+ − The Times [London] Lit Sup p492 S 18 ’19 1000w
JOHNSEN, JULIA E.,[[2]] comp. Selected articles on national defense. v 3 (Debaters’ handbook ser.) $1.80 Wilson, H. W. 355.7
This volume, consisting of brief, bibliography and reprints, covers the subjects. The army, The navy, Military training, Military service, Disarmament and peace. Volume 1, by Corinne Bacon, was published in 1916; volume 2, by Agnes Van Valkenburgh, in 1917.
JOHNSON, ARTHUR. Under the rose. *$1.75 (2½c) Harper
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The titles of these stories are: The princess of Tork; Riders in the dark; The one hundred eightieth meridian; Mr Eberdeen’s house; The two lovers; The visit of the master; The little family; His new mortal coil; How the ship came in. The stories are reprinted from Harper’s and other magazines. The visit of the master appeared in the 1918 volume of Mr O’Brien’s “Best short stories.”
“‘Under the rose’ contains some charming tales. The happy whimsicality of expression in a number brings to mind similar happy whimsicalities of Henry James.” C. K. H.
+ Boston Transcript p6 O 2 ’20 400w
“This is a bewildering collection of stories, effective and yet at the same time not wholly satisfying. The themes treated are many, the transition from story to story sometimes marking a leap of mood difficult to achieve. Almost every story is successful by itself; and this, after all, is a great deal to demand of fiction.”