the whole at "(Ward Lock, Lone on, 3/0) Horace! Annesley. Vacheli manages to retain the form he showed inthe earlier "Quinney" Books. And when one thinks of the high standard {hat this: implies, one realizes that it
Quinney considerable ment, Joe loved. fie character that most people who have read the earlier episodes in his life quite naturally think of him real and personal acquaintance rather than a mere name in a book. he pres: ent volume deals with the initiation of his quickeminded and attractive young grand-daughter, Jodie, into the family Dusiness of antique dealing, and the adventures of the two of them ni ing, in the easy style dishonest world. It is
of un expert In light fiction, Seldom do the exploits of the Quinneys become merely trivial in' the. telling, and yet the tales never lose. their pleasant lightness throughout, and the whole book is full of a most. refreshing quiet humour, A good book for a casual evening by the fireside.—
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