Uprooted. By Brand Whitlock. (Appleton. 7s. 6d. net.)-L This very
clever and discerning novel provides in the dramatis personae a complete " cast ' of cosmopolitan Americans. -These are cleverly sketched, though of familiar types. We have, for instance, the American artist, the daring American girl; _the millionaire, the female social parasite, and the American- French countess. All these people have a set of perhaps rather trivial but very entertaining adventures. The chief interest 'of the book is psychological, for the author thoroughly understands the frame of mind of the American suddenly plunged into the subtleties of European civilization, and has written with ,a deep knowledge of human nature. Nor is this 'surprising, considering his service to his country in anothei sphere. The cosmopolitan character of the novel is, of course; -accounted for by Mr. Whitlock's diplomatic experience, and the .versatility of his talent as a writer is shown by the fact that this is the third remarkable book which he has published ...recently. First came Belgium, a moving record of his experiences 'as Ambassador during the War, and then his first novel—J. Hardin and Son—considered by some competent American authorities to challenge comparison with Babbitt as an authentic picture of 'the-Middle West.-
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