Philpotts (Hutchinson), London. 7/6) is readable but disappointing. It follows what has become a familiar form, A murderer tells his own story and recounts the motives that led him to murder, It is q form which for Success requires that the reader should feel at least understanding of the teller. Heclor McOstrich, a successful physician, arouses no sympathy and his charader and actions are barely credible, When a young doc-for, McOstrich witnesses the death Rupert Mannering but fails to Jobserve his assailant. He falls in love with the sister of the dead mat knows that his father-i and despise him, of that knowledge persuades himself that his father-in-law had murdered his own son, Leading Mr, Monet ing to the spot where Rupert die McOstrich murders him. The crime undiscovered but the doctor at Inst realizes the baseness of his own Jane Lindsay's latest, novel, "Wear the Green Willow," (Thornton Butterworth, London, 7/6) ix a work which is full of a quiet understanding and makes very pleasant and peaceful reading. As far back as she could remember there had been only three points of focus in Clancy's ife—Bruno, Johnnie and Giles, Bruno was dead, Giles had married someone else, and Johnnie alone remained.
seemed as though Clancy" would left to live a disappointed life, but with unusual steadfastness she went on in the way she had wished, helped greatly by her brother Johnnie, Finally Giles's unhappy married ife is brought to an end when Catherine, the lovely intruder, realizes that she cannot bear to live with a man who is going blind and releases him to marry Clancy. Clancy a delightful character, who never grows up but fs always too old for her age. The story is charming Colonel Peter Gantian (Leather-mouth) is at his best in "The Royal Alllianee," by Carlton Dawe (Ward, Lock,' London, 3/6). At the invita: ion of King Paul of Tstania, he is that monarch's guest and he succeeds twice in saving the ruler's Ife. The Leathermouth series has met with an excellent reception and the author may be sure that "The Royal Alliance" will meet with similar favour, A good book—watc,
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