| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 675. O. 14, ‘05. 1060w. |
[*] “Mr. Cook knows his Provence well, but he does not know how to tell about it. Nevertheless the volumes are worth buying and worth reading, for their contents cannot be obtained elsewhere.”
| + — | Outlook. 81: 706. N. 25, ‘05. 110w. |
Cooke, Grace MacGowan. Grapple. [†]$1.50. Page.
The principal figure in this labor-problem story is Mark Strong who from the ordinary miner’s lot rises to the ownership of a mine. Although once a member of the United mine workers, and still a believer in unions, he will not be bound by the inflexible rules of labor organizations, and employs non-union help. The struggle that ensues gives an opportunity for an exposition of arguments on both sides of the question.
[*] “The seriousness of the book is relieved by an element of humor which is perhaps better than nothing, although it is a humor of a rather cheap sort.” Wm. M. Payne.
| + — | Dial. 39: 307. N. 16, ‘05. 140w. | |
| Outlook. 81: 279. S. 30, ‘05. 110w. |
Cooke, Marjorie Benton. Dramatic episodes. $1.25. Dramatic.
Ten short plays, each in a single scene, which satirize the follies of the foibles of to-day.
| Dial. 38: 276. Ap. 16, ‘05. 60w. |