Some Books of the Week THE publishers of I Escape,
Messrs. John Lane, accept . responsibility for the apparent egotism of the title, which
• the author only accepted after strong protest. Captain • j. II. Hardy, indeed, is as modest as he is brave. After a wonderful escape, he was twice wounded, received his pro- _motion, the D.S.O. and the M.C., decorations which we all know were not easily won in 1917. The second wound involved the loss of his leg. This book is in every way worthy to rank beside The Road to Endor and the other notable literature of escape, which is .one of the most fascinating by-ways in the history, of the Great War. The great skill with which Capt. Hardy forged his passport and the amazing distances he was able to cover in his various attempts, ending
• with the final successful journey from Leipsig to Aix-la- Chapelle, show him to be a man of remarkable powers of invention and energy. The style bears out the character. of the man. Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle contributes a preface
and the price is 8s. 6d. * •* * *
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