Life, 1913-07-31 · page 21 of 36
Life — July 31, 1913 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page is a "Confidential Book Guide"—a book review section from *Life* magazine (approximately early 1900s based on the titles and style). The main cartoon depicts a domestic scene: a man sits at a desk while a woman in a dress stands nearby, with a caption reading "TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO YOUR OLD COLLEGE CHUM NAMED HIS FIRST-BORN AFTER YOU!" **The joke's point:** The cartoon satirizes the awkwardness of being reminded of youthful friendships and obligations. A college friend apparently named his child after the protagonist two decades prior, creating an uncomfortable social debt or expectation of ongoing connection. The bulk of the page reviews contemporary novels by Jack London, Arnold Bennett, and others. A notable review mentions *The Woman With Empty Hands*, an account of how a Southern woman became a "front rank suffragette"—reflecting early 20th-century debates over women's rights. The page also includes witty commentary on other books, establishing *Life*'s satirical literary voice.
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The Abysmal Brute, by Jack London. clever idea well handled. An Affair of State, by J. C. Snaith. Some private aspects of an English political crisis in the near future. reading of a near- serious appearance. How “ One-punch ” Glendon cleaned the Augean stables of the prize ring. Good light LIFE untold. the Kansas. John Cave, by W. B. Trites. The history of a man's soul. An astonishingly boiled-down story that yct leaves nothing A Landsman's Log, by Robert W. Neeser. An informal glimpse of life in the navy from the journal of a guest on Barbara Gwynne, by W. B. Trites. A story of provincial Mark Twain and the Happy Island, by Elizabeth Wallace. America that is cosmopolitaniy human. England under the title of “ Life. The Catfish, by Charles Marriott A most interesting study of a type of character the uses of which we are beginning humorous skit dealing with latent possibilities of to rediscover. Comrade Yetta, by Albert Edwards. It appeared first in A fine, simple story sions. unionism. Medical Union Number Six, by William Harvey King. Memories of a Bermuda winter, and other personal impres- A trades The Old Adam, by Arnold Bennett. An amusing story in interpretative of the contemporary welter of life on the East Mr. Bennett's lighter fictional vein; the same being the further Side in New York. Crowds, by Gerald Stanley Lee. See preceding page Enjoyment of Poetry, by Max Eastman. adventures of “ Denry the Audacious. A Personal Narrative of Political Experiences, by Robert A splendid book M. La Follette. A clean-cut narrative of broad interest. that quite wonderfully picks its subject up out of preciosity book that helps to give perspective to a peri and academics, and brings it to us rosy-checked and happy, with its mouth all slang. The Eternal Maiden, by T. Everett Harré. lorish tale of an Eskimo love tragedy. periment. A poetic, folk- An interesting ex- V. Vis Eyes, by Henry Sydnor Harrison. In which the "is still interesting, although still Vie- A Reflections o, Beginning Husband, by Edward Sandford Martin. no one alive to-day who can make being wise as entertaining as Mr. Martin. author of “ Queed Growing Pains, by Ivy Low. Autobiographical revelations, _torian. many of which are of considerable psychological interest, but which have been made into a sluggish story. The Human Slaughter House, by Wilhelm Lamszus. supposed diary of a private in the next war. The Woman With Empty Hands. Anonymous. An account, given without comment, of the events that turned an old The school southerner into a front rank suffragette. A little book Zone Policeman 88, by Harry A. Franck. One of the that has set Germany by the ears, but will seem obvious to most interesting books on Panama, because one of the few American readers. hat get at it first-hand. Wisconsin River, ask another youngster, a bit bigger, where the river came from. “ Oh,” answered the other, pointing a chubby finger, “from way up there.” “Yes,” insisted the first, “ but from how far?" And then the other swelled visibly before our eyes, and putting on a look of preternatural gravity, answered: “ From way up beyond to-morrow’s morn- ing and to-morrow's morning and to- morrow’s morning!” That's the way you fecl when asked questions about “ Crowds.” It's the most religious book published in this country since “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” J. B. Kerfoot. We Suspect It Wd Why would it not be a sod idea for this country to take a vacation? It is said to be good and often necessary in the case of an individual; surely, then, it would be beneficial in the case of the whole country. Let's let the United States off for a couple of weeks. And while the whole country is away, let there be no teach- ing, no preaching, no law making, no politics. Wouldn't the country be much better for it? TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO YOUR OLD COLLEGE CHUM NAMED HIS FIRST-BORN AFTER You! comicbooks.com