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A MONTH'S LITERATURE AT A worth reading.
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Mr. St. John Adcock writes in "Overseas"
They say far too much fiction is being published nowadays, and daresay that is true; but if you look up the literary magazines of fifty years ago, you will find they were saying the same thing then. Thero has always been too much fiction, and if it is not all good, some of it is, and that is as much as we have any right to expect.
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A good novel of its kind is "The Mosque of the Roses," but if secret service agents always have to run such a gauntlet. of deadly perils as kept crowding
Captain Michael Stanford between London and Turkey, and especially after he got into Constantinople, the wonder is that any young man can be found to undertake such almost impossible
"Gallions Reach.” With H.M. Tomlinson's "Gallions Reach" we are, on a higher plane altogether. It is almost unfair to the others to write of him in the same article, but he happens to come along with them this month, and in these matters I am the slave of the calendar. "Gallions Reach" of Mr. grows so naturally out Tomlinson's other books that only as an after-thought one thinks of it as his, Arst novel. The narrative gift, the sutle power of description, the picturesqueness and charm of style that went to the making of London River," "Waiting for Day "The Sen and the Jungle."
light," "Gifts of Fortune," esson- tially the novelist's equipment, are used to excellent "Gallions Reach."
purpose in
RUDYARD KIPLING'S PICTURE BOOK.
"Songs of the Ses," from Rudyard
Kipling's Verse. With Illus- trations in Colour, and Head- Ings and Tailpieces by Donald Maxwell, Crown 4to. 159. net; also large-paper edition. Limited to 500 copies, and sach copy signed by Mr. Kipling. Demy 4to.
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Mr. "Donald Maxwell has been
encouraged by the success of "Sen and Susasx" last year to select other Kipling subjects for the purposes of his art, and the present volume is the attractive result. In the former
work only verses or parts of verses were printed to indicate the Bub jects of the pictures, whereas the
of
A large-paper edition of "Songs from the Sea" is to be issued. It is limited to 500 copies, and cach copy will be signed by Mr. Kipling.
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"Stories of Red Hanrahan and The
Secret Rose," by W. B. Yents.. With Illustrations by Norah McGuinness. 8vo, 108. Gd.
net. (Macmillian's). Up to the time of its appearance
present volume contains the com- The story can be summarized, in plate poems which have been select- jobs. The moment after Stanford & fow linca. James Colet is one of ed for illustration, thus giving the gets his instructions in London, as
the chief clerks in a firm of ship-volume an added value to the lover he goes out along the Foreign Office swners of which Perriam is the of Mr. Kipling's works. Each poom is illustrated by a coloured plate, corridor he brushes against an head. Years of service had given obvious spy; he glances back and Colet an air of patience and defer- and each bas also a pictorial head- knows, from what the back of hie ence, but under that quiet surface ing and tail-piece by Mr. Maxwell. head looks like, that the man is simmered "an insurgent antipathy" This artist, says The "Guardian," toward Perriam, who paid his men is nothing if not enterprising, and one, but there is no time to go
them with an though his favourite medium after him; and directly Stanford well but treated steps into the street there are more offensive arrogance and made a expression is pen-and-ink outline aples dodging about in wait for him. principle of bullying them into filled in with colour washes and Before catching his train, he slips submission. There comes an even- occasionally with what look like round to say good-bye to the girl ing when Colet and Perriam are at pastel work, yet there are several he loves; and the conduct of the the office alone together; it is long subjects, especially the purely sea girl and her father indicate that after hours and the whole build studies, in which he abandons both they are both in league with his ing is empty. Perriam is in one of for pure colour. In these ho realises enemies against him; and as he his intolerable moods, and as he some exceedingly lovely atmos comes out of the house a mysterious thrusts his face forward, brow pheric effecta, besides supplying signal is flashed from an upper beating his clerk in his wonted close Interpretations of the poet's window, warning whistles are heard manner, Colet for a moment loses verse." in the dark and dim shapes of spies his self-control, sends an angry fist are seen lurking at each end of the into the hated visage, and Perriam street. When he reaches the rafl-crumples up on the floor. He is a platforma is stout, unhealthy person, and pro- way station,, the swarming with spies. They try to bably the shock had been too much prevent him from getting into the for his heart. As he does not train, and when he scrambles in move, Colet stoops over him and just as it is starting there is a spy finds to his horror that he is dead. waiting for him in his carriage He is in a panic, but steadies him- woman, who accks in vain to fas-self and 'decides that his only course cinate him. On the boat over, at is to go out and inform the police the Customs after he has landed in of what has happened. But walk-the most notable example of Miss France, in the train on the long ing self-absorbed through the de- Norah McGuinness's achievements as a book illustrator was the edition journey to the East spies are all serted city streets, when he sees a over the place. They search his policeman standing at a corner he bag, come while he is asleep to feel passes, dimost in spite of himself, him. He about his body for the important without speaking to document, switch off the light in the tramps on down Aldgate, and the dining-car and start fighting round episode of his all-night wanderings him in the dark while he ducks and musings about the East End under the table and escapes into is one of the vividest and most another compartment in the confu- masterly things in the book. At a sion. They do not allow him a tavern, he falls in with some old sea moment's peace, and as soon as he captains; does a small service for reaches Constantinople things get one of them, and, opportunity offer over so much worse. That he ever ing, arranges to make a voyage got his message through at all and with him. The ship goes down at so saved Europe is the wonder; but sea; Colet and others get away in assisted by a beautiful a boat, are picked up, and ultimately Turkiah girl who was one of his land at Penang. He roams about enemies till she fell in love with him Malaya for a while, and, finally ar-
To pass from the artificiality of and helped him through several riving at a decision, seta sall for dangers. He fell in love with her London, bent on laying Perriam's the eighteenth century, even when conscience will not let marked by the genius of Sterne, to and they had a rapturous love ghost; his
on evading the conse- the atmosphere of stories by Mr. romance, but she was killed before him go
no lack of it was all over and time for him to quences of his act. "There's no fun W. B. Yeats, shows go home, and when he got back to for us," he says, "unless we obey courage, and those who have fol- career of Miss London, feeling indignant with the the order we, know." And there lowed the girl he loved there, because his the book ends. Should there be an McGuinness will be especially inter foes 'had produced what looked like other to show us how Colet worked eated to see with what success the a letter from her giving him away, cut his redemption, or is it sufficient artist has triumphed in her inter- he learned that the letter was a if we take it that he returned and pretation of material of so differ- forgery,. the signals from her win- the law avenged Perrlam in the ent a nature. dow had been made by somebody usual way? else, and she was perfectly inno-I cent, and he was happy at last. He seems to have been too diplomatic to tell her about the Turkish girl, but that was a matter for his con- science and is no concern of ours.
he was
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1927.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
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published last year of Sterne's tenure of the office was also dealt Sentimental Journey." The book with by Lord Curzon; but further received much favourable comment, than this, unhappily, the work was the general impression being that not completed. Yet till the end of the illustrations marked a very dis- his life Lord Curzon was continual- tinct advance in the work of this ly gathering material for it, and talented young Irish artist. "One from the very full notes left by him,. realises," said a writer in "The the editor, Mr. Stephen Gwynn, has Irish Statesman," that Norah been able to compile much of in- McGuinness is growing rapidly, and tereat about the Duke of Welling- that shortly we shall be able to ton's twenty-three years as Lord The later succession is speak of her way of doing things, Warden.
as now we speak of Jack Yeats's, dealt with very summarlly; but a that full list of the heirlooms In Walmer with a perfect conviction whatever she does will express Castle is appended. Coplous Illus nothing that is not essentially her. trations are given from the pictures
which hang in the Castle. self."
"The Personal History of Walmer Castle and its Lords Warden," by the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K. G. Edited by .Stephen Gwynn. Medium 8vo.
28a, net. (Macmillan's). The late Lord Curzon had a special gift for studying the history of ancient houses, and when he was Lord Warden of the. Cinque Ports the associations of Walmer Castle tempted him to chronicle them. Beginning with the reign of Queen Anne when Walmer first became a residence rather than a fortress, he traced the fortunes of the building. and of its successive distinguished occupants. The first to whom he gives considerable space was Lord North; but the main body of Lord ["Gallions Reach," by H. M. Curzon's finished work is devoted Tomlinson. 7a6d. (Heinemann) to North's successor Pitt, for whom "The Mosque of the Roses," by Walmer was really a homo during Harold Armstrong. 78. 6d. (John the last and most eventful fourteen Lane). The Royal Slave," by years of his life; and, the study Clare Binns. 78. 6d. (Stockwell). shows us the Great Commoner in "Echo," by Shaw Desmond." 78. 6d. aspects, not often realfaad. Lord. Liverpool's far less interesting
It is suficient, anyhow, that, "Gallions Reach" is a very remark able novel, as a study in psychology and for the. imaginative beauty of its style. Mr. Tomlinson is a poet in prose, and too fine an artist to "The Royal Slave."
write what is called prose poetry: "The Royal Slave" takes you there are passages whose sheer again to Turkey.. One suspects it is beauty of phrase or thought haunt a first novel, and it is a promising one's memory as music does or the beginning, but the author should fragrance of flowers. In less senst remember that most of her readers tive hands the story might have do not know the language, and it been sheer melodrama, but Mr. is a mistake to use too many Tomlinson has handled it with a Turkish terms and have to supply quiet realism, touched it with three pages of glossary at the end. transcendental significances, made Yoganieh hanum, schimdi, she it made it a sort of spiritual pil- ordered, in low tones." Then you grim's progress. I have found it have to look up the glossary to see immensely fateresting; it is certain what she was ordering. Turks doly a book that you should, read. not talk English most of the time and Turkish occasionally; the read er knows they talk in their native tongue, but, in fiction, it should all be translated for him. It is a com- mon fault. with novelista, and I mention it in this case because the author shows capacity; her story of (Duckworth).]
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