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aummers at Ker,tri'itli Boberts, 'It KennM>unkport, turned rom m&Plline writing to produce this amaJllng nf)yel, a. work that lay In hls mind for a long time and, while there, re~lved enthusiastic endorsement from tHe la.te Theodore Roosevelt and Booth Tarkington. '"Arundel" la a. novel of Maine lllld thr. Revolutionary War. It ls a pawcrful story, exciting, gl&Q1oroua and romantic. Colonial frontler'1U9-at de!, now Kennebunkport; the of the Revolution; Arnold's heroic through Maine's wilderness, and courageous but disastrous attack on Quebec a.re the main pegs supportinr ' • the lengthy story. Roberts And Maine

Roberts ls well qualified to write sue a tale as this. A lover of Maine and her out-doors, his flshlllg exceurslons, huntIng trips and pleasure jaunts through the State have familiarized him with· the country through which Arnold's brave army passed. He ia a lover ol nature and this book Is evidence of the extent of .his knowledge of nature lore. In addition, he has read widely, saturating himsel! with historical !acts. In this research he was aided by General Dawes a.nd other friend.,. =es-alt ls with that his book ls vividly volttlll«*m the atmosphere of the But for the whiteness oti HI period. pages, the newness of Its binding and the spelling of some of Its words, one could readily believe that It was some old story, written by Steve Nason himself and handed down through his family. "Arundel" Is one of the best American novels of recent years. That statement needs no qua.llftcatlon. ,It brllllant. It Is American It Is authentic, recording events tha heretofore have been curiously negleo41,. ed. Launched Into a world of light, bolil'bing books, over-laden with modern 1 froth, unable to withstand the stdrma of time, this book la impressive, prom• Ising to staunchly etldure, as have "The Three Musketeers", "Lorna Doone"' and ' other famous ta.Jes with which Booth Tarkington has properly ranked it. The Story The story is told by Steve Nason· of Arundel, whose father, Steve Naso Sr., was the proprietor of an Inn a. friend to the Abenakl . Indian& of Maine, The story Itself Is simple. When young Steve ls a boy, a. Frenchman, K ennet h Roberts Gucrlac, visits his father's inn, angers Mr. Roberts has written a thrilling story of Colonial Maine, the Revolution those gathered there, and leading some and the herole march of Arnold's small army through the ,wlldemf'U of this I unfriendly Indla.ns, klll~ one of the set. &ate. When this photonaph was t.aken he was seated at his Summer home tiers and escapes to Quebec witll young daughter, Steve's sw a& KeJmebaakpori. He Is now In Italy. Steve a.nd his father follow the mu • derers into the wildernes.~ but ftdl In an I attempt to rescue the girl. The boy swears that he will hunt out Guerlac and lives for the time when he can go to Quebec. When the Colonies rebel against England a.nd Arnold and Washington plan the expe<Jltlon to Quebec, he, with other Maine men, volunteer their services a.~ guides. At last, afll'r enduring the hardships of Lhc journey through the forests, Steve m;.i•CCO in ages to enter Quebec and there flnds the sweetheart of his youth. "But she ls no longer the girl he knew back Arundel and he Is made to real!r.e that he has not loved her, but only his dream of her. The story, however. ls only the smi.JJest part of the nQvel. Looming above It are many vivid pictures, like t!on, humor. These arc ~ - · • mountains and the story like Ins, one a.van passing at their feet. hi aware or the caratan and deep]¥ Interested in its progreu. but one can never forget those mountains In I.he background·.

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