Books: Fame

WONDER HERO — J. B. Priestley — Harper ($2.50).

Priestley enthusiasts will not find Wonder Hero quite such a good companion as his earlier novels, but if they are real Priestley enthusiasts they will like it. Others may consider that Author Priestley has hit an easy mark and is jumping on a man of straw when he is down. Everybody will recognize Wonder Hero as both an entertaining and a moral tale. Charlie Habble was a perfectly ordinary young Midlander except for two things: he had no girl and he had a job....

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