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IN a foreword the writer intimates that her object is “to create a deeper interest in the fascinating subject of astronomy, under the conviction that, if once aroused, it can never fail to yield one of the greatest delights which it is possible for the human soul to experience.” The aim is commendable enough, but whether it will be promoted by this rather crude mixture of science and romance must be a matter of opinion. There is no subtlety in the characterisation, and the powder is administered baldly in the form of star-lessons. M. Camille Flammarion's “Stella” appears far more successful, considered as a work of art. But it is a genre in which success is scarcely to be expected. It suffers from all the handicap of the novel with a purpose in its most acute form, and it can make an appeal only to minds of an unsophisticated type.
Stella Maitland; or, Love and the Stars.
H. P.
Hawkins
By. Pp. viii + 249. (London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, and Co., Ltd., n.d.) 6s. net.
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Stella Maitland; or, Love and the Stars . Nature 107, 777 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/107777c0
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