Real humourist are not so common nowadays but that the discovery of one deserves the widest possible publicity So many of those who could write with real humour have taken to the dreary paths of lay sermonizing and boredom therewith. May such a fate never befall Miss Florence Kilpatrick for in these harassing times she comes indeed as a boon and a blessing to men. "Educating Ernestine" is an example of how a very well worn theme—the young Australian heiress who comes London to be launched by impecunious but exalted relatives—can be handled by the right person as to make it appear as fresh as paint. But of course the story is nothing: it is the characters that give the book its deliciousness, the skilful combination of reality and caricature that they reveal and their ridiculous sayings and doings. They are all good, but most especially do we love Lady Alethea. Anybody who misses Educating Ernestine" is missing a real treat.
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