Books: Wilder-ness

THE WOMAN OF ANDROS—Thornton Wilder—Boni ($2.50).

When Thornton Wilder wrote The Bridge of San Luis Rey it was read by more than 250,000 people. Most of them could not even pronounce the title correctly. Many are still arguing about what the story meant. Author Wilder's books are polished, scholarly, classical. Nevertheless, the U. S. acclaims him. The secret of Author Wilder's success is his style—one of the most readable styles ever produced by a U. S. writer. Highbrows call it limpid. Plain people call it pretty smooth.

The Story. The first part of The Woman...

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