The House Of Faith. By Maurice G. Kiddy. (hutchinson. 7s.
6d.)—In this first-rate " shocker " Mr. Kiddy reveals an even more fertile imagination than his first novel, The Devil's Dagger, manifested. The plot turns upon a concerted plan......
Mr. E. T. Brown's Easy Gardening Book (stanley Paul; 2s.
6d.) is very easy and agreeable to read, and we can thoroughly recommend this small volume. * * * *......
Marching On. By James Boyd. (heinemann. 78.6d.) —this...
panoramic novel describes the boyhood, and, subsequently, the military and prison adventures in the American Civil War of a youth born in North Carolina. Concurrently there runs......
Castle Perilous. By Katherine Tynan. (ward, Lock. Is....
personality gives an inner spiritual slow to this novel, which would otherwise lack distinction. The plot is of the slightest: Maurice Greville is an ex-officer, suffering from......
Extremes Meet. By Compton Mackenzie. (cassell. 7s....
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Phoinix. By Alan Sims. (chatto And Windus. 7s. 6d.)...
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Fjords And Folk Of Norway, By Samuel J. Beckett (methuen;
7s. 6d.), is a pleasant book on a delightful people and country. There is a good map, and a useful index to the main towns. * * * *......
The Author Of The Diary Of A Communist Schoolboy, M.
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The Ninth Olympiad Is To Be Held At Amsterdam In
July. Our competitors have long since started preparing for the events ; those of us who would like to know what they are doing should read Training for Athletes (Bell, 5s.), by......
Black Valley By Hugo West. (longrnans. 7s. 6d.) With This
romance a famous South American author makes his bow to the English public. The plot, though it has many minor surprises, is familiar enough in outline. The main elements are a......
In Those Ancient Lands (henn, 12s. 6d.) Mr. Louis Golding
views the land of his fathers through rose-coloured spectacles. He looks at everything from the Zionist standpoint, and he is too evidently a propagandist to be convincing.......
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