Hutchinson & Ca,, Ltd, London. 1/6
'A collection of short stories by the late Edgar Wallace, this volume ce tains much that is interesting and can be recommended to the reader who wants something short did not too profound for that fifteen minutes before sleep comes. This collection has been gathered together in an attempt to show the versatility. of this prolific author. In a sense it is im. Versatility is there, with. out a doubt, but there is not a maintenance of the same standard of quality. throughout the book. In the type of a story for which Wallace earned his well-deserved fame, the Volume is excellent. Excursions are made into the realm of humour in one or two of the subjects, and here tone is irresistibly reminded of a poor edition of P. G. Wodehouse. These rare stories in the volume achieve Little except a confusion which is left with the reader as, in the attempt to reach a Mgnt and frothy humour, the plot becomes, 20 involved that even the great writer of detective fiction is unable to unravel it. The other stories are, however, mote than worth the modest price of the well-published 'This isan excellently compiled folder, covering 17 different tours which' are all accessible to. Shanghalanders, giving maps of the various roads and a brief-and businesslike [description "of the route, showing mileage, villages, points of interest ud ether information enroute, Miss Viola Smith contends that th highways leading out of Shanghai are "for the most part" sufllelently well maintained to present no aift" tip over the existing routes will but whet the appetite for the time when further "roads now under construetion will be completed, It is stated that before the end of 1994 it will be- possible to travel from Shanghat to Nanchang in Kiangs! Province and even to the Hunan border, "The work contains a great deal of necessary information regarding. ac-Jeldents, "licences, passport. facilities, te, together with the system of road signs Which has been' adopted. Chinese highways. "While holiday accommodation' is, generally "speak ting, scanty and primitive, & lit hotels at which if is possible to stay given at 16 of the principal towns within reach of Shanghai, Every motorist who plans a tour outside the environs of. Shanghai should certainly be in. possession of this useful guide, which is published $150.
Kelly and Walsh at a cost
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