Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-02 | Page 4 | In the Realm of Literature

FN 1 IN THE I REALM OF f LITERATURE If ory oily of CharmIs Charm Is Found in Little David Davidt t Painting and BeautyS Beauty S Style Mark New Nev Book BookY by Y R. R S S. S Christie HERBERT HUBBARD tre are books and books Some be read carefully with an anany anany Ire an any possible enlightenment I gained and always s he e thought uppermost In mind e reading is being done solen sole- sole Wom Lm n a sense of ot duty dut- and with purpose of the acquirement of w ledge edge which will wilf result in the theirs thes I irs s being styled well read hen there are books which are are written with the idea the reader with hours re enjoyment a one I is R. R S. S Christies Christie's lie e David ld a most delightful tor tory containing a charm of I nd dialogue ue second to few g wealth of humor which makes ratty WY ly fascinating sz he title would indicate it is s out of the life of ot Little Lad M a homeless waif on the Hs Ts of ot London and deals with adventures with one John Henry man iman an author who has n not t Arrived and in hose whose whole- whole led g altruism and delightful ab- ab makes him a most ble be character John Henry Henrys jes ds s the acquaintance of Little J id l one day on the streets of don n where the latter Is busily aged In fleeing from a gentle gentle- jj afterwards known as the nty Brute he being of a type ch h h. h would fit tit that name r that Little David is to death of the Dainty te tee te and his fear and helpless- helpless t it Tand and nd appealing ways wa-'s take him 1 it into John Henrys Henry's heart re rg there is room for many such h he f- f John Henry takes the lit lit- ap to his h home me and leaves ere going off about his busi- busi 1 laP serenely unconscious of the hat Into his life has come conic ment nent which will ivill forever after I se se to o be ignored nake ike ake a a. long story no longer Henry enry in spite of and bee bee be- be e 6 of ot his and ab- ab mindedness finally succeeds in ining illg ing his book published with the various artous and sundry friends oj whom whom seem to feel that he heM heable able to take care of himself M table Mable feast and must be looked after a. a child To add a spice of the Little Dav David id turns o outwell out t tI I fi well someone vastly differ differ- m what he had appeared to i- i nd id the book ends with wedells wed- wed ells ella not only for tor one cout cou- cou Ut t for three of them The real realI realm m of the story lies in its char- char gs its beauty of style I Eie e everyday humanness of the Jg iIi pictured therein l author with a a. technique 1 f R. R Ie beautiful to behold has hasen en giL into his book three sepa- sepa Euid nd distinct love threads any am JC which would make the book In itself Taken as a aI ale I le e eit it forms hat one might I l' l call can a a. good book a book bookis Jt is well weB fitted to turn the them m est sst of evenings into a time t l-t and which will assuredly r wa way am any of melan- melan 1 might otherwise be bein mg in the offing Thomas Thomasi fit i New Kew York I