Promising First Novel

The Dominant Note, by Victor White. 314 pp. New York: The Bobbs Merrill Company. $3.95

This appears to be the first novel of a young writer, who is familiar with his setting, shows promise of sensitivity and perception, but has not yet mastered the mechanics of his art. His story travels all the way from Europe to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the main action takes place, and leaves one with the feeling that the artist has attempted too large a canvas. The emotional theme, the transition from hate to love, too often is lost in a welter of detail.

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The Dominant Note, by Victor White. 314 pp. New York: The Bobbs Merrill Company. $3.95

This appears to be the first novel of a young writer, who is familiar with his setting, shows promise of sensitivity and perception, but has not yet mastered the mechanics of his art. His story travels all the way from Europe to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the main action takes place, and leaves one with the feeling that the artist has attempted too large a canvas. The emotional theme, the transition from hate to love, too often is lost in a welter of detail.