December 10, 1926. w ·I L METTE LIFE ·Critic Discusses Books Mrs. Anthony French Merrill, who gives her book talks before the North FICTION ~bore Catholic \Voman's League. preBanning . . . . \Vomen of the Family I Burlingame .... Susan Shane srntcc a new and delightful feature in Cohen . . . ........ Sweepings her last talk. held at the home of Mrs. Deeping . . . . . Sorre11 and Son Sidney Beach of 235 Walden dri\'e,\ Deland · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . The Kays Glencoe, Thursday, December 2. Er:-;kine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Galahad R h I Call: . Preface to a Life at cr than discuss new book. at 1 ~~ iln lt Happened in Peking random. \frs. Merrill presented this .\'orris . . . . . . . Hildegarde group with a list c,f fi ft \'-one, fiction Putnam Canclaules' ~Vife and non-fiction hook:;, . suitable for . Hinehart Ti sh Pia vs the (,amr ('I . ·r <>ntl·t~· K' I 1nstma:-; D .. :-:.ran ,. wa..; 111~ h k 1 g1 h. As she d named each · Tid, oo :. s 1e gav_e ~ _ wor or two con- I :-:.1 rcet ~:s cern1ng- the stth)ect matter. and the !\01\-FIC'TIO.t\ typt of l>ook it was. CrllL'llbe_rg . ·.· · · · · · · ; ·. · · · · · · \\'hilr the fiftv-one cannot be listed ... Gtudance ot ) outh and Uuldhood I ~llc' 1 ' 11 cJttcl"'cl s·t . , S poon " 1 , , . 'f k. .. "T.I1e · 1 'er )y' . .\I 11 P ·' 1O< 1 · r l ann · · S1 c 1 ·' a ·mg John (~abworthy. "Harmer John."! ClltCh ' 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . "\\' It 1 I' ·.a!'tern Eyes." hy Ernest I Early · Rcnai~ . . ann· :\rrhitccturc in Poole. "Her Son's \\'ife." and "The l·:ng-land \Vorld of \Villiam C1issold." "Show Jolm:-; \Vild Plum Boat." by E(lna Ferber, wa :' ron~idered I Tt:a~dalc Dark of the Moon one of the outstanding- boob of the \Vaguer . Alchemy ~ca-.;on hy .\tr~ . .\ferrill. and highly !\omarl's Land orai:-;ed. Tw(· of the outstanding nonRim·hart Franrk ... · ~· . . .. _. .. ; . . :. I firti()n h(·oks . she _disct1ssed . h:iefl~: 1 . 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