Mention

PILGRIMS OF ADVERSITY--William McFee--Doubleday, Doran ($2.50). The only American to be mentioned in the same breath with Joseph Conrad writes a long, rich novel of the Caribbean.

THE LIFE OF SIR MARTIN FROBISHER--William McFee--Harper ($4). Frobisher was an Elizabethan seadog who did not sell himself to history as thoroughly as did Drake. Conscientious biography.

LETIZIA BONAPARTE (Madame Mere)--Clement Shaw--Viking ($2). Brief sketch of a devoted mother, sound advisor, diplomatic friend.

MOTHER OF KINGS--Norval Richardson--Scribner ($5). Letizia Bonaparte's life in all its climaxes and vicissitudes, richly recorded with engaging anecdote and great personages.