Agriculture, is. well-known, apart from his political associations, tone who has travelled much and has had varied adventures in many Eastern lands, and in "Travels and he has brought together a member of papers narrate gg his experiences and impressions in' places. so diferent as the Balkans, Japan, Armenia, Persia, ad the Sahara, "The book is entirely devoid of what might be called at pro-Dagandistparpost. It simply de-eriees, without vhetorie or purple pacsages, the things which he sav, the widely farying types of people vith whom ho. was, brought into contact, "and the equally. varied natural features and aconic beauties of the countries which he traversed.
Indeed, in his concluding. words, he explains that his object was to give the reader "a glimpse of lands find peoples whose' strangeness. losing ite edge before the levelling force of the motor ear, the aerop-Jane and the wireless," and he goes point out that "even the Surface differences between the East and West are fast disappear The news of a firet novel by Rodney Gilbert, the author of 80 many serious and thoughtful books on China and. her problems, will be of great interest to the many, followers of his writings. 'The novel will concern the country in which Mr, Gilbert has been most deeply interested, China, and the title of it will be "The' Indiscretions of Lin Mang." The story tells of the confessions of a rascal Chinese, who, by virtue of cleverness, cunning, and determina tion to sticeeed, rises from the gutter to the highest official rank. But although in the form of a narrative the book is more than a novel: the author has not been able to shut out his interest in the future of this land, In "The Indiseretions of Lin Mang" he endeavours to depict racial charac ter and he discusses also the problems of modern China and whether she is capable of self government or must yield to foreign sway, The book was due for publication, by John Murray, September' and so should be obtainable at the loyal bookshops shortly.
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