Life — September 27, 1923 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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: LIFE - Some New Books CuHarLEs BROoKFIELD, it appears, one time came upon Sir Charles Wyndham seated in Garrick’s chair at the Garrick Club at the time he was acting in “David Garrick.” “My dear Wyndham,” Brookfield cried, “I must say you look more and more like Garrick every day.” The delighted Wyndham purred vehe- mently—until Brookfield added, “And less and less like him every night.” This is, perhaps, one of the best out of the bale composed mainly of such pleasantries and called “Myself Not Least” (Holt), the reminiscences of an amiable blatherskite who signs him- self mercly and who has ap- parently mixed in with about every one in Europe that anybody ever heard of during the past thirty years or so. He seems to have hobnobbed with equal gusto with ministers of state and with ministers of the gospel and with numerous ones who were reduced to seeking the ministrations gees ¢ “ If we could only bring this book to America!” ERE is an actual photograph of a Glasgow printer’s m: terpiece; a single beantiful volume containing all the works of Shakespeare — everything he ever wrote! fest #04 Ro arse eS es Just one copy of this wonderful book came into our hands. Every one who saw it wanted a copy. It was a 5 SS e The Famous Book of Etiquette Ay Amazing Bargain—Nearly Half-Mil- | lien Sold at $3.50—Special Limited Offer } at Only $1.98. Send Your Order Now. | Book of Etiquette needs no introduction s the recognized authority on the subject | ng people of culture, refinement and ceding everywhere, It covers every phase r conduct and mann it the wedding, | er, on the stre the theatre—at all | dat’ all times. Nothing is omitted. It | u from distressing embarrassments which the most unexpected moments—gives you | ease, poise, confidence in yourself. 500,000 people have paid the regular "s price of $3.50 for this wonderful two ocial guide. Only an unusual lull in the isiness has. prompted the publishers to s extraordinary short-time reduction in When the orders reach a certain number will be immediately withdrawn. Send No Money | 1s a Mne—a posteard will do—and the famous | © Book of Etiquette will be mailed at once | in carton. Pay the postman only $1.98 (plus a S postage) and the books are yours. But re- this remarkable offer may bo withdrawn at vent. So don’t delay. Send your order now. ¥ reason you are not satisfied, return the books days and your $1.93 will be promptly refunded Nelson Doubleday, Inc., Dept. 1959, Garden City, N. Y. MADISON AVE., 43rd TO 44th STREETS NEW YORK Tea in the Palm Room Dancing in the Supper Room JOHN McE. BOWMAN President of friends in public houses. Brook- field, again, remarked to “old George Grossmith,” “My dear George, I never realized what a gentleman you were until I met your brother Wee- don.” The book would have been twice as amusing as it is if it had been half as long. FEMINISM nowadays is being gone after by literature like anything. Among the novelists, there just the other day was Mr. Hutchinson, and now here is Charles G. Norris (no less) with “Bread” (Dutton), a story apparently designed to drive into something like hydrophobia the mem- bership of the Lucy Stone League. The book, as a dire picture of the unnatural adventure of a young wom- an taking to a job, would have been a thriller about 1890. Its style is the perfection of bromidianism. Ix a book for the highly sophi cated palate, “Roman Pictures,” by Percy Lubbock (Scribner), the au- thor employs an ingenious, delicately humorous, back-handed approach to the spirit of eternal beauty—from the oblique perspective of a motley, racy fringe of Roman society. In “The Winding Stair,” by A. E. W. Mason (Doran), the people have such names as Paul Ravenel, Phyllis Vanderfelt, Gerard de Montignac, Madame Dela- grange, Ollivier Praslin and Si El Hadj Arrifa: They would-have. -It's a romance of the old school, just as though there had never been any psychoanalysis or anything since the days of Mr. Hawkins, otherwise known as Anthony Hope. R.C. H. seat $1.50 with the postman, month until the full price of $6.50 hag been pald. miracle of the printer's art. “If we could only bring this book to America,” we said, “a hundred thou- sand copies would be sold over- night.” But a hundred thousand copies are not available. At Collins’ Clear- Type Press, in Glasgow, we found a_ few thousand unbound _ books. We rushed them aboard a fast liner, bound them in genuine, _ flexible, grain leather, and now offer them to the first few readers of Lire who send for them. Tear off this coupon now. It may be months before we can get an- other supply, if we ever can. The limited edition de luxe of less than 5,000 copies will be swept off our shelves so quickly that you must order at once. The combination of India paper (1312 clearly printed pages in one volume), Scotch presswork, Collier binding, and sale by mail direct to you, makes this opportunity unique. But you must act quickly. Send no money; this coupon brings the book by mail insured. P. F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY Publisher of Good Books since 1875 P. F, COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 416 West Thirteenth Street New York City. | Send me. charges prepaid. one copy of Shakespeare's works complete in one volume. J] When the book 1s delivered, I will deposit , and send ‘you $1.00 each oR C1. I will deposit $5.50 with the postman, which will be credited as payment in full if I” retain the book. (Mark X in square to indicate plan of payment you prefer. Money back if you're not satisfied.) Mr. Name Mrs....... Miss Street and Number comicbooks.com