Books: Books of the Week

THE MAID SILJA—F. E. Sillanpã㗠Macmillan ($2). Story of a Finnish girl's rise and decline, with a background of the War against the U. S. S. R.

HISTORY OF EUROPE IN THE 19TH CENTURY—Benedetto Croce—Harcourt, Brace ($3.50). Collected lectures of Italy's famed philosopher.

CHARACTERS & COMMENTARIES—Lytton Strachey—Harcourt, Brace ($3). Selections covering 30 years of the late Strachey's essays, containing several never before printed.

THE TUMULT AND THE SHOUTING— Ursula Parrott — Longmans, Green ($2.50). "My big book," says Authoress Parrott (ExWife, Strangers May Kiss).

THE PILGRIM OF THE APOCALYPSE— Horace Gregory—Viking ($1.50). Life of...