Life — January 18, 1929 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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ee Rt eM Mag gh Bl, Fin The New Books Your correspondent has by never been one to wave any Perry flags for the Book-of-the- Gitbens Guild. To me, their system of forcible feeding has savored too much of the public school, and Course Ia, Gen’l Literature; compulsory (5 points). But any system which makes automat- ically available such memorable books as “The Case of Sergeant Grischa” has some- thing to say for itself. And the selection of “Joseph and His Brethren” by the Book-of-the-Month Club and “The Magic Idand” by the Literary Guild confirms my suspicion that these organizations know a good thing when they see it. Josep ann His Breturen (Henry Holt), by H. W. Freeman, is a solid and glowing novel of English rural life. Like the scene it depicts, the book is rich, heavy, and redolent of the soil. There is nothing gay about this biography of a farm, but there is a sense of accomplish- ment, of satisfaction, in following the struggles of the Geaiter family to gain and regain Crakenhill for their own. When Benjamin Geaiter took it over, Crakenhill farm was a sullen, run-down lump of land that had ruined many men. It lay at some distance from the village, like a great beast, waiting to slowly over- power any tenant who put a plough to its unresponsive soil. Old Benjamin tamed it. He, and his five sons and his wife. Then Crakenhill took his wife, and the housekeeper who re- placed her, and Nancy Hambling came to live there, and cook, and wash, and scrub for Old Ben, the patriarch, and Ben, his ddest, and Bob, and Hiram, and Ernest and young Harry. The boys fell in love with Nancy. She was young and healthy. For a while, she “Lorna Doone! Imagine naming a book after a biscuit.” Month Club or the Literary | F you must vacation in | midsummer, see your steamship agent soday and have him enter your name for a specific sailing. But sail in the Spring, if you can—it’s well worth it. No “peak-season” rush. | More of the ship to your- | self. Wider choice of ac- | commodations, The nicest sort of fellow travelers. Trains in Europe not nearly so crowded; hotels and resorts more truly European. And don’t forget that your trip in the Spring is less ex- pensive, too—lower rates everywhere. Another suggestion: when to go is im- portant; where to go is worth knowing, AGENTS too; but bow to go ranks highest of all. Select your ship carefully —ask those whoknow—thetravel-wise. Let them tell you about the famous meals served on board American ships; the unexpected luxuries; the attractive, home-like state- room that you'll learn to love; the prompt service of stewards who speak your own language. In short, the American way. If you're in a hurry, take the Leviathan, the world’s largest ship —less than six days and you're there. For a more leisurely trip, the cabin ships, George Washington, America, Repub- lic, President Harding, or President Roosevelt. IN PRINCIPAL CITIES United States Lines FORTY-FIVE BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY comicbooks.com