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tage of stands of the 2,300 exhibi in his car on the high road, is one tors lötals about sixteen miles. of pure detection in the modern style, with Inspector Arnold and It is unnecessary to introduce ally his culebrated friend Mor Mr. John Rhode. His last two rion whipping the events into a books were both selected Books of characteristic crash of surprise at bhan whom probably no more the Month and wore greeted with a

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nisr SANSKRIT LITERATURK. By Har Dayal, M.A,, Ph.D. (Bon don: Kegan Paul 18/-). Although, owing to climatic and linguistic differences, the European is not likely completely to ador

I stand fine points of Indian philo- sophical thought and although the Europen living among the Chinese,

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THE DEVIL DRIVES. factness of the cons of Han and Line" fulfilled all the require thus regard the Buddhist canon as monts" for Harold Nicolson, while

Virgil Markham, ti das born maes of confused hisplitting Rogor Pippett (in"

the Daily among the Spring authors is an numerical subtlety, HarHerald) singled out The Hanging American who writes books (and ac- interesting personality. He is an Dayal's sholarly essay

"The Woman for special stention, describ-surate books) about England. Born Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhisting it as "an extraordinary probiz Dakland, California, in 1899, he Sanskrit Literature" will prevalem, welldrawn and brilliantly sus Valuable book to these interested în |tained." religion and its development.

This book deals with the develop I ment of the Mahayanistic school of Buddhist thought in an able way by racing the career of a Bodhisatt [va (P'Esn) from the "production of the thought of Bodhi" till on- lightenment is ronchod and be

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RUGBY, Feb. 22. and other conditions which existed at the time when the Bodhisattvamake an impelsive heart sick. The Colt thin disguise for the former. doctrine was developed and which

Major Pannell, Acting Governor made the thinkers who developed characters whose tragedy is, enacted Police Commissioner, Úrover A of Dartmoor Prison, has been ap- this doctrine feel the need of thern form as deep a contrast as

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The Murder of the Night Club Mr. S. M. Roberts, who has been cism we may make of the book is docs Florence Penny's room itself, Lady is the third, and a strange that although on broad lines it is cheap, tawdry and rotten with fur-mystory it provides, Thatcher Colt appointed to the vacant Governship there with real culture and the rich-dered; he takes avery possible pre tive poverty, yet gleaming here and warned by a beautiful unknown of Cardiff Prison.

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by the author is very welcome for, people; the inhabitants of,, No, 30, Although fully realising and ade-single ladies though they be of no qantely stressing the beauties and particular virtue, are brought, de. Gruths of the Bodhisattva doctrine, hy still does not hesitate to point finitely and vividly to life. Flor- out its absurdities, illogicalities and once Penny herself is fascinating occasional lapses into more disgust with a strange quality of vital be ing cynicism. The book is not

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With her body showing no trace of violence and with the failure of the autopay to roven! poison, the mystery of Lola Carewe sets Colt a problem worthy of his reputation. He solves it, patiently, logically, relentlessly a story to which we may certainly apply Charles Wil-

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are. pardonably, proud of it a knotted rope..." and, indeed, October last they selected, after bis story includes all the elements much "discussion, & first novel as the of regulation mystery.

But with Book of the Month, and Mystery at Friar's Pardon rewarded their tem- the characteristic modesty which has arity with an extraordinary suc led him to conceal his identity o coss. Even the critics joined their carefully, he omits to mention that voices in the general chorus of praise; Colin Still (in the Sunday Florence Penny is found hanging | Express) called it "A first novel from a beam thero begins one of the of considerably more than average most amusing investigations that merit," and went on to say, "the bas ever appeared in detective story is ingenious and moves steadi- fiction. Slowly at first the threads ly to an exciting climax that is very are picked up, gradually each trail well handled," while Ralph Straus, and suspicion is developed until, | (in the Sunday Times), summed it as each moves swiftly towards the up prophetically, Mr. Porlock central fogus, the whole force con- makes his bow sa a mystery-monger centrates in one desperate, breath with a puzzling story of no little taking rush of magnificent detes- merit. Alyttery at Friar's Pardon tion.

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