Baroness Orezy has, of course, long ago created q special niche for herself' among readers of popular fiction. "A Spy of Napoleon" (Hodder & Stoughton. 7/6) the latest Addition to the quite extensive 'Orezy library, 1s entirely on a par with previous productions which means that it will be widely welcomed and read with Immense pleasure, "The Scarlet Pimpernel—" his ways and triumphs, his elusiveness—will probably be' remembered fas ber finest. work, but in "A Spy of Napoleon" she has run the popular' Englishman a close, second with a French hero in a thrilling tale of intrigue at the French Court and in other European capitals. It fea book of fiction which is rai ticularly welcome around this time of the year—an hour or two spent With a good cigar, a glass of good whisky and "A Spy of Napoleon" in Front of "ood, fre in an old rest: ing gown sounds Just as pleasant a way of passing a cold evening as the which, friends, is able to be a weariness of the flesh. - The book will. appeal especially to' the younger generafion who have not had the good fortune to make the acquaintance of "The Scarlet Pimpernel," if any such there be—s.w.r.
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