"Phe Modern English Spyies" ple and its histor Devon, its sen. ite Tandl, ils peo-is w now library of books consist- "Historic Textile' Fabrics," by ing of abridged editions of woll-Richard Glagior, is one of those known copyright works and clit monographs for which the house ey TR. 'B, "Lastimer, ata., an Bateford is justly famous, RB. Morgan, Murr," Mr. gives "a short hut nevertheless 'Murray will publish immediately the first' three wolumos—"'Scott'
Comprehensive histor of figured Last Expedi ition," "The Chrough what is Qrrmed. the wing; tracing' its development of the Cachalot," and The Ad-characteristics or styles of cer ventures of Sherlock Holmes" tain periods, communities, and they may be had in two countries" and is packed styles; either with full gilt front well chosen "and well arranged and spine, table for gifts and prizes, or Ww lid nin ink for information, illustrated with presentative' example. of te Although each Aesign from the splendid abu volume has been carefully abridge the Victoria and Albert nothing has been "done to earn and from the Manchester! disturb the narrative as presented Collections, The clear, autho by the author, or to sacrifice any tive text, joi vital part, Some illustrate are included and each book. tal intilable int duction and snd woven patterns can, possibly words and overlook. Te is emphatically a Other volumes will be standard work, The price of the aulded in dive course volume is. 81/ Brand Whitlock, who was End Buxton, who American" Minister to' Belgium nor-Cenoral and the wag out, has al sioner of South A novel Appearing with Appleton, ten a about Gen.
Ho was writing it at Brussels Botha, with whom he came into when "ho heard" the close association, It is nota sound, very much as Wellington, Hiography, but an attempt at the Ditches of Richmond's Rive a picture of the man as a Vall, hoard of thio ad- picture of Uv man as a Prime vance of Napoleon.
Mr. Brand Ministes, statesmarg companion Whitlock " put. aside and worked no more on it his manuscript until he loft. diplomacy. in 1922, Than he took it out again, fini ed. it and) entitled it." rather oddly. "J. Hardin and Son. Tt io a story of a little town int Ohio which the author loved well og a small boy, A hibit which the Vitoria. nov ing © quotation verse, on the page of discussion of many questions and fri 'This lens € the problems of South Africa and thy_ Empire. as will li Found' when John Murray publishes. the Week.
Tt is pleasant. to hear that Anatole France, though he is now Jan old man, is working on a new book. He bogan it in, the sum. mer, when he was at his country house, La Béchelleric, newt Touris. Eventually it will apdream hile of violets except. when it. war rally necessary and. helpful 7a, Bde dia nek are tone. picture the. more that hie mind's
trouble of acquiring Edward is a nouroti miserably self-conscious. English. man first mot with in. Californi
love. Emily, through Japan to umes bie oumapoasies Hongkong, and Peking, on to Tehang and back again to Shan hai. The reactions of visiting englishmen to California are humorously, but not unkindly described and the most ardent "Native Son" could not object to the ardent, impressionistic de-Diction of the wonderful Western scenery. The book is irresistibly quotable and we yield to teaptation again "Tie father of Mise Weber war merchant in Coli called, fs. lise a howe but a home,' "My dus part of the city of said" Min Weber. Phe of the Weber "type chooses iam al cated the motion "have ripe
this Bat words with Ion them are the moat. poplar homeland. home ste, home:
nen. home-builder. We eh can live haven and can eae word Belt wih, des lhe' baby over fix food tua cate {erin without vicarious "domestic ete, minal sem ery coarse Anoricans.* However, the misiona'y movien are with us now. "We Ait" no doubt eventually. tier change of heart The plot, while it holds the terest of the randir, is not the most important. thing about th "story, soams to he returns Righ' quarters, "We shall "ind, /Anatolo France's works which|od turns of thought, in charnoter in poor in the English edition of book which abounds in un expect.
than we get Be, Joseph Conrad's John Lane has been publishing. delineation and' teliag "word. woak "or 80, that it takes thia axiating books remain to appear-ithe incidental poms and. the new Howth, he Rover,* in a itennwhiletransations of trol pictures of California and China. motto from Spencer fourth" orien of." 'i opening invocation to. Kuseryin, Bleop. altor doyle, port often Letters," which Mx.
Goddess of Morey, are worth care-
Mini! has Englished, and "The ful reading.
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