LITERARY NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 151, 30 June 1928, Page 21

LITERARY NOTES

Lord Nowton is writing a biography of the late Lord Lansdowne. j A six thousand words instalment of a mystery story by Mr. Sax Rohmer was cabled from London to New York i the other day. The cost of cabling ! amounted<to over £130. Captain Reginald Berkeley has writ- j ton a novel, "Dawn," from his iriuchdiscussed film of that name about Nurse Cavell. J Mr. Scan O'Casey, the Irish dramatist, has just finished a new play, part of which will take place "behind'the lines" in the Great War. i The fourth volume of "The Tale of; the Genji," translated by Mr. Arthur Waley, is coming from Allen and Unwin. ■ George Blake's next novel, "Paper Money," will be a satirical tale, dealing with the failure of war profiteers to establish themselves as Highland gentlemen. Lady Cynthia Asquith, wife of Mr. I Herbert Asquith, has appearing with I the Hutctnnsons a biography of the Duchess of York, a companion volume to the same publishers' "Queen Mary. "For my part," writes Mr. G. N. Barnes, in reviewing "Where Is Labour Going?" by Dr. Haden Guest, 'I have long reached the conclusion that the influence of party politics on our daily life has been overrated. Great changes have come, and are still coming by greater knowledge and more human sympathy. But, if Labour is to help in bringing further improvements through a National Labour Party, then it must, as Dr. Guest says, deal with the anti-National and revolutional influences within its midst." The book is just published by Jonathan Cape. Benito Mussolini has -written his autobiography, and it is to bo published in the autumn. The book is said to be n detailed account of Mussolini's eventful life- from his childhood in the ancient town of Varano da Costa to his present leadership of the Italian nation. "II Duce" describes the birth and growth of Fascismo, its firs 4: battles against Communism, and its rise to power. Besides denning Mussolini's position of many of the questions, both national and international, for which ho has been criticised, the book preseuts some vigorous verbal portraits of famous statesmen of the various Powers. A "thriller" written by Miss Clemonce Dane and Miss Helen Simpsonauthor of that distinguished novel, "Cups, Wands, and Swords "—promises, good .things. It has.a curious history. Mr. C. S. Evans, managing director of Messrs. Heinemann, was lamenting the scarcity of good detective stones, as publishers do, to Miss Dane .and Miss Simpson. "But hero's a funny "thing," said Mr. Evans, "I've. got a good plot, but no time to write it in." The two ladies asked for details, and the plot was described to them. A short time after Mr. 'Evans left for Now York, and when he returned after a 'brief stay the MS of the novel, "Enter, Sir John," was handed to him. -