Show Travel Bo Book k Pres Presents Presents' Quaint Bohemian Customs and Scenes I Music Literature and Art of European State Reviewed ved in jn Decorative Spell Series By Helen Or Orr Eighteen years ears ago a volume entitled entitled en en- titled ed Bohemia and the Czechs by Will S. S Monroe onroe was published shed by L. L InC C. C p. p Page s-e s 9 4 Co of ot Boston as asa asa a a. part of a Travel Lovers' Lovers Series which this house wa was sponsoring Since this was sas the first general genera work of travel travel and description on Bohemia In the English language the book has had a n. steady sale throughout these years Lately how however the supply has become exhausted and nd tho the publishers publish publish- ers era in order to meet the tho demand have brought out outa a new edition Under under under un un- der the title tItio The Tho Spell of ot Bohemia Bohe Bohe- nil mia and have subsequently transferred trans trans- erred the book from the Travel Lovers' Lovers SerI Series s to th tho Spell Series Seniel As this series now now stands it Jt Includes in includes In- In eludes travelogues S' S es on on practically every country In the world Mon don roe In addition to his volume on Bohemia has also contributed to tile the series books on on Sicily and Norway Nor Nor- way The Bohemians as a people since the earliest of ot times have suffered fortune Their man many vicissitudes I of ot history has ha been one one long Jong chain of ot ups ups and downs downs' In the c constant tant ef effort et- et fort tort t to attain atIn r no na na In his his' book the author has har has given givena a general but wholly satisfactory tory sur survey sury y of or Dohem Bohemian an history IH peo people O- O pIe social and political Institutions InstitUtIon religion education geography language lan Ian Jan guage literature painting music sculpture architecture h Industry and commerce commerce In each ench case his sympathies oby Ho lie lo with this country countr which has has' held his Interest for forthe the post past PDt twenty years almost to tb the tho exclusion of ol e everything else ese In the thC early ealy days these people were leaders In matters maters of ot education education tion ton religion and science but a long lino Uno of ot incompetent w weak or or un unscrupulous un- un scrupulous s rulers kept things In such n an unsettled state that It I was difficult for them to keep up P with other ul Eur European countries Even Enn today however Bohemia as ii a r portion portion porton por por- tion ton of ot Czech Czechoslovak Is recognized as s ono one of f the most advanced among the manuta manufacturing turIn countries of Europe Europ With the publication or me new edition it was was necessary that Monroe Monroe Monroe Mon Mon- edIton which roe add another chapter would bring his book up to date During tho the World war warthe the book bool was forbidden circulation In Bohemia which at a that time was a under the Hapsburg government The au authors authors author's au- au au- au hors thors thor's name was Inscribed on the police protocol also at this tI time and andle he le was forbidden to enter the coun- coun try tn From twelve to fourteen thousand of or these thes as as' as they are are reso so lovingly called caled in America merica emigrate to the tho United States each year I Monroe states states that they make e ex excellent ex- ex celent citizens and readily adjust to our civilization cl Chicago Chi cago h he points out Is h tho the second largest arrest est n Bohemian city in the world The This Spell Series books are all al beautiful Each volume has hns one ono or C more noro colored plates and many ilius- ilius fro from n original drawings or c specIal photographs a gilt gi top and anda a n. decorative cover co To Ton Toi it travel trave lov lovers lover's 0 overs over's ov- ov er ers er's 1 library this book should prove I to tei o be boa bea a rare addition addIton I |