"s child must work for her living."_
The t.i.tle of Mrs. Norris"s new novel at once indicates its theme. It is the life story of a girl who has her own way to make in the world. The various experiences through which she pa.s.ses, the various viewpoints which she holds until she comes finally to realize that service for others is the only thing that counts, are told with that same intimate knowledge of character, that healthy optimism and the belief in the ultimate goodness of mankind that have distinguished all of this author"s writing. The book is intensely alive with human emotions. The reader is bound to sympathize with Mrs. Norris"s people because they seem like real people and because they are actuated by motives which one is able to understand. _Sat.u.r.day"s Child_ is Mrs.
Norris"s longest work. Into it has gone the very best of her creative talent. It is a volume which the many admirers of _Mother_ will gladly accept.
Neighborhood Stories
By ZONA GALE, Author of "Friendship Village," "The Love of Pelleas and Etarre," etc.
In _Neighborhood Stories_ Miss Gale has a book after her own heart, a book which, with its intimate stories of real folks, is not unlike _Friendship Village_. Miss Gale has humor; she has lightness of touch; she has, above all, a keen appreciation of human nature. These qualities are reflected in the new volume. Miss Gale"s audience, moreover, is a constantly increasing one. To it her beautiful little holiday novel, _Christmas_, added many admirers. _Neighborhood Stories_ will not only keep these, but is certain to attract many more as well.