NOT BEHIND FORTRESSES
‘‘lt Cannot be Stormed,” by Ernest von Salomon, translated from the German by M. S. Stephens (London: Oape. 7/-). This German novel gives an excellent idea of the unrest and turmoil, both economic and spiritual, which immediately preceded the National Socialist revolution. The theme is the conflict between town and country, expressed more in dialogue than in action, except for a concluding spasm of violence, and the acene is Schleswig-Holstein, where the farmers, incensed by oppressive taxation and strict regulation, institute a boycott of the city. The principal character is a young man who devotes hims.elf to the cause of the farmers and the overthrow of their arch-enemy, “The System,” as the prevailing form of government is called.
The title of the book is taken from a quotation, “'The innermo.it capital of every kingdom lies not'behind fortresses and cannot be stormed.”' It is an interesting anji clever story.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 80, 28 December 1935, Page 17
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151NOT BEHIND FORTRESSES Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 80, 28 December 1935, Page 17
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