290. A Watch in the Night, by Helen C. White (read 27 Oct 1946) I started to read this book on Oct 20, 1946. On that date I said to myself: "White has a terrible style." I made no further mention of the book till the day when I finished it, Oct 27, 1946, when I said: "Finished Watch in the Night, which could have been worse." On page 1202 of The Guide to Catholic Literature, 1888-1940, it is stated that the book was published in 1933 by MacMillan and the sale price was $2,50. The book was a Catholic Book Club choice and the notice of the book says: "A novel based on the life of the 13th century Umbrian lawyer and poet, who, on the death of his beautiful young wife, joined the Franciscans and went about helping the poor and unfortunate." "An important historical novel, a distinguished piece of literary prose, and, besides, an important and vivid story." It was reviewed in the July 1933 Catholic World, (from which the foregoing sentence is taken) the April 10, 1933 Commonweal, and the May 27, 1933 America. ( )