Too Late The Phalarope by Alan Paton review
A five year wait ends as Alan Paton offers Too Late The Phalarope, a South Africa tale of Pieter van Vlaander en and his father Jakob. The plot centers on Pieter’s affair with Stephanie, community judgment, and a restrained heroism shaped by patience and love amid segregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Paton
New York
Scribner's Sons
South Africa
Jakob van Vlaanderen
Pieter van Vlaanderen
Jakob
Pieter
Nella
Stephanie
Far Command and Silent Army Books Reviewed
Review of The Far Command by Kirnor Chamberlain and Silent Army by Chin Kee Onn. The Far Command centers Captain Morrow amid Philippine guerrillas and colonial tensions after the Spanish American War, while Silent Army portrays Japanese-ruled Malaya with a mixed guerrilla group and harsh jungle realities. Both texts are praised for concise description, local color, and engaging narratives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirnor Chamberlain
New York
Ballantine Books
Elinor Chamberlain
Philippines
Captain Morrow
Liberty
Samar
Faustino
Malaya
Book Banter On Osborn Populations And Earth Limits
A Little, Brown announcement frames Fairfield Osborn’s Limits of the Earth, warning that population growth threatens sustainability. The author argues for birth control and critiques moral and legal barriers to family planning, urging readers to consider drastic action to avert catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little, Brown and Co
Fairfield Osborn
New York Zoological Society
The
Conservation Foundation
Osborn
United States
Mr. Osborn
Earth
Captain Adam A Tale Of Pirates Smugglers And Love
Captain Adam Long a freed indentured servant becomes captain of the Goodwill Token. He kidnaps the ship and takes Maisie de Lynn Treadway Paul as his passenger while spurning Deborah Selden. The romance unfolds against Queen Anne era conflict and intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Adam
Donald Barr Chidsey
New York
Crown Publishers, Inc
Adam Long
Goodwill Token
Adam
Deborah
Obadiah Selden
Maisie de Lynn Treadway-Paul
Captain Adam Sees Dried Eel Deal Amid Pirate Adventure
Captain Adam sails to a dramatic voyage with Maisie causing emotional ruckus. Pirates of Providence Island capture them near the Bahamas and abandon them on a desert island without food or water. They duel, foil kidnappers, and uncover a family mystery about his parentage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Maisie
Providence Island
Bahamas
Earl of
L. M
Kentuckians The Hero In This One
A historical adventure about David Cooper a lone pioneer who survives Indian attacks and joins Jim Knox to settle Kentucky. The novel follows land dispute with Colonel Henderson and Virginia law, leading to settlement, marriage to Bethia Judd, and authentic historical context. Ann Hicks endorses the tale for young readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Holt Giles
Boston
Houghton Mifflin Company
David Cooper
David
Daniel Boone
Jim Knox
Kentucky
Colonel Henderson
Transylvania Land Office
Bethia Judd
Ann Hicks
Library Additions Non-fiction and Fiction
A list of new library offerings including non fiction titles such as Family Finance by Howard F Bigelow and The China Story by Freda Utley, plus fiction works like The Unconquered by Ben Ames Williams and Too Late the Phalarope by Alan Paton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard F. Bigelow
Tolstoy
F. eRy Alexandra Tower
Grant Foreman
Theodore Roethke
Lloyd Morris
Kendall Smith
Freda Utley
Gwen Raverat
James Iilvan
Ben Ames Williams
Anna Futzalan
Marguerite Steen
THE
Kentuckians
Janice Holt Giles
Alan Paton
Captain Adam
Donald B. Chidsey
Lover's Leap
Robert George Dean
Also Mentioned on This Page
Africa
Far East
Constabulary
Morrow
Ramos
Lucy Leslie
Chin Kee Onn
Longmans, Green and Co
Orkin
LD Max Kones
Optometrist
Washington and
Main Streets
Grace Flower Shop
High Point
N. Wrenn & Howell
Brograme
Paramount
N. Main ST
James M. Cain
Wyoming
Jane Grey
Industrial Supply CO
Teletronix
RCA Victor
Cameron
Sony
Deauville
Bill Bivins
Archie Newton
Sherman Aycoth
Eston Highfill
Greensboro
S. Greene ST
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