be ra o wi Hrrave A in ow Eh LY BRITISH WHIG (Continued from Page 17) that 'is the English poor man's no- tion of the way to spend the one great. festival of the year. You may not agree with him, You may detest plum pudding and loathe meeting your family. You may prefer to spend Christmas Day gki-ing in Swit- zerland, or dining. at the Metropole, * Brighton, but don't make the mis- a DOUGLAS DURKIN, Author of "The Hews of Cherry Bain, M take of supposing that Charles Dic- kens invented the English Christ- mas. It would be as rational to sup- Pose . that he invented England.-- From "Chetries Dickens," by Sidney Dark. . 4 LIST OF BOOKS WORTH WHILE, For Christmas Giving, 1" . . Biography. A Labrador Doctor, Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell, VUMD, , { ' A story of the wonderful work that Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell has accomplighe mong the fisher folk of the Labrador and New- foundland coasts. Dr. Grenfell's werk has made him an inter- national figure of repute, and his experiences 'are most en- thralling. The book is profuse- ly illustrated. - Price $4.00, Clemenceau, by H, H. Hyndman. graphic biography of the ~greatest French 'statesman. Price, $2.00. Theodore Roosevelt, by Roscoe Thay- er. Mr. Thayer is a noted blograph- er, and his story of the life of Theodore Roosevelt throws mu¢h fresh and important light on the late President's career, Price; $56.00. . Essays on Literature, A Golden Age of Authors, by Wil liam Webster Ellsworth. These recollections of a pub- lisher give intimate glimpses of a large number of figures im- portant in Euaglish and Ameri- can contemporary literature. There are also chapters on pub- lishing, magazine making and , short' story writing. Price, $3.75. / Charles Dickens, by Sidney Dark. nm. Canadian H istory CANADA'S . 100 DAYS J. F. B, LIVESAY Canadian War Correspon- dent '" A book évery Canadian should buy. This book contains full details of the hundred days when | Canada made history for the world. ~ Price $5.00 Atal Booksellers = Thomas Allen 219 Victoria St. TORONTO » Mr. Dark certainly possesses in large measure the one indis- i pensable qualification in writ- | ing about Dickens; he is an en- | thusiasti¢ Dickensian. His 1it- tle book on Dickens is a splen- | did 'work. Price, 35 cents, | English Literature During the Last i Halt Century, by John W.,Cun- | lite. Professor Cunliffe's interesting survey of English literature of the last half century covers al- most every English writer of note during that period, and al- '80 discusses the new poetie movement. Price, $2.00. : { i History. | British . Supremacy and Canadian SelfsGovernment, by Prof. J. L. Morrison. The coming of the ideals of self-government to Canada and the early struggles of the Union are exhaustively and splendidly detailed in thi book. Price, $2.50. " Stories of the British Empire, by Agnes Maule Machar, An attractive presentation by one. of Kingston's famous writ- ers of the great events of Bri- tish history. Over 650 pages of interesting matter, particularly | for boys and girls. Price, $1.00, {A Comprehensive History of Canada, by William Kingsford, LL.D. In the judgment of all compet- ent men Kingsford's Canada is the most perfect historical com- position on Canadian history. Price, $30,00 for the set of ten volumes. Religion and Social Problems, A Community Church, by Henry BE. Jackson, : This book shows 'why the author left the ministry after twenty years of service and devoted himself to community organiza- -tion with the schoolhouse as the centre, and the great results of his venture. Price, $2.00. . The Battle Nobody Saw, by Byron H. Stauffer, Most people in Canada know the author as a clever story-teller, preacher and writer. He is pre- sented _ here in most of his phases, and the book is chuck full of the witty turn and epi- grammatic phrase for which he is noted. Price, $1.50. New Outlook, by W. P. Living- stone. } Men and women are groping af- ter a clearer faith in view of the unsettlement caused by the war. Thy justice. Of tyrannfes deep Thy Peace, O A PRAYER FOR PEACE. By Albert Durant Watson. Thy peace, O God, our hearts implore! No armistice red-shot with gore; No fist of steel with threat fear-clad, But peace that earth has never ha With love sungilding every shore. J 'We. spurn all peace that dares ignore Down the battle-roar, The ery rings clear, though stern and sad; Thy Peace, O God! We crave no peace that has a score No wealth and squalor, monsy-mad, But peace that makes the whole world glad-- This 1s a book of unusual dra- matiec power, and is one of this brilliant author's best efforts. Price, $1.75. A Woman's: Woman, Bartley. A book which gives in review the social history of a repre ' séntative family from the early eighties to the present day. Price, $1.75. Branding Iron, by Katherine N. Burt. § One ofthe finest westérn stor- ies ever written. Price, $1.65. Builders, by Ellen Glasgow: "The Builders" is a picture of by Nalbro : Wo A, FRASER Author of "Bulldog Carney," "Thoroughbreds," he etc. Load American home life during the past three years, dealing in par? with the political problems arising out of the war. Price, $1.60. Also 'the following novels, which have previously been reviewed in the wig 8 Book Column: Chalmers Comes Back, by W. J. Dawson. Drowned Gold, by Roy Norton. The Gay-Dombeys, by Sir Harry Johnston. The Great House, by Stanley Wey- man. Jimmy the Zangwill. The Lamp in the Desert, hy Ethel Dell. x Mary Olver, by Max Sinclaiy. Rainbow Valley, by L. M. Mont- gomery. Our House, by Henry & Canby. Mufti, by "Sapper." Carrier, by Israel at its core; God! Here, in this book, is the re- sponse to the need. : ; War Books, British Campaign in France and Flanders, by Bir Arthur Conan Doyle. a: The last two volumes of Sir Ar- thur Conan Doyle's history of the war are now ready. Price, $2.00, Eastern Nights and Fights, by Alan Bott. This is the story which appear- ed in the Whig as a serial re- cently. Price, $1.60. 5 Rough Talks of a Padre, by G. A. Studdert Kennedy, M.C., C.F. This book consists of a series of lectures delivered to officers and men of the CT.F. The ' duthor deals With the moral de- fects of the British solder and the British nation, and suggests remedies. Price, $1.50. Soldier Hearts of France, edited by Agnes Maule Machar. This is a carefully selected vol- ume of most interesting trans- lations of letters written by the noble young soldiers of France. The letters are full of interest: and intrfnsic charm, and reveal the wonderful personalities oj the French soldiers. Price, $1.50. & y Fiction, \ ! Arrow of Gold, by Joseph Conrad. -- EDITION India Paper. py x ship! soa) "+ in gold on the m) In Mngle coples. It Publis : The Ideal Gift for Dickens, Thackeray, Stevenson, Dumas, Eliot, Pos, Hugo, etc. These volumes are printed in large type on NELSON'S Genulne India | Paper. The binding is black Genuine Morocco. with Author's Initial in Gold oh front cover. Edfes gold with red underneath. Bach 'volume beautifully illustrated. The highest quality and workman- - ets, in handsome red box with author's name ; and Ask your BOOKSELLER to show you NELSON'S and JACK'S books for Xmas. and get full particulars and lists trom him or from the \ DE LUXE $2.00 per Volume Pocket size Average weight 11 oz. whole set Is not wanted at once, time to time add to.the collec: Rebecca's Promige, by Frances R. Sterret. The Secret of the Tower, by An- thony Hope. . Storm in a Teacup, by Eden Phil- potts. The Undying Fire, by H.'G, Wells. The Young Visiters, by Daisy Ash- ford. Mist of Morning, by Isabel Eccles- tone Mackay. The Girl of. 0. K. Valley, by Rab- Jf ert Watson. The Touch of Abner, by H. A. Cody. wl Golden Dicky, by Marshall Saund- ers. Bulldog Carnéy, by W. A. Fraser. Janet of Kootenay, by Evah Me- Kowan. A Joan at Halfway, by Grace Mac- Leod Rogers. On Giving Books. _-- % » It is a commonplace saying that "a book makes the. best present" but observation shows that books are rarely given with any discrimination. One would suppose that Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy" would strike even an illiterate person as not an ideal wedding present; yet, it has been given as such, and seriously too, If you wish your gift to be valu- ed, choose some interest. - A topical book én some transient question will only be a later embarrassment; one hesitates to dis- card a gift, yet a dead book is an eyesore-im-a private library. Never give a third rate novel that you would not buy for your own reading; such a gift is an insult to our friend. To give books success ully, two things are ; first, a knowledge of the recipient's tastes and existing library second, a knowl- edge of the book or author that you The next consideration is is fairly | ves, its weight in his suitcase, its | | clumsy balance in his hand. Choose, | if possible, something approaching {the pocket size; there are thousands | {of good things at your service. | As regards birding, except for a) standard book, of which several edi- | tions are available, we have, of | course, to -take it as we find it. One | caution may be borne in mind, how- ! ever; avoid glaring cplours; a neu- | tral inoffensive shade is preferable, | $0 that the book may harmonize with any ordinary scheme of decora- tion. Consider, too, the occasion of the gift. For weddings and Christmas it easy to choose something 'appropriite. For weddings, popular classics and standard authors are al- ways safe, providing you remember the literary tastes of the bride. For Christmas a book need not of course be "Christmassy", you need only to know your friend's tastes and his exciting library to pick up something acceptable. : ; Parting = gifts, however, require more thought. Only an intimate sym- pathy of taste, and a wide knowledge of the best in literature, will enable you to find something that symboli- zes the best in your friendship. "fthan that ing of permanent' Character in Fiction. A btn Ong of the most important features of any work. of fiction fs character delineation. The . skilful writer creates living persons, and these should be to the readers as the per- sons he or she meets every day. But complexity of the plot, the cees- sion of incident, often draws the reader's attention away from the personality of the characters. If the reader hopes to become personally acquainted "with the personages of the story and then get the most out of the book, he or she must cultivate the habit of careful and observant reading. For the old style of detail | pen-portraiture and lengthy cha-| facter analysis has gone out of | fashion, and the present day novel- | Ist reveals the individuality of his | characters largely by their words and | actions. ' ' i indeed, the present-day reader has | little patience with the writer who | attempts to buttonhole him off to a | corner.to listen to a subtle analysis i of the reasons why so-and-so i such-and-such, or what the heroine | or hero would be likely to do under | certain conditions. 'Watch, then, the { actions of the characters in a novel. "The shrug of the shoulder, the curl of a lip, the click of the teeth, the liftihg of the eyebrows, mean more as a pitture of character than page of explanation as to the cause." Cha- raster in fiction is revealed by what persons- say, by what they do, and by what others say of them. Canada's Hundred Days. "August 8th, 1918, was the black day of Germany in the history of the war," says Ludendorff in his Apolo- gia. In its official report. of that erushing defeat to the German arms before Amiens, the German general stati said, "We were up against the elite: of the Frencharmy and the celebrated Canadian Corps." The battle of Amiens, which first broke the enemy line on.the western front, was structurally and tactically a Canadian corps battle. How great was its part is brought out by J. F. B. Livesay in his book, "Canada's "Hundred Days," just published by Thomas Allen, of Toronto. The author was present throughout these operations as correspondent for the Canadian Press. "The breaking of the Hindenburg Line at Cambrai," says 4he London Times war corres- porddent," was the biggest and most decisive victery that a British army everwon on the continent since the days of Cressy." This great Victory, which [finally crushed enemy hopes of re-estab- lishing a static defensive on the western front, w lmost entirely a Canadian corps bat®le. This ig élear- Iy brought out in Mr: Livesay's book, and it shows why the King of the Belgians said at Mons, "There is no | finer corps in Europe than the Can- adian Corps." The Writing of Poems, The writing of poems should be considered as natural and simple as the writing of letters. Children should make up pogpms without the | slightest embéirrassment, and the time spent in school in writing their own poems would' be better spent | consumed in learning | arithmetic. Poetry is the most democratic of the arts, because no money is needed for long special training in learning how to compose it. It is the best antidote for the morbid repression tat many of us have inherited from generations of Puritan ancesto! When everybody writes his own s two-thirds of the misery of the world will flow away singing, like ice-locked rivers 'when the spring sets in--Sara Teas- dale. + 3 Spend Your Christmas With Hi G. Wells Eden Phillpotts Winston Churchill Rudyard Kipling 'Sir Harry Johnston May Sinclair John Masefield Amy Lowell Zona Gale AND OTHERS EQUALLY DISTINGUISHED DR. JONATHON: A PLAY By Winston Churchill, A drama of the momant. Tts pivotal point is the clash between labor and mapital Mr. Churehill's touch was NEVETr SUTOr savieovess see ence rns BLES MR. RUDYARD KIPLING'S PROSE AND VERSE, Twenty-seven titles; prose, and six poetry, ings Uniform cloth ..¢.vv+.82.25 a volume Pocket cloth .......v..52.00 a volume Pocket ledther $2.50 a volume A set or & volume makes a Christmas gift which is perennially welcome. twenty-one In three bind- THE GAY DOMBEYS ¥ A novel by Sir Harry Johnston ,.$2.00 net. New York Times: "The untroubldd + +o outpouring of a mind richly stored with experience, a wiorth-whila commentary on the' men and events of the period with which it deals." THE UNDYING FIRE A Novel by H. G. Welly $1.50 ret New York Sun: "The Undying Fire' coming at this time, is probably Wells' greatest service, as well as one of his finest books." STORM IN A TEACUP Eden Phillpotts' New Novel. This carries on Mf. Phillpotts' delight- ful series of novelg dealing with the . human side of the different ries tessa ssrsp sme indus- .. 81,90 THE BLACK DROP By Alice Brown, "He had a black drop in his blood: God 'knows where he got it!" This is the keynote of Miss Brown's new BlOrY «.uviiinnns THE SEA BRIDR Ben Ames Williams' New Sea Story. A story of the stirring events that took plice on a whaling voyage, by the author of "All the Brothers Were Valiant" $1.75 net PEACE IN FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE 3 Zona Gale's New Novel, Further description of this delightful town and its people ...... «L785 met HANDS OFF! By Beulah Marie Dix. There is not a dull moment in this thrilling and unusual tale of adven ture in Mexico ,..... cease + «$2.00 net ON THE MAKALOA MAT . Jack London's Last Stories. Dramatic, colorful tales of adv told against a tropicalisetting aks PICTURES OF THE FLOATING WORLD Amy Lowell's New Hook of Poems, Here afe Jove poems, nature poems, a few war poems, and those antagtio - epigrams in which Miss Lowell {s< 80 happy Srssabacnnncinranaess L065 met REYNARD THE FOX John Masefield's New Narrative Poem, The frst long narrative poem by Mr. Masefleld in several years. The sort, of volume for which many people have been eagerly waiting sarees $100 met Also COLLECTED POEMS AND PLAYS By John Masefield. 3 VAS 1 uicusnran snes nmnins ass BO Also . $5.00 set THE EVERLASTING MERCY By John Masefield $2.50 A new and exquisitely illustrated edi~ tion. NEW VOICES © By Marguerite Wilkinson, A critical ang friendly frtroduction bo contemporary poetry which discusses the work of ving English and Amer- can poets and qugtes and analyzes 'nearly two hundred poems $2.25 met STARVED ROCK » Edgar Lee Masters' New Book of Poems. A daring expression of Mr. Masters' poetical genius. Sure to be widely Tread and discussed «Probably $1.65 The High Water-Mark in worth- while fiction this year indisputably is MARY OLIVER By May Sinclair, Net $1.90, . The story of a wonfan's life, her thoughts, sensations and emotions directly presented without artificial narration or analysis. May Sinclair has here and ocontént. It is a bodk that bas'gtirred thousands. THEY ARE MACMILL A YOUR BOOKSELLE THESE ARE GOOD BOOKS, At all Booksellers, or the Macmillans, Bond Street, Toronto. written a most unusualand original novel, both in its method N BOOKS. WHEN IN DOUBT -- GIVE BOOKS. R HAS MANY, - > ------------------------------------ 7 ; '@ BOOKS YOU OUGHT TO READ ADMIRABLE CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS Just picture your friend in an easy chair be fore the fire with a book--a book choosing, giving entertainment and pleasure. To enable you ot Zour - hayes listed some of the best books we have & to choose the right one we ver offered, and feel sure that a seleption from this list will enable you te give Christ mas gifts that will be more than appreciated. Girl of the New Day $1.75 A Principal Havergal College. \ You cannot turn the clock back. The girl to-day must face opportunities that her maoglier never dreamed of, and that her eld- «est sister dfd not realize." Out of the ripe experience of many years as Principal of a 7. Girjg College and the intimate acquaintance of hundreds, not to say thousands of girls, Miss Knox presents the chamces for the girl of to-day. Intensely practicable, soundly Christian, her book gives a vision of the 7° ROMANCE OF LIFE, which beckons the girl of the new day. , Canadian Songs and Their Singers : £1 50 Edward E. Caswell This book gives Canadian poets in autograph and pertrait, It is an expansion of an earlier booklet and contains 73 ,portragts and an- other illustration with facsimilés of poems in the handwriting of their authors, y 74 Canadian writers. The well-known favorite "What a Friend We Have in Jesus is among the well-chosen number. This hymn enjoy- ed a wonderful popularity'among our Cana- dian' soldiers and in times of peace ft will continue to be a favorite with men, women and Uttle children, Included also are those famous lines "In Flanders' Fields" that will never die. Thess lines, go beautiful in sentiment and sg In- spiring in theme, will Tival Lincoln's famous Gettysburg address in historical value, and ® will be quoted with even greater frequency. : . ; Leaves in the Wind - - $1.25 Rev. D. A. Casey, Rattor of Canadinn "More convincing than Synge and ory, pe because the poet ws belter and sympathizes more deéply with the of whom he writes" --Joyoe mer in "The Isterary Digest." ¥ to which the heart stron chords of Erfn's Jove and sorrow; -chrod chords of Erin's love and sorrow: chords of adoration and homage that Hft the soul to "the very Throne of the Most High. "Bulldog Carney - - $1.75 : W. A. Fraser. 2 A 'wonderful story of romance and adven- ture In the great Canadian West, ¢ A man's book---a woman's book. ) will live as one by the pieces a gf character - - we - © Lady Greg» finest aaa drawing that ham yer been ; @ anada or other . With the genlus of » master Fras nas given BS some marvellous yincing realfsm. You shiver you read of the blizzard; mens tally Fou pay tribute nf the splashes phn posi Se. Fraspr 0 u 5 ; Fouttall in Tove With: Baliiog Crass deg SRY 7 perado, when you v 33 him the ke 3 Tae of bono causes h to stake 'big r that life for the good name of a Woman. lee Joan at Halfway = - $1.50" Grace Mcleod Rogers, 2 Joan--the Canadian Sunshine Girl--dispelled the gloom of Halfway, mellowed the crab. bed nating of a rheumatic uncle, broke down the formality of undemonstrative aunt; and restored goodwill to the warring members of thy Wisdom family. . Rainbow Valley -. - $1.60 IL. M. Montgomery. This well-known writer grips your attention from the first page. Prince Edward Island, this novel tel simple vet sometinins dramatic story of men And women amid prosaic everyday scenes. The six children of Anne BI e (of Anne of Green Gables fame) and thelr four youn neighbors of. the Manse are just the sort o lovable inocorrigibles that keep the town aghast at their. irresistible 'mischief. . Burgess Bird Book for . = or | Children «= : $2.50 Thornton W. Burgess, "Nothing that will come out in the way .of books for children will be any more worth while than "The Burgess Book for ¥ Chilean * Mr. Burgess has many books to his crdiit, but this is the best of anything he has done, ard it will undoubtedly receive the warmest kind of «8 elcome. Sky Pilot in No Man's Land / > - - $1 50 Ralph Ovnnor. x Ralph Connor is one of the most universally beloved because h ance o PILOT, have Al held 8 Fp those ti ad ennobling qualties of courage tender- mess that move the hearts of thousands of ° readers. In this book he has poured out hig own personal experience. Here is a fine ro- mance, finely conceived and it leaves you with a stouter heart. Love, service and romance are its watohwords. Dangerous Days - $1.50 % Mary Roberts Rinehart. What do meh want &ny way? Mrs. Haver ford asked. Audrey repifed: "They want @if- ferent tings at different pes. E Hight! This book fs 8 brifamt study of married life, written "Ameriga's foremost woman novelist." It is convineing and mov. ing because it pictures the hearts and minds of men and women in thelr social and domes tie relations. Helena - - - $1.78 ; 'Mrs. Homphrey Ward. An after-the-war sommes. Helena is an dmpetuous girl whoss nafaral wilfwin has beers developed by war-time att. Pi 'unde the Bua Rabin 0 Lara Bu tin, ; : ter will clashes with his until she he fallen i ve with him. bd ££ - 215-219 Victoria Street, TORONTO. ¥ |