Booklist 16:229 Ap ’20 (Reprinted from Pratt p21 Ja ’20) N Y P L New Tech Bks p33 Ap ’20 100w Pratt p21 Ja ’20 50w (Same as Quar List New Tech Bks O ’19) Quar List New Tech Bks O ’19 50w
SCHAUFFLER, ROBERT HAVEN. Fiddler’s luck. *$1.90 (3½c) Houghton
20–9475
Being “the gay adventures of a musical amateur.” (Sub-title) The young son of a family in which the flute was hereditary finds a cello in the garret and sets about to teach himself. He is sent to a musical cousin for his education and returning, as a fairly well equipped fiddler, has a falling out with his puppy love, Priscilla, because her progress on the piano has not kept pace with his, and she plays an ear-splitting fortissimo for his accompaniment. After many musical vicissitudes in the army he comes unexpectedly on Priscilla in Paris. She no longer strums but is a finished pianist and the harmony is now complete.
+ Booklist 17:36 O ’20 + Boston Transcript p6 Je 30 ’20 1200w
“One of the most thoroly enjoyable books—whether you are a musician or not—that you have read in a long, long while.”
+ Ind 103:442 D 25 ’20 170w Lit D p94 S 18 ’20 2750w
“‘Fiddler’s luck’ is full of love, laughter, music and good drink. It is worth a ton of best sellers and ‘serious studies’ in these melancholy days that are upon us.” B. De C.