King. "Hodder & Stoughton, Plearure cannot be given to a friend in more generous measur land at such insignificant cost than by present him or her with a volume of Mr. Richard King's essays.
he pointy out in the preface this latest collection, they are no: really essays, but Just talks, which 80 oppgaitely, probiene of rubly sdvigg without that ita ing hint of fuperierity which some essayists and other mentors sects tunable to avoid. More than most books advertised to perform that fanetion, this is eminently one which should be stored on the little ble by the side of the bed. It be taken up and put down ani never lose its freshness. Those who already know Mr, Richard King's quality need really te given 09 further enlightenment. They. will promptly proceed to make them selves the possessors of this volume, fand their knowledge of soon be complete. But to that unfortunate, and yet supremely fortunate, stranger to the author of Friends" one oF two jo extracts might be this litle critics they cannot dissociate in inds "the "rath of that cof which, though they fail Fealize it, they" are. themselves troup of most depressing disciples changed "and" cnchanzeable, when fate takes. our weary footsteps t0 ok the succour even fora little while, apart one's lover is to be disturbed, munbappy.- Ie isa wonder amy vbr Friendship 1g. Squally wonderful reality.
The younger generation comes in for the championship of this kindly philosopher:
8 the elderly aid portores Tent. fe gave Youth its "Youth "has raised ite el ince They nay talk' alor of nonsense at the ament, but it is easier to outgrow nonsense than to readjust. oneself to R'revaluation of sense. So it is not So" much the' Younger Generation which ie the surprising factor' modern life, og the Older one Tons putting "away" childish. things which" an older generation still re garded s the complete wisdom of fee, They ave the elderly who, niddte lite, have had to realize that they have been e-born into a. world of the Young, and so dare nol Se inthe teait bit Ike then Being their fathers were them, Tf the War. gave hi te something like ies not, the Younger. Generation but the elder one which has achieved the unusual end the strange Ty is pleasant to think that wha ever changes modern life has made in the manner of thought and the
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