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NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
NEW BOOKS 
Recently Added to Manchester Public Library 
‘‘The foolishest book is a kind of 
leaky boat on a sea of wisdom; some 
of the wisdom will get in anyhow.’’ 
Those who read the fascinating life 
history ‘‘The. Promised Land’’ will 
welcome ‘‘They Who Knock at Our 
Gates,’’ by the same author. The 
problem of immigration is discussed in 
a rational manner. The author should 
be able to speak with authority as she 
was once an immigrant, poor and ignor- 
ant. She does not believe in restric- 
tion of immigration. In speaking of 
the immigrant she says ‘‘It is written 
in our basic law that he is entitled to 
life, liberty and the pursuit of happi- 
ness. There is nothing left for us to 
do but open wide our gates and set 
him on his way to happiness. **** I do 
not ask that we remove all restrictions 
and let the flood of immigration sweep 
in unchecked. I do ask that such re- 
strictions as we impose shall accord 
with the loftiest interpretation of our 
duty as Americans.’’ 
If you have enjoyed, and laughted at 
and have not been too much exhausted 
in ‘*Keeping Up With Lizzie’’ read 
‘‘The Marryers,’’ Irving Bacheller’s 
latest story. It is a social satire hav- 
ing Europe as a background, very light 
and frothy, but will help to pass a 
pleasant hour. The author says of it— 
‘A book for the unmarried, the over- 
married, the slightly married and for 
all young people who have parents to 
bring up.’’ 
There is many a_ good laugh 
to be found between the covers 
of the book containing Judge Henry 
Shutes ‘‘The Misadventures of Three 
Good ~Boys (but not such very good 
boys).’’? It is a worthy successor of 
‘<The Real Diary of a Real Boy.’’ We 
hear more about ‘‘Plupy,’’ ‘‘Beany’’ 
and ‘‘Pewt’’ and their respective 
fathers. 
‘<The Honourable M. Tawnish,’’ by 
Jeffery Farnol, author of ‘‘The Broad 
Highway’’ and ‘‘The Amateur Gentle- 
man’’ is a pretty little love story. 
There is always some adventure in this 
author’s stories. ‘‘The Honourable 
M. Tawnish’’ is given three difficult 
tasks to accomplish, to prove his love 
for Penelope Chester. The story of 
how he succeeds makes very pleasant 
reading. 
‘‘Social Forces in England and 
America’’ is a volume of essays by H. 
G. Wells, the English essayist and 
novelist. ‘‘The America Population’’ 
is one of the best essays in the book. 
Other good ones are ‘‘The Contempor- 
ary Novel,’’ ‘‘The Schoolmaster and 
the Empire,’’ ‘‘Doctors’’ and ‘‘The 
Endowment of Motherhood.’’ 
Ernest Thompson Seton’s ‘‘ Wild Ani 
mals at Home’’ is a beautifully illus- 
trated volume telling us much about 
many of the wild animals. The writer 
of the above work travelled up and 
down the Rock'y Mountains for the past 
thirty years gaining the information 
given in this work. 
In ‘‘Crowds’’? Gerald Stanley Lee 
protrays his ideas of our American de- 
mocracy. It is a book that will make 
you think. 
“Uncle David’s Boys’’ by Edna A. 
Brown is a story that children from 
twelve upward will enjoy reading. It 
describes a summer vacation spent in 
a mountain village. 
“*Cecil Rhodes: The Man and His 
Work’? by Gordon LeSueur, F. R. G.S., 
the author, was one of Rhodes’ private 
secretaries and the life is a personal 
one. No matter: what view we may 
take as to. the benefit of the ‘‘ Rhodes’ 
Scholarships’’ to American students we 
should know something about this real- 
ly great man. 
‘‘The Vanishing Race: The Last 
Great Indian Council’’ by Dr. Joseph 
Dixon is asumptuously illustrated book. 
It gives a description of the last meet- 
ing of the Indian Chiefs and relates 
many of their folk-lore tales. The 
work is a valuable one from the stand- 
point of American history. 
“‘You Never Know Your Luck’’ is 
the latest novel by Gilbert Parker. 
The scene of the story is laid in West- 
ern Canada. Two or three of the 
character are well worth knowing. 
‘*Bixercises for Women’’ by Flor- 
ence Bolton, A. B., contains many sug- 
gestions that will be found helpful 
to those women who are not in a posi- 
tion to take gymnasium work; but wish 
to carry on some form of systematic 
physical exercise. 
‘<Sweetapple Cove,’’ by George Van 
Schaik is a charming little love tale. 
It relates the experiences of a New 
York Physician in Newfoundland. The 
author is a New York doctor, 
Henry Sydnor  Harrison’s latest 
novel, Captivating Mary Carstairs, is 
romance pure and simple. Two New 
Yorkers go up the Hudson to kidnap 
a bright, vivacious girl. What they did 
and how they did it and what was the 
result is the story. 
Many .years ago ‘‘Dodo’’ created 
quite a sensation in the literary world. 
It was written by E. F. Benson, an 
English writer. The author has just 
brought out a sequel to this novel— 
‘‘Podo’s Daughter.’’ It has to do 
with upper class English life. ‘‘Dodo’s 
Daughter’’ is a very cleverly written 
pierce of fiction. 
ter of ‘‘Dodo,’’ is an exceptionally fine 
character study. 
Another good story of English life 
is ‘‘Monksbridge,’’ by John Ayscough, 
author of ‘‘Gracechurch.’’ 
All lovers of poetry will enjoy 
‘¢Great Poems Interpreted’’ by Wait- 
man Barbe, Professor of Englisk in 
West Virginia University. The author 
interprets some thirty poems from some 
twenty poets. He throws much light 
on many of the poems and gives many 
interesting facts about the authors. 
A good novel of adventure is ‘‘An- 
Nadine, the daugh- - 
other Man’s Shoes’’ bly Victor Bridges. 
It is a story of London and is decidedly 
exciting. 
‘“‘The Man Who Bucked Up’’ by 
Arthur Howard is the story of a rather 
peculiar character—the author  him- 
self-—who a few years ago was mayor 
of Salem, Mass. 
‘“Heroines of Modern Progress’’ by 
Elmer C. Adams and Warren Dunham 
Foster contains biographical sketches 
of ten women more or less prominent 
in public life. 
A new volume in the series ‘‘ Origi- 
nal Narratives of Early American His- 
tory’’ is ‘‘Narratives of the Witch- 
craft Cases.’’ The book is a collection 
of articles written on the subject of 
witchcraft in New England at the 
time of the delusion. It will be of 
great assistance to anyone looking up 
the history of witchcraft in New Eng- 
land. 
‘<The Peacock Feather’’ by Leslie 
Moore is a very bright and attractive- 
ly written novel. ‘‘Fortitude’’ by 
Hugh Walpole is a work of fiction in 
which if is claimed by some—the au- 
thor has done for Conwall what Thomas 
Hardy did for Wessex, and Arnold Ben- 
nett did for ‘‘ The Five Towns.’’ ‘‘ Down 
Among Men’’ by Will Levington Com- 
fort is a very thrilling narrative weil 
worth reading. 
We have another book by Richard 
Fryce ‘‘Elementary Jane.’’ Any work 
by this author is well worth reading. 
‘“‘The White Sapphire’’ by Lee 
Foster Hartman is a real good mystery 
story. ‘‘The Rocks of Valpre’’ is 
fascinating tale. It is about one wo- 
man and two men. The characters are 
well drawn and there is a good plot. 
‘‘Blinds Down’? bly Horace Annestey 
Vachell presents ‘‘a contrast between 
two generations of women and how 
they encounter life.’’ 
‘‘Round the Corner’’ by Gilbert 
Cannan is a book that has been exceed- 
ingly popular in London this season. 
Among the new books will be found 
two good stories for girls ‘‘The Secret 
of the Clan’’ by Alice Brown and 
‘‘Jane Stuart Twin’’ by Grace M. 
Remick. For the younger children 
there is a volume of Japanese Fairy 
Tales, and a beautifully illustrated edi- 
tion of ‘‘ Twas the Night Before 
Christmas. ’’ 
—R. T. G. 
New Books 
Cecil Riodes, Le Sueur 
Crowds , Lee 
Exercise for Women, Bolton 
Great Poems Interpreted, Barbe 
Social Forces in England and 
America, Wells 
They Who Knock At Our Gates, Antin 
Vanishing Race Dixon 
Wild Animals At Home, Seton 
Celebration of Fourth of July, 
' By Means of Pageantry, Langdon 
Heroines of Modern Progress, Adams 
and Foster 
Narraties of the Witcheraft Cases, Burr 
Pitching In a Pinch, Mathewson 
Man Who Bucked Up, Howard 
Fiction 
Another Man’s Shoes, Bridges 
Captivating Mary Carstairs, Harrison 
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