Mr. James Stephens reading from his own works

As the author of 'The Crock of Gold,' if for no other reason, Mr. James Stephens would be entitled to a place in the front rank of living writers. In addition, however, to this famous fantasy, and to the other that many judges consider a better book - 'The Demi Gods' - he has written some lovely poetry, which was recently published in a collected form, and when he forsakes the 'Celtic twilight' for the street-lamps of Paris, Dublin, and London his work has those keen qualities of perception, sympathy and irony that distinguish 'Hero are Ladies' and 'The Charwoman's Daughter.' His new book, 'Etched in Moonlight,' is being eagerly awaited in literary circles both here and in the United States.