Author of “The Inner Shrine,” “Anne Lulworth,” etc.
The innumerable admirers of this favourite novelist will welcome with delight the latest novel from her pen. Mrs. Sidgwick has a descriptive charm and a power of visualisation which never fail. She has brought all her powers to bear on this story of a young girl in strange and not altogether pleasant surroundings; it is written with humour and a deep understanding of human nature which will appeal to all who like to read about Life as it really is.
Jimmy Higgins
By UPTON SINCLAIR
Author of “The Jungle,” etc.
This is the story of Jimmy Higgins, socialist, worker and sometime soldier in the American Expeditionary Forces. It is a character study written with all Upton Sinclair’s power and virility. The pictures he paints are drawn with a sweeping brush and in crude colours that make the lights and shadows distinct and impressive. “Jimmy Higgins” is a story that is sure to arouse great interest among the reading public all over the world. It is strong with the strength of the untamed spirit.
Platonic Peter
By MRS. HORACE TREMLETT
Author of “Giddy Mrs. Goodyer,” “Birds of a Feather,” etc.
Judy Bettington was the Mayoress of Midboro’, a dazzling beauty in a Paris hat. How she adopted Peter Barham as a friend, whether he was really so platonic as he should have been, and what Thomas the Mayor had to say about it, is all told in the particularly entertaining, light-hearted style which Mrs. Tremlett has made quite her own. A most exhilarating story, with a smile on every page.
The Scent Shop
By PEGGY WEBLING
Author of “In Our Street,” etc.
In her ninth and latest novel Miss Webling tells a quaint story of London life. She uses her knowledge of the little-known forms of fine labour, in this case the old and exquisite art of scent-making, to form a picturesque background for a delightful romance. The characters are all entertaining, and are described in the author’s most attractive manner.
Peter Jackson, Cigar Merchant
By GILBERT FRANKAU
Author of “One of Them,” etc.
A romance of married life, a romance which resembles the life of many a couple. Strong and frank, a remarkable novel, is the opinion of a balanced reader. It is a story which will especially appeal to all who have passed the first bloom of married life and see how Peter and his wife found themselves and each other. A novel that will have a lasting success.
Stone Walls
By CECILIA HILL
Author of “The Citadel,” “Wings Triumphant.”
A novel that should enlarge this author’s circle of readers. Both style and treatment bear out the promises made in the former books. The heroine Petra is drawn with the same “sure touch of affection and experience” (to quote theTimescritic on the author’s last novel), which characterizes the work of this clever writer.
Nearly a Million of this Favourite Author’s Novels have been already sold.
The City of Palms
By KATHLYN RHODES
Author of “The Lure of the Desert,” “The Desert Dreamers,” etc.
The action of the story passes in an oasis in the desert of Northern Africa, known to the Arabs as “The City of Palms.” The chief characters are a young Englishman, who has settled down in the oasis, his young wife, and a man of hybrid nationality, half Pole, half Turk, whose ill-will the English girl is unfortunate enough to incur. The threads of these three lives become entangled, and the story is concerned chiefly with the intrigue set in motion by the Turk, in which the Englishman runs the risk of losing both wife and land.
A Villa in the South
By DUNCAN SWAN
Author of “Molyneux of Mayfair,” “A Country House Comedy,” etc.
A delightfully entertaining book full of movement and telling the story of charming and likeable people. A novel written in Mr. Swan’s most attractive style, with the Villa Beauregarde as a fascinating background for an amusing society comedy.
Mr. Swan’s talent is well-known to all lovers of good literature; this novel is written with a lightness of touch and charm of style which are certain to enhance his reputation.
The Little Soul
By ELINOR MORDAUNT
Author of “The Garden of Contentment,” “A Ship of Solace,” etc.
Another novel that will delight all admirers of Miss Mordaunt’s great gifts. Charles Hoyland is a remarkable character, drawn with great power and force. Philip McCabe and Diana Clayton, the foils to this driving power, are most charming and attractive people, whose careers will be followed with intense interest. The story ends on the note of hope, never absent from any picture of real life.
The Historical Nights’Entertainment Series I.
By RAFAEL SABATINI
Author of “The Snare,” “The Banner of the Bull,” etc.
In speaking of this series, Mr. Sabatini says, “I have set myself the task of reconstructing in the fullest possible detail and with all the colour available from surviving records a group of more or less famous events. I have selected for my purpose those which were in themselves bizarre and resulting from the interplay of human passions, and whilst relating each of these events in the form of a story, I compel that story scrupulously to follow the recorded facts and draw on my imagination merely, as one might, to fill in the outlines which history leaves grey.”
The Historical Nights’Entertainment Series II.
By RAFAEL SABATINI
Author of “The Snare,” “The Banner of the Bull,” etc.
“I have tried to reconstruct, in the fullest possible details, the most bizarre and famous events which have resulted from the interplay of human passions in history. How nearly I have approached success in this task—how far I have fallen short—my readers will discern.” R. S.
All Roads Lead to Calvary
By JEROME K. JEROME
Author of “Paul Kelver,” “Two Men in a Boat,” etc.
“Her face has always been a woman’s fortune. If she’s going to become a fighter, it will have to be her weapon,” Joan Allway finds this a truth though at times a bitter one, for she determines to fight for the right as she sees it, against the forces which strive to make life easy. Joan meets life with a high courage which nothing is able to damp, but the solution of her problems must be found in the pages of Mr. Jerome’s fascinating novel.
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2handsome volumes,34s.net.
The history of the Dover Patrol is one of the outstanding romances of the war, and Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon’s forthcoming book sheds new light on the varied operations of the naval forces which he commanded for nearly three years.
The occupation and fortification of the Belgian coast by the enemy, changed dramatically the strategical situation, throwing upon the Dover Patrol heavier responsibilities than Nelson, or any admiral who commanded these narrow waters in previous wars, had had to bear. The enemy was in a position to threaten the left flank of the Allied armies besides menacing the enormous volume of sea traffic passing through the straits. The Dover Patrol consequently had to deny the use of these waters to the Germans, established on the Belgian Coast, while at the same time, rendering them safe for British shipping, and above all that, it had to protect the left flank of the Allied armies and safeguard the stream of storeships and transports passing across the Channel within seventy miles of the fortified bases of the enemy.
Sir Reginald Bacon in this important book, which is very fully illustrated with charts and photographs, gives a detailed account of the work of the Dover Patrol, with its ships manned, not only by the Navy, but drawing their personnel from all classes and composed of monitors, destroyers, submarines, drifters, trawlers, mine sweepers, motor boats and motor launches. He describes the ceaseless watch and ward, maintained for so long off the Belgian coast which was patrolled daily within sight of Ostend and Zeebrugge; a feat unparalleled in the war for hardihood and daring in view of the danger from mines and submarines. The methods whereby this work was accomplished and the precautions taken against loss form an interesting portion of the narrative. Admiral Bacon also gives some account of the landing of heavy guns at Dunkirk—great engineering achievements—and of the many bombardments carried out on the enemy’s positions from the sea.
The book will be regarded as the crowning vindication of the naval aptitudes of the British people, for the Dover Patrol was in the main an improvised force created to meet a great national peril.
If the Germans had dominated the Straits of Dover in the early months of the war, who could then have prophesied that the Allies would have triumphed?
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Westminster Cathedraland Its Architect
By W. DE L’HOPITAL
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The history of Westminster Cathedral, and of its architect, the late John Francis Bentley, will undoubtedly form one of the principal publishing features of the autumn season. Westminster Cathedral is acknowledged to be among the most important buildings of modern times, and as the Chief Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the British Empire it has a further importance of the first mark. Bentley’s own life, and the story of how the great Byzantine cathedral grew into being from Cardinal Manning’s first proposals, and how it fell to his successor, Cardinal Vaughan, to initiate and carry out the work, has been told by the architect’s daughter, Mrs. de l’Hopital, who has made full use of her father’s papers. An important feature of the book is the illustrations, which comprise some full page plates in colour from Mr. Bentley’s watercolour drawings, and numerous illustrations in line and from photographs, besides many plans.
The Madman
By KAHLIL GIBRAN
“The William Blake of the Twentieth Century.”—Rodin.
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“The Madman” introduces to England the work of the greatest poet of Arabia. The man of whom the great Rodin said “The world should expect much from this poet painter of Lebanon. He is the William Blake of the Twentieth Century.”
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41st Year of Issue.
The Year’s Art, 1920
Compiled by A. C. R. CARTER
A concise epitome of all matters relating to the Arts of Painting, Sculpture, Engraving, and Architecture, and to Schools of Design, which have occurred during the year 1919, together with information respecting the events of 1920.
Over 600 pages with illustrations
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The Peace Conference
By Dr. E. J. DILLON
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In one large handsome volume,21s.net.
Dr. Dillon has been for so many years in the closest touch with the inmost circles of European politics that his opportunities for collecting material for the work which bears this comprehensive title have been unrivalled. His two large volumes cover all the essential points of the vast conference and form a work which should be a permanent history of the events of these world shaking months. Dr. Dillon gives personal impressions of the leading delegates with special reference to their individual fitness to conduct their parts in the negotiation for a world peace settlement. He gives a vast amount of hitherto unpublished information on the growth and development of the causes of dissension among the Associated Powers and the methods taken to arrange a settlement of these. He deals with the sincerity of the various national delegations in discussing the terms of a peace on an ideal basis as distinct from a peace on the old bases where national claims were paramount. He has much of supreme interest to say about the Italian situation, and the claims of America as regards the Monroe doctrine and as regards her German-American population. He discusses the probability of the permanence of the League of Nations, and touches with deft certainty on the indications and possibilities of the Japanese and Chinese questions. A most valuable and interesting part of the book is the discussion of the “Fourteen” points as a basis for Peace, and their effect on the imperfectly developed and the undeveloped races and an examination of them from the politico-religious point of view. Other interesting chapters deal with the sources of information of which Dr. Dillon was able to make use, and the reception accorded this special information by the high parties in Paris. Dr. Dillon also has much of surpassing interest to tell of the inner history of the Peace Conference and the influences which affected the speed and trend of the settlement.
It does not seem too much to claim that this work is unique in its source and in the variety of reliable information which is gathered into its covers. It should be studied by every thinking reader who wishes to know what really happened at Paris during those fateful months when the peace of the world was being settled, we hope for all time.
Memories of an Old Etonian—1860-1912
By GEORGE GREVILLE
Author of “Society Recollections in Paris and Vienna,” and “More Society Recollections.”
In demy 8vo, cloth gilt,16s.net
With numerous Illustrations
In this fascinating volume the author has chiefly related his recollections of Eton fifty years ago—the Eton of Dr. Hornby, and has added yet another volume to the chronicles of the great school.
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My Chinese Days
By GULIELMA F. ALSOP
With 8 Illustrations on art paper in one handsome volume,10s. 6d.net.
With its background of Oriental colours, customs and mystery this is a fascinating volume of vignettes of Chinese life by a woman physician. The author obtained the material for her sketches either from her own observations during her four years’ work as a practising physician or she heard of them direct. She gives intimate pictures of the domestic life of the Chinese of all classes, and tells of her many romantic, tragic and humorous experiences.
Fields of Victory
By MRS. HUMPHRY WARD
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This is a book of paramount importance and of topical interest. It is a survey of the British Armies in the field and of Britain’s part in the future Peace of the World. The author has visited the scenes of the great conflict, and gives us from the Fields of Victory and from personal contact with the leading persons in the great drama, and prominent British and Allied representatives, who have put all available material and information at her disposal, an abiding and inspiring picture of Great Britain’s achievements in the past and of her aims and ideals for the future.
Gardens of Celebritiesand Celebrated Gardens
25s. net. By JESSIE MACGREGOR
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A book that is likely to become a classic. The beautiful Water Colour paintings and delicate pencil drawings of some of the most famous Gardens in and around London, add greatly to the interest of the letter-press. Special permission was granted by Queen Alexandra to Miss Macgregor to make sketches in the precincts of Marlborough House. Miss Macgregor, who was a favourite pupil of Sir Frederick Leighton, has been a regular Exhibitor at the Royal Academy. The text gives a most exhaustive survey of London Gardens and their History, from the days of the Norman Conquest. Both by those who know and love their London and by many Americans and overseas Britons this unique book, with its fascinating accounts of Hogarth House, Walpole House, the Chelsea Physicke Garden, and many other historical backgrounds will be read with unfailing delight.
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Sappho: A Rendering and an Authority
By H. DE VERE STACPOOLE
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In this delightful volume Mr. Stacpoole has used all the charm of language which marks him as a descriptive writer of such high order. The music of his diction rings in every line of this translation, which is vibrant with the spirit of the original.
The Ruined Cities of Northern Africa
By RAGNAR STURZENBECKER
With about 60 illustrations from photographs printed on art paper.
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Dr. Sturzenbecker’s name is well known throughout Europe as one of the leading authorities on the ancient civilizations of North Africa, which he describes. The excavations have, on the whole, yielded greater treasures than Pompeii and Herculaneum, for they have concerned towns of great size and importance which for centuries have lain hidden under their sandy covering.
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Bird Behaviour
By FRANK FINN, F.Z.S.
Author of “Birds of the Countryside,” etc.
With 44 illustrations, on art paper.
Mr. Frank Finn is well known as one of our chief authorities on all that concerns bird-life. Those who are familiar with his books are aware that he has made it a practice only to write from personal observation. “Bird Behaviour,” the subject of his new book, has never before received serious attention, but it is one in which Mr. Finn is thoroughly at home. Some of the points treated in the volume relate to the locomotion of birds, their nutrition and the reasons for their choice of particular foods—the care of the young, nests, migration, senses of smell and sight.
Insect Artisans and their Work
By EDWARD STEP, F.L.S.
Author of “Messmates,” “Toadstools and Mushrooms of the Countryside,” etc.
With 54 illustrations, on art paper.
From quite early days in the study of Entomology it has been generally known that certain Insects in the perfection of their industry might almost be accepted as the prototypes of the human artificer. Thus, the wasp was taken as the first paper-maker, a certain wild bee as a mason, and another bee as a carpenter.
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The Courtship of Animals
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In the Morning of Time
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The stories of this author dealing with the adventures of animals, of which “The Red Fox” is, perhaps, the best known, have for a long time enjoyed great popularity. In the present work, Mr. Roberts gives us a story of a man in primæval times, and he introduces descriptions of the strange scenery and monstrous fauna of the time.
Indo-China and itsPrimitive People
By CAPTAIN HENRY BAUDESSON
With 60 illustrations from photographs by the Author.
In demy 8vo, cloth gilt,16s.net.
In the course of his travels Captain Baudesson carefully observed the curious customs of the Moï and Chams, the uncultured people of Indo-China, among whom he dwelt for many years. The story of his travels is presented in vivid language and is full of local and picturesque colour. Tigers and elephants were frequently encountered during the journey of the mission, and many members of the expedition were wounded by the poisoned arrows of the natives, while jungle fever and malaria made havoc among them.
Old Days inBohemian London
Recollections of Clement Scott
By MRS. CLEMENT SCOTT
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These recollections are something more than memoirs of one who probably knew his Bohemian London better than any living contemporary. Mr. Clement Scott was for many years Dramatic Critic to “The Daily Telegraph,” and in this remarkable book one finds references to and anecdotes, hitherto unpublished, of most of the notabilities both Protean and those who have trodden the bigger stage of Life during the past twenty-five years.
Secrets of the Bosphorus 2nd Edition
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Queen of the Rushes
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