Word: tales
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...handled with so much skill that it does not appear to be obvious "literary effort." In addition to this story, is another very acceptable one by George C. Heck, Jr. One might wish that he had not ended it quite so abruptly, but it is, nevertheless, a very enjoyable tale. A delightful bit of nonsense, "The Ring and the Booklet" by Philip Nicholas, Jr., and the second instalment of the gruesome "Murder in 'B' Entry" complete the fiction of the number...
...GENERAL'S RING?Selma Lagerlof ?Doubleday Doran ($2.00). Genius is sometimes dependable. Selma Lagerlof, ripe with the years and their laurels, can still spin a worthy tale of peasant simplicities and spectral horrors. Dreary and revengeful, General Lowenskold's ghost hovered near the priceless ring that had been stolen from his tomb. The unhappy thief suffered?his barns burned down, his wife was drowned?but he dared not confess looting a grave, mortal offense. In time, the jewel of ill wake passed with its spectral guardian through unwitting, but nevertheless harassed, owners to the very descendants of Lowenskold...
Marlen Pew, editor of Editor & Publisher, uncovered last week an amazing tale of the Florida celery belt...
...thoroughly morbid. Hence, The Man Who Laughs is a truly great, a devastatingly beautiful film. It was made by Universal Pictures Corp. from the story by Victor Hugo, directed by Paul Leni (the German who did the sets for Variety), acted chiefly by Conrad Veidt (another German importation). The tale goes back to early medievalism in England where political irregularity was punished in a most horrible manner. Gwynplaine (Conrad Veidt), whose noble father had displeased King James II, was turned over to a gypsy band for proper punishment: a facial mutilation which leaves him with a perpetual and ghastly grin...
James Joseph Tunney, fisticuffer, delivered a lecture before Professor William Lyon Phelps' class in Literature at Yale University on William Shakespeare's birthday (April 23). The Winter's Tale, confessed Mr. Tunney, bewildered and inspired him ten times. After further investigation, he concluded: "The name of William Shakespeare, to me, has been synonymous with all that is lovely and beautiful in life." Going into mythology, Mr. Tunney said: "Ajax was just a great big, ambitious fellow like Jack Dempsey, given to extended mouthings...