The Prison House. By D. F. Gardiner. (constable. 75....
we have an extremely gloomy post-War tragedy, which begins with the despair of an ex-army officer who has lost his job of selling vacuum cleaners for an unscrupulouS dompany,......
By Consent. By Mrs. Henry Dudeney. (collins. 7s....
a strained and artificial story, redeemed only from failure by the delicate charm of much of its detail. Temperamentally, Barnabas Throssell is a poet, born out of due time. By......
Fiction
The `,` Strange Excitement- " Catherine Foster. By H. E. Bates. (Cape. 7s. 6d.) The Boroughmonger. By R. H. Mottram. (Chatto and _ - is. 6d.) Dark Hester. By Anne Douglas......
- A Saga Of The Sea. By F. Britten Austin.
(Benn. 7s. 6d.)-In a series of ten short stories Mr. Austin describes characteristic episodes in the world's naval history. He bins with Ulysses and the Phoenician merchantmen,......
Answers To Questions On Who's Who In Fact And Fiction
1. John Gilpin's wife, History of John Gilpin (Cowper), p.8. 2. A. Pope, Lives of the Poets (8. Johnson, World's Classics), p. 307. -3. The Widow Blower, St. Ronan's Well......
A Library List
REFERENCE BOOKS :-Cook's Traveller's Handbook : Palestine and Syria. By R. Elston. (Simpkin, Marshall. 10s. 6d.) Warne's Everyday Cookery. Edited by Mrs. M. Wijey. (Frederick......