BOOKS RECEIVED.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 51, 23 November 1907, Page 13

BOOKS RECEIVED.

"A Stolon Voyago, and other Stories"; by Ethel Tumor. Ward, Lock and Co. In her latest book this popular Australian writer has gathered together a number of short stories, somo of which have already appeared in different magazines and periodicals. She has not lost her story-telling faculty, nor has she quite lost tho humour that was a sonsiblo ingredient of her earlier works. But there is a bad falling-off in the interest with which she could once invest her studies of children, and she has become apparently indifferent to tho vice of "p.reachmess." For children tho hook is likely.to be pleasant, but as serious literature its value is negligible. Our copy comes through S. and W. Mackay. "Keane of Kalgoorlio"; by Arthur Wright. Sydney. The "Sunday Times" Newspaper Co. Bound in a paper cover bearing a sensational picture of atrociously bad design and execution, "Keano of Kalgoorlio" is i. bright and vigorous "yarn" of a kind that only Australia could produce Conceived m the manner of Nat Gould, it is infinitely superior to that favourite writer for prison libraries. The story 'concorns the contest between Keano, a "white" sporting man, who mado his money "out West," and a spieler. of the lowest character, who also owns racehorses, and conducts a tote shop and two-up school. Every page is brimful of excitement, and there are somo excellent bits of description of racecourse scenes, and the shady side of Sydney life. Tho villain is heavily smitton by Nemesis in the Inst chapter. He loses his fortune/ by tho defeat of his horso in the big race, returns to the city to find that hh partner has disappeared with tho money ,of tho tote shop, is assaulted by tho disappointed crowd, and, in endeavouring to escape when his "two-up" school is raided by tho police, falls dowu a lift in a struggle with a vagrant, and is killed. I '

"The Little Anarchist".; by A. W. Marchmont. London. Ward, Lock and Co. ; The story, built on conventional lines, of the exciting adventures of an Englishman who attempts to escort to England his cousin's fiancco, a Countess whose family opposes the match and whose name is identical with that of an anarchist. Tho book reaches the highest pitch of sensation, and the reader is kept breathless and alarmed until tho usual happy denouement. (Our copy is through S. and W. Muckay).

In the October "Windsor Magazine," Anthony Hope's new story, "Holona's Path," is continued, and thero aro complote stories by H. C. Bailey, Frances Rivers; Fred. M. White, Ormo Angus, L. C. Moberly, and other popular writers. Tho art features consist of eighteen pictures by Mr. Eyre Crowe; A.R.A. "About the Moon" is contributed by tho great French authority, Cariiille Flammarion. .