Essays.
Some people write above their " form," some below it. It takes a great deal of literary artifice to make up for a gracious presence, and Lady Grey as an author will remain to......
A. Mirage Of Sheba. By John Guisborough. (mills And Boon.
7s. 6d. net.) The mention of Mosul in the headings of Chapters I. and III. is sufficient to attract the reader's interest ; but the book is disappointing except for some......
These Liberties. By " Evoe." (methuen. 4s. 6d. Net.) All
writers of books ought unceasingly to thank Heaven for parodists, and of all parodists now living perhaps more especi- ally for Mr. E. V. Knox. Surely parody is to be esteemed......
A Light Under A Bushel.
IT is a pity that the old habit of authors adding some sort of title to their name—such as " T. Thorneley, gent," or " Mrs. Oliphant "—has died out. As it is, the reviewer is......
Brain-waves. By Bart Kennedy. (angold's, Ltd. Is. 6c1....
Kennedy puts down upon his readers a perpetual barrage of mixed metaphor, bad grammar and slang. His manner and his ideas are those of a popular public speaker ; and the essays......
A Mediterranean Mystery. By Fred E. Wynne. (herbert...
6d. net.) A thoroughly entertaining sensational story served with an ecclesiastical—not to say episcopal—sauce piquante. Every self-respecting reader will be obliged to finish......
The Island God Forgot. By Chas. B. Stilson And Chas.
Beahan. (Fisher Unwin. 78. 6d. net.) The Island God Forgot. By Chas. B. Stilson and Chas. Beahan. (Fisher Unwin. 78. 6d. net.) An American sea captain and his wife, who journey......
A Murder, A Railway Accident, The Likeness Between Two...
and the bewilderment of a medical man are the in- gredients of which. The Bungalow Mystery is compounded. It is sufficient to say that the reader's interest is kept up to the......
Travel.
Zig-Zagging round the World. By Robert D. McEwan. (Hutchinson. 8s. 6d. net.) . Mr. McEwan spent three years and travelled 80,000 miles in his attempt to see the world, as it......
Is Concerned With What The Author Calls " The Unreflecting
gaiety of the days before the War." The principal characters are a . baritone of devastating genius and charm, an Italian Contessa, who shoots both him and herself—these are the......
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