*THE SECOND GENERATION*
It has been called a problem novel. But it is so only in the sense that
every story that lives and breathes and is clothed in flesh and blood
presents a problem. You will read this book without laying it down, if
you can. And afterward you will think about it for many a day. You will
laugh; you will come very near to crying, if you don't quite cry. You
will love old Hiram Ranger and Ellen, his wife. You will envy Dory
Hargrave his fascinating Adelaide. You will laugh over the soulful
Janet, and will sympathize with Arthur Ranger. And as for
Madelene--well, you will certainly find her thrilling! And the
adventures of all these people will keep you intensely interested.
Doctor Schulze must not go without a mention. He is as amusing here as
when he appears again in "Old Wives for New," and his advice on medicine
and other things may save you some bad health and a deal of money. As
its title suggests, the story is a picture of our American life that may
be found in any city or any town the country over--the story of the
strong, hard-working father, who carved his way through life; and then
the story of the next generation--the son and daughter who had
apparently no fight to make.