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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21802, 6 June 1936, Page 19

Four books of travel and autobiography have been attracting attention during the last week, reports the librarian of the Canterbury Public Library. There is still interest in the Russian revolution and books on this subject continue to pour from the presses, one of the latest being “Smell of Smoke,’’ the autobiography of Alex Mahoff,

Murdoch’s travel books have been popular, and her latest, “Tyrolean June,” is in demand. Another bright and chatty volume is “American Stew,” by W. Teeling, which deals with American life to-day. “Gods Who Die,” by J. Dana, is interesting to those fond of the South Seas and Samoa in particular, as it is the life story of George Westbrook, a Samoan pioneer.

Fiction in demand include “A Close Call,” by Eden Philpotts; the Scottish tale, “Clansmen,” by Ethel Boileau; the new novel, “Fly Away Paul,” Victor Canning; and the secret-service story, “German Spy,” by Bernard Newman.