Mrs, Barré Goldie has written a pretty story in *Dahtla" (Ward Lock, London, 3/6). Mrs, Goldic avoids ugliness, as did her hero, the great painter,' so. the slum in which he found his humpbacked Dahlia with the beautiful face Is hardly described, though his wonderful house is—and this makes it very much pleasanter for a reader who {s tired of "realism The sight of ugliness to Mrs, Gold was a physical pain and yot ith-bed promise compelled him Although suggestive of the grace of somewhat carlier day, this story is light, attractive and amusing, and the painter's young daughter "who, in an access of modernity, has secrot~ ly married herself to a perfect worm, brings a corrective acidity Into it—
"Checks Czechs' Cheques"
The style is chatty and humorous, Indeed, the author is addicted to uns, as when he tells of the poutest man he met in all Europes a man who, if rudeness springs from boredom, "had every reason to be rude: for life must be somewhat monton~ ous for a man who morning to night, six days 2 week, year in and year out, checks 'Czechs' cheques." "Or again, in speaking of Austria, "if she wishes to be joined to Germany in heily wedlock, let her." Or yet again, when' decrying _psychoanalysis, he says, "Perhaps T do not, understand it properly. I'm atreud Tm too jung."
"Whirlpools on the Danube" is by no means a guide book, although it has some charming descriptions. and would be an informative companion on a similar trip. Nor is it 2 book polities, although it incidentally gives an enlightening picture of the political complexities of 1036. One feels. that Mr. Sidawick is primarily in-forested in people, in Anding out what they think and why' they nct as they do, how they react to indus {cial and political experiments and economic pressure, ary Discovered As the author himself puts it with reference to Hungars The detective thriller has spread "'E dunne where 'e are to South Africa, and a new hand at the game, P." Walker Taylor, tio aren, nce in "te Game Reserve" Butterworth, London..7/6)
gaps OF robe Song the death of Lord War ford In the famous Kruger National share nenere, ort att Park—apparently mauled by one of Erte Sadie ena the denizens of that important game reserve, but, of course, as every Saad eect een proper reader of detective. stories eases Fatiae ace Knows, things are not quite as simple crete astas ace jas all' that, So by the. time the Varloue professional detectives have wrestled with the ease the reader be-soos one eta joomer aware that Lord Warnford has been murdered; and the question Is, "How has he been murdered?" A toyo tee a most ingenious crime is fastened on to the wrong people until the very Sere mao a last moment, and then, of course, the east suspected actor "in the drama ume" Li died with it and has to Meuetn France. Everyone' there Soft impeachment, Mr. Taylor has won his. spurs and his Bee coe toe next detective story will be eaverly
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