| Show Toilers o of f the Hills Few authors have the good fortune of having their first published novel acclaimed by the reading public in the manner that the Toilers of the Hills Hills first novel of Vardis Fisher former o member of the University English department has been That it gives new significance to a recent chapter of E American history has richness of substance is racy and vigorous vigor vigor- ous in style is magnificent in its conception of man in conflict with nature and will wiH endure with the best work of Willa Cather Gather as an epic picture of the West Vest are some of the things that are being said by th the reviewers about it Julia Peterkin famed as the author of Black April writes Vardis Fisher amazes me His amazing tale flows out as simply as breath as naturally as the life filling the stubborn sagebrush and matted grass of those terrifying hills It is as brutal as life itself yet full of poignant beauty and gayety An authentic piece of American folk literature Edna Bryner authoress call it ranking high with the best of the European The author knows his people and and- his soil soU as as liv living ng forces and presents them with a just reality in which delicate lyricism and rare humor have tr true e place Other famous ones who vho have acclaimed it in print are Cornelia James Cannon author of Red Rust 1 Chapman Chap Chap- man author of The Happy Mountain who says It is something brand new in love stories a tremendous book and R Ramsey Benson author of Hill Country When one can ban n write rite a novel such uch as this he is is perfectly justified in m considering the teaching the the worst nonsense a writer can fall into |
