A HUMOROUS ADVENTURE

Evening Star, Issue 21992, 30 March 1935, Page 25

A HUMOROUS ADVENTURE

If Hylton Cleaver continues to produce such clever, light-hearted work as in liis latest, ‘ Gay Charade,’ he will no doubt soon command the same attention from readers as G. K. Chesterton, .1. R. Priestley, and company. 'Gay Charade ’ is a treat for those who lean towards the humorous, and there is a chuckle ou almost every page. Ihe stow opens in a satirical strain, and the main characters are introduced to play their parts in the plot that is to unexpectedly follow. They arc a company of heavy-hearted persons spending their last night at a seaside boarding-house before entraining ou the morrow on their return to the city and the drudgery of work. They see no hope of any exciting diversion, and arc prepared to spend thoir last hours at the seaside moping and looking miserable. Without warning a strange motor car stops outside the gate, a prelude to a big adventure in which everyone is to participate. Curiously enough, the adventure sends each to his home secretly excited at the prospect of taking part'in a “thriller.” The author has a distinctive style, and treats In’s little niece of fiction in a, most readable fashion. Our copy is from the publishers, Methuen and Company Ltd.