, ▁published ▁by ▁L oring ▁& ▁Mus sey ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁At ▁publication , ▁The ▁Detroit ▁News ▁wrote : ▁" C ertain ly ▁with ▁this ▁book ▁Mr . ▁Der le th ▁may ▁be ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁writers ▁of ▁distinction ." ▁ ▁Der le th ' s ▁first ▁novel , ▁Still ▁is ▁the ▁Summer ▁Night , ▁was ▁published ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁famous ▁Charles ▁S cri b ners ' ▁editor ▁Max well ▁Per kins , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁his ▁Sac ▁Pra irie ▁S aga . ▁ ▁Village ▁Year , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁journ als – med itations ▁on ▁nature , ▁Mid western ▁village ▁American ▁life , ▁and ▁more – was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁pra ise ▁from ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Book ▁Review : ▁" A ▁book ▁of ▁instant ▁sensitive ▁respons iveness ... re cre ates ▁its ▁scene ▁with ▁ac uten ess ▁and ▁beauty , ▁and ▁makes ▁an ▁unusual ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁Amer icana ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁day ." ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Her ald ▁Trib une ▁observed ▁that ▁" Der le th ... deep ens ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁his ▁village ▁setting ▁by ▁present ing ▁in ▁full ▁the ▁end uring ▁natural ▁background ; ▁with ▁the ▁people ▁project ed ▁against ▁this , ▁the ▁writing ▁comes ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁F lem ish ▁picture , ▁human ity ▁l ively ▁and ▁am using ▁and ▁love able ▁in ▁the ▁for eground ▁and ▁nature ▁magnific ent ▁beyond ." ▁James ▁Grey , ▁writing