for "Who's Who" fails to mention it—thas The discovery—and so it must be consider F. A. T. Ashton-Gwatkin, the European affairs expert with Lord Runciman's mission to Cé- Choslovakia, is the author of "Kimono," the Controversial novel on a murky phase of Japanese life, is another addition to the long list of diplomats who have sought the solace of literature as an antidote, no doubt, to the tribulations of their profession. Under the mom de plume of John Paris, he wrote this sensational moval before he joined the diplomatic service and based it on the knowledge of the country gained while he was in the Consular service in that country. As a novel, it was a great success, although it incurred the disapproval of the Japanese authorities for the boldness of the theme and the frankness ôt the treatment, two conditions which did not characterize the succeeding novel "Sayonara," which, consequently was not such a success, But Mr. Ashton-Gwatkin, or John Paris, did not confine his literary efforts to novels.' He wrote some delightful sketches on Japan and some equally delightful poetry, and although his principal novel may have brought repróof, as a poet he is in good company for his chief at the Foreign Office, Sir Robert Vansittart, Chief Diplomatic Adviser, is also the author of a number of poetical works. which, brought him moderate fame, although it is difficult to conceive how any muse could do anything but languish in the atmosphere of the F.O. Nevertheless, his efforts and one or two other works have attracted the attention of the reviewers and revealed the dual nature which a diplomat can carry so well. Sir Alexander Cadogan, the Permanent Under-Secretary, has not ventured in the sphere of literature, but his brother, the Hon. Edward Cadogan, after a strenuous official life not connected with the F.O., has produced several books of a historical character.
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