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THE CHINA MAIL.
“MANY ENGAGEMENTS.”
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SIR PHILIP -GIBRS.
This is an interesting volume of There are very few men with
short stories, showing the powers -much-i-vast-knowledge of post-war of frogiration and Invention of its Кигери, ан Sir Philip Gibbs, | elever author, The Room of the That knowledge and the results of Seven Foolstops" and "The Last
THREE" NOVELS.
THE ALASKAN.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1924.
MIDDLETON - MURRY."
The other week Mr. Gerdd Would, fiction reviewer in The Saturday Review,"・・ incidentally remaked that Mr. Middletón
it-the clear sight of problems that Teamnt Bus One" are written wifli | and vigorous, throbbingly live with Murry has by general consent one
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-L.C.C. "Many Engagements," by J. S.
Fletcher.
John Long, Ltd., 79. 6d.]
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BOOKS VORS OF THE WEEK.
THE THIRD ROUND, by Sapper (Hodder and Stoughton) 70. Gd.)--Certain characters in "Adtion lave boen accorded carte blanche by the reading public to violate all possible possibilities and probabilities, and the more thoroughly the batlar, Bulldog Drummond" is one of these, and in Supper's new book he makes full use of his licence. Again we see him pitting his wits against the arch-scoundrel Carl Peterson, and again he triumphs. For- tunately only partially, though, for that means assuredly another Bulldog Drummond Book in store for us," GIGLAMPS, by Will Scott (Cassell,
7. 6d. The fantastic adven tures of an unconventional type of tramp with philosophy
of his own and a whimsical mode of expressing it. Romance and melodrama are
most people hardly suspect to exist at the ecricness which makes the primitive passion, and thoroughly
success of a ghost story, while quite illustrative of the very fragile of the most interesting minds of hehus given to the thinking different themes form the subjects nature of that veneer called civilise our time, Within the past few world in two very fino novela, "The of the other stories which make the tion. Tho urcadian prologue is years Mr. Murry, in the exercise of Middle of the Road and Heirs whole book exceedingly good red-really the consequence of the story: his intellectual gifts and... his Apparent," His last book, Littleing, and just the one to help while the telling of which is necessitated
awny odd moments,
by the chance discovery of a fateful capability as a writer, las not only Novels of Nowndays" (Hutchinson),
letter. The thread of interest wou high place in the Press will make the same appeal.
with ith
and world of London, but has attained pendant bustle incident, remimina tout right up to a portion of influence as a philoso routas a number of short stories,
the last page. The scenic descrip phic guide. To the lofty plane on and takes the reader from an „„„Äfew, poems are also added,
tions, sparsely wordeul, are sugges. which he finds iepiration and
·BARONESS ORCZY. tive of, and quite equal to Jack whence his thoughts are uttered, supposedly the senttering and obscure Bussian village to Berlin,
London.
the ordinary reader may be unable A two-volume novel in this day rather minipressive souventes of the Balkans, and the Rubr. There of compressed liction is a literary the unrealized literary yearnings are little intimate stories in all of loves and hates. This is why so Turbulent times breed turbulent
to ascend, but that, as an apostle of the highbrows, as he may be curiosity. And Mr. "Boring's "C." of Caryl Hengrave, who is known i
termed, he appeals to a select con.” ja unusual for more reason than its to us is Mr. Baring is quite little stories of men and much good romance is woven
[By Charles Whitton. "John pany is evidenced by the success of length. It purports to be the cleur in his own mind about what women caught in the web of war around the Civil Wars of England
Long, Ltd., 7s. 6d.
*The Adelpli"" his year-old | Chiography of would-be literary might have recomplished us and ita ftermath; and like in all of the days of King Charles.
her new novel, "The Honourable A story with a most thrilling monthly. Less conventional then man of the ", Jeustrated in his writer, but not entirely convincing. Sir Philip Gibber's books theso Jim (Hodder und Stoughton), the opening, the promise of which is most, its contents are as artesting bitions, list, by difficulties of is never a strong figure, which pictures of the wreckage of hopes Baroness Orczy Wenyes her story not subsequently borne out. The in varied theine and frank expres. esperament, and, second, by unkes his fate pathetic ther than
in Europe are obviously intended to around the love of a Royalist maiden climax occurs in the first chapter, sions us any of its contemporaries. fatuation for a married wom,ving tragic; he yells to be faithful and hotest endeavours for a Parliamentary soldier; and and the remainder of the book For a wider class than its netist who wrecks C's chances for a easily before his diffirullies, catter without a qul, pursang Mr. Baring's novel, in the face to find a way out of the misery. she adds to the realism of the suffers from the strain of trying to subscribers the July issue has ber giddy, greedy and gold-digging of its umsal length, is without One of the finest stories concerns romance by choosing sa hero and live up to the original standard. exceptional interest, opening de ik Mise_Smithof Smitina, "Miss-heroine two actual historical per. One or two highly improbable does with an article by Mr: Murry way the while with simazing kang: plot; the sometime-tennong thread Suuth was the daughter of an Erig- Honages, Jim Fionnies, son of Lord situations are rather clumsily in- The Religion of Mark combined to make a very read- frald
A shallow and selfish and together. It is essentially a stndylish inerent, who had made her Says, and Jim's wife, Barbara; troduced to sustain the interest. Rutherford a writer in whoseable book indeed, pltogether detestable person is the of character and period; little hape in Smyrna, friend of half the daughter of Lord Wimbleton. The To the not-too-critical reader it work of late there has been a LITTLE-PIERRE AND THAIS, by- Anatole France (The Bodley, beautiful Leila, who deceives her pens in it, and except for the
High Command with scene is laid in loyal Oxfordshire, could possibly possess some value markedly revived interest.
# husband while he is looking at her, comparatively mild drain uft's whom she had grown up, friend, where Jim and his father openly in passing away an idle hour.
Head, each 2s. 6d)-Two more- It is now a dozen yetre, the and hoodwinks her love-blinded discovery that his beloved Lein is of the Greek, wonten and espouse the Parliamentary cause.
editor of The Adelphi tells 485 volumes in this verdellent series embryo poet with equal dexterity, on the way to heroining his own children, who met her death. in At first the course of true love did
of translations. "Little in his opening sentence, since Mr. Baring has mixed gall and reapegrace nt wealthy brother's profeting the people for whom she not run smoothly, but the famous romancer knows how to entwine a
"Pages from a Journal" first wove Pierre" in one of Anstole and with his cabours for her mistress--as she has been the felt Bule more than contempt..
fascinating love story in an
their quiet apoll about him, & fel portrait the ruin of 's hopes is mistress of my others the story
France's excursions into thinly historical romance. Baibara's lovu
assuring statement regarding what placed at her door, and her eventor lies in the realms of thought mulier.
follows to one whose acquaintance
veiled autobiography, and one remains true in spite of opposition, Jens his readers to understand turniof action. flint he dislikes her thoroughly, "It this day of utter francés, demmings, Mr. Baring's career
even when Jim is hunted for insont and powerfully and Tucidly told. with Mark Rutherford Feracea of his most charming books. Every admirer Thais is, of course, much hir. Baring goes to som length regarding the details of the viola-author, critic, aut diplomat has life; and in the last elipter the two The authoress is distinctly mascu-several decades,
better known over here, but tebilsh the biographical naturation of the Seventh Commandment up him with an abundance of are married, two gutes tint will line in the strength and confidence of this writer, whose work remains of his novel. There are two intros Mr. Barings, novel is almost material for backgrounds, which here followed by every reader with shewn by her masterly handling of, secure against decay, because it
this is the best of all the trans- There is a glamour diffigile problem. A first novel, was moulded by trus min after Throughout uses with skill and cur; his pic interest. ductions, one signed by him and a shockingly decorous.
lations. Bond signed by
Walter the story of the long love affair with tunes of life at Eton and Oxford; around this book that only pro it can be safely recommended an ax own images" it be justly stated,
of piss days in London and Paris-vided by a few nutlines of to-day.
solid contribution to the light should act themselves wit Weight," supposedly a friend of (1. | Trila there is no mention of a at the real anthor of the narrative, monent of passion. C's other especially in Paris have beauty Our copy is through Messrs. literature of the year, and any latex Mr. Moryachte and penetrative
work from the same pen should be analysis. Rentence or to Stall Tos, by D. A. Wilson (Kegan who explains how he came to write romanes with Beatrice, whom he and colour, and his book is rich in den and Gotch.
second Paul, 15s.) The eagerly welcomed on its account, evince its puality When think
volume of Mr. Wilson's mam- the story and also exeuses some of surrenders with scarcely struggle literary talk, with appreciations of
about him, and the men like himath biography, the first of ils deficiencies by saying that because of religious ul financial helley Herts, Swinburne and obstacles, is equally lacking in any the finds of all who have hul the
I wonder why it is.. that
- which told of the wife of Carlyle suggestion of the flesite-
the deepest things Jay be revealed.
up to his marriage in 1826. Mr. Wilson has not much that Nothing seems to arouse (glorious experience of discovering
but may not be altered. their greatness. One wishes often that he would
is now to tell us of Carlyle Cbs marked, quality of give way to his feelings, thrash thapidity which reminds one of a
during the period from 1826 contemptible Teila,
till be wrote: "The French. swear bruck in a predow, not too deep. is of another firm. Such a Frederick (then Mr.) Macmillan
Revolution, but, on the other hand, the voluine` is a veritablər. mine of facts and information. This is the sort of biography that will endure on account of the richness of its material rather than for its literary style. It is destined to become the vast quarry for all fature lives and studies of Catifle."
1 not possible to tell the whole
because nobody Frows it. C. on certain mutters
story,
was the most reticent span in the
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others that will revivé meinòries in
TURNING DOWN. What mise be the feelings of a publisher's reader who has caused the turning.down' of a book which subsequently blazes out as a great and fats sucress in the
world. He was one of those
who can tell the whole throw things aromid, if only to and always permitting an me as we kup his Juippened world, as sotne poet says, what indicate his possession of human distorted view of what lies at the more than once; and, as we were he dured or would not tell his | emotions. Ilg, beeings ät Unex dearest and nearest frieuls. He almost too much the fated gure botten through its clear water reminded in connection with would have told-and I believe whose realigation of failure and less-stirring perhaps the lamented death of Maurice he did tell the world through impending denth renders him torrent or a great rivors Howlett, it might easily have hap the medium of the written word; imumne from pesty disturbances | but with a distinctive beauty of its pened in the case of "The Forest but the record of what he fold is. as far as we knew irretrievably Iça-t.
own
With all this remains a readable novel, with a particular F. By Maurice Buring, appent to those who have esthetic {
Heineman]
Eovers." Through the good Woffres of Mrs. W. K. Clifford it ctappears, the useript of that
THE BARRINGTONS AND JESSAMY.
[By Mra Geoffrey Buinian. John Long, Lid, 76, Gd.] A unique, plot, skilfully worked
delightful story found its way to the reader of the firm of Macmillan, on whose report it was about to be rejected. Happily, on intervention by Alre. Clifford, Sir a second
wisely decided to rend the manu seript for himself with a result that now belongs to literary history, Publishers renders, of course, qre no bore infallible than anyone else: but we fancy that one who finds he has made a "howler" of hit magnitude mist rather wish he had never been born..
Though God, which is the nume meaning of in hd my he we give to the mystery and the
revented he cafiot be fittered. We do larm, we 'mislead, when we talk about him. Probably flitre ure those who cannot stari alone, but it seems to me," nsserts, Mr. Murry, with sure insight and just appreciation, "that the spiritnat hope of humanity rests chiefly on those who can of these Markd Rutherford was, eruitgntly one.”
CARLYLE TO THE FRENCH REVOLU-
THE PICTURE THAT WILL MAKE MILLIONS THINK AND TALK.
The World Famous Feminist and Dramatist DANIEL CARSON GOODMAN'S
Most Wonderful Super-Pro
"WHAT'S WRONG
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FINAL BHOW TO-DAY
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From the time that he was knee high to a grasshopper Jack. Hoxie has been ridin' the broncs. His amazing horse. manship and daring at nasional, rodeon hare won him the plandite of thousands in this whatwind, butdoor mystery romance this smiling, dashing star is at his tip top best! Don't miss him in khin schioplul jove mory of the rolling
IMMENCING.
WORLD
MORROW
FATRE
SCREENLAND.
"THE PHANTOM HORSEMAN.” - HÅS ·WORLD GONE MAD?”
Scenic Beautles of Jack Hoxie's FUm Impressive.
The world-famous feminist, dramatist and producer of import- ant and significant pictures, Mr. Daniel Carson Goodman uses two American families of affluence to tell his stirringly dramatic story. on the Screen.
People bored with the drab and colourless atmosphere of glaring stone buildings and steaming pavements of city life may step off the street into another by visit. They become entangled when ing the World Theatre which will the mother of one meets the father open with the Phantong Horse of the other. Then things begin man" Jack Hoxie's newent to happen. The mother has lost Western feature, produced by her
of responsibility, Universal under the direction of Romance calls from afar and she Robert N. Bradbury, the man who rasponds, and the results of her, directed Hoxie in so many of his venturings form the groundwork recent successes.
of this most engrossing story of Modern Life.
The picture will do one of the two things, përhaps both. It will atisfy the innate longing for the green hills of the open country, or it will so increase the longing for a breath of that kind of atmos phere In reality that it will send a lot of lonely and bored folk on 'an impromptu hunting or fishing trip into the mountains."
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As the stirring title indicates, the production is one of truly momentous timeliness. The whims and faibles, the moral laxity and the unbridled excesses of the day are indicted with all the smashing sincerity, all the hashing sCOFM and towering truth they deserve.
The producer goes far beyond The Hoxie film runs true to form the little group of interesting of the standard established in the characters with which he tells his first of the pictures produced with story. He makes of his subject the popular Western star under the Universal banner. It is pic turization of the Western range and mountain country, carrying a photographic value that is remark- able.
a MIGHTY human canvas; upor which he paints His picturization of present social conditions.
flashed on the screen, there is a Among the Universal, pictures quickening of the pulse. starring Hoxie in which the pic-skill is not wasted in the pictures Hoxie is a fancy rider, and his
torial, beauty is especially appeal in which he plays. His horse, a ing are "Don Quickshot of half-wild, pure white mustang of Grande," the first to be produced, the Idaho plains, is an almost fu
separable nart of the Hoxid action. and The Red Warning" - Some
Hoxie, desa some; of lupɛbest. of the chote of Hoxie riding meriding in this picture, and some beautiful white horse through the capable acting as the youthful silla in his latest est eclipse short! The supporting past even the beauty of the earlier adequate. It is essentiany
Hola Is the symbol of the highest type of horsemanship. When a vision of the and his beautiful
action picture, but has dramatic value and the story theme fadnter eating. The cast includes Lillan Rich, Wade Boteler, Nell Mc-
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