BOOKS RECEIVED

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 131, 27 February 1937, Page 25

BOOKS RECEIVED

Books, as listed hereunder, have been received from the following publishers :— Angus and Robertson: “The Street of Fishing Cat.” by Jolanda Foldes. "The Far East Comes Nearer,” by 11. Hessel Tlltman. Eyre and Spottiswoode: “The Monopoly of Credit,” by G. H. Douglas. “The Brimming Lake,” by Ashley Smith. Duckworth: “A Hundred Years of English Government,” by K. B. Smellie.

Harrup: “Meet the Baron,” by Anthony Morton. Werner Lauric: “Bernard Shaw, Frank Harris, and Oscar Wilde,” by R. H. Sherard. Nicholson and Watson: “The Month,” by Leigh Hunt. Illustrated by H. J. Knowles.

“When I Remember,” by Lady Muriel Beckwith. “War Memories,” Vol. G, by David Lloyd George. “William Christian,” by H. 11. Hay. Rich and Cowan: “Mastering Life,” by Peter Fletcher.

Simon and Schuster, the American publishers, announce au annual prize to be awarded to the year’s most hilarious contribution to the enjoyment of laughter. The prize is to consist of a solid silver cup and something liquid to put in it. With unprecedented candour, the publishers state that the purpose of this prize is to get publicity for Max Eastman’s new book, “Enjoyment of Laughter.” The judges will be Richard L. Simon, M. Lincoln Schuster and Max Eastman, and their decision will be rendered on the basis of the Ten Commandments of the Comic Arts printed and explained oji pages 290326 of Mr. Eastman's book. Both amateur and professional humorists are eligible to compete.