Life, 1925-11-05 · page 41 of 50
Life — November 5, 1925 — page 41: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of a **book review section** listing newly published novels and received books from the early 1920s. The reviews are brief, often witty dismissals—notably mocking authors succumbing to trends like "the Russian craze" and foreign writers observing America. The only visual content is a **Rubberset shaving brush advertisement** featuring a product shot and a separate advertisement showing two men in profile with the caption "what a whale of a difference just a few cents make"—a typical consumer goods pitch emphasizing value. There is **no political cartoon** on this page. The page reflects the literary zeitgeist of early 1920s America: interest in modernist writers (Huxley, Lippmann), concern about foreign perspectives on American society, and celebration of American literary achievements (the $13,500 prize for Martha Ostenso's *Wild Geese*).
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Among the New Books Foolish Fiction. By Christopher Ward (Holt). An addition to the thor’s characteristic parodies in which Masefield, Michael Arlen, Carl Van Vechten, Ethel M. Kelley, Elinor Wylie, et al., get theirs. Gabriel Samara, Peacemaker. By E. Phillips Oppenheim (Little, Brown). One of my favorite story tellers suc- cumbs to the Russian craze. Along the Road. By Aldous Hux- ley (Doran). Papers on this and that, from the Pierian Spring to popular music. The Office. By Nathan Asch (Har- court, Brace). An engrossing and original treatment of what goes on downtown, with cross sections of the hearts and minds of the human machine. £ I Know What I Mean. By Elsie janis (Putnam). I know it's not fair, ut_she can write, too. On New Shores. By Konrad Ber- covici (Century). Another foreigner looks us over. The Emigrants. By Johan Bojer (Century). And still another, but this one says it in fiction and concentrates on the Norwegians in the Northwest. Wild Geese. By Martha Ostenso (Dodd, Mead). Winner of the $13,509 prize for the best first novel by an American. The Wagnerian Romances. By Gertrude Hall (Knopf). Sympathetic and intelligent recounting of stories which can never be heard too often. Genius and Disaster. By Jeannette Marks (Adelphi). Studies of the ef- fects of drugs and drink on some of our famous writers. Tales of the Long Bow. By G. K. Chesterton (Dodd, Mead). A story se- quence of extraordinary adventures permeated with the author’s character- istic humor and philosophy. The Harper Prize Short Stories. With an introduction by Bliss Perry (Harper). Something else for the guest-room table. Faber. or The Lost Years. By Jacob Wassermann. Translated by ALBRIGHT RUBBERSET SHAVING BRUSH Every le held EVERLASTINGLY (Om G > (aheet VE nr Vulcanized Hard Rubber Do you expect your present shav- ing brush to last fifteen years? According to thou- sands of unsolicited letters received during the past fifty years, that in only the average life of & genuine AL- BRICHT RUBBER- SET. It pays to buy the best. 25910825% 6% Sterilized-Guaranteed MFG BY RUBBERSET CO. NEWARK.W.J. what a whale of a difference just a few cents make Harry Hansen (Harcourt, Brace). The author of “The World's Illusion” pre- sents two more characterizations. To be reviewed later. Gertrude Haviland’s Divorce. By Inez Haynes Irwin (Harper). The story of a woman whose husband asked her to let him off. A Diplomat Looks at Europe. By Richard Washburn Child (Duffield). The title and author's name give a fair idea of the contents. Paris on Parade. By Robert For- rest Wilson (Bobbs-Merrill). Another subject which never grows old. with i lustrations from fifteen paintings by Warshawsky. The Phantom Public. By Walter Lippmann (Harcourt, Brace). Show- ing public opinion just where it gets off. West of the Pacific. By Ellsworth Huntington (Scribner). A creditable contr ibation to the demand for travel stuff. When America Was Young. By John T. Faris (Harper). Just the thing to read when you get home from the American Wing. BL. Books Received Steel Decks. By James B. Con- nolly (Scribner). The Jungle Pirates. By Leo Miller (Scribner). The Master and the Modern Spirit. By Lewis C. Strang (Roland Pub. Co.). A Red Carpet on the Sahara. By Edna Brush Perkins (Marshall Jones) Robert Louis Stevenson’s Works. South Sea Islands edition in 32 volumes (Scribner). The Dream-Maker Man. By Fanny Heaslip Lea (Dodd, Mead). The Drifting Cowboy. James (Scribner). The Dividing Line of Europe. By Stephen Graham (Appleton). * We Must March. By Willsie Morrow (Stokes). Doorways in Drumorty. By Lorna Moon (Bobbs-Merrill). Yes, Lady Saheb. By Thompson Seton (Harper). Rahwedia. By C. Harold Smith (Appleton). By Will Honoré Grace comicbooks.com