HAWERA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 28 September 1933, Page 10

HAWERA PUBLIC LIBRARY

NEW BOOKS. Tlie following new books have been added to the public library: “Heavy Weather,” by P. G. Wodehouse. ihe sequel of “Summer Lightning,” this story continues the adventures of a house-party in Blandings Castle, Salop. The ladies Constance and Julia, Afr. Pilbeam with his insufferable moustache, Sue Brown whose father was really in the Irish Guards, and the Empress of Blandings are all there, not to mention Bonny Fish and Monty Bodkin and Beach, who is a second Jeeves. Lord Tilbury is the only stranger, and some ver\' strange things happen to him before he leaves Blandings Castle. “Water on by Compton Mackenzie. A iviTty piece of nonsense ( the expense of the Secret Service. Major Blenkinsop is invited to join the Secret Service owing to his knowledge of Menda.ia, an obscure country in the: Balkans. His membership, though brief, is full of bewildering events. The extravagant lies he has to invent for the benefit- of his jealous and suspicious wife and the ridiculous situations which follow are enough to make anyone laugh.

“Almond, Wild Almond,” by D. K. Broster. A first-class historical romance of Scotland in 1745 Bride Stewart, a beautiful girl, holds the love of four men. Meanwhile there are secret ! meetings, the Pretender, battles and ! banquets, and countless surprises. The i hero is a gallant young Frenchman, j Marie-Cyprian de Lancize. J “The Mystery of Khufu’s Tomb,” by ■ Talbot Mundy. The story begins in America, moves to Egypt, and ends on the bank of the Nile in the underwater tomb of Oheops, who, accordihia to the author, built the great pyramid merely as a blind to conceal his real resting j place. A crisp, exciting tale “The Way of the Scarlet. Pimpernel,” by Baroness Qrezy. Sir Percy I Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel, agaui makes his appearance, as charming and debonair as ever. Armand Chauvelin I is again outwitted; bv the elusive Pimpernel. Some compromising letters involving some leading revolutionaries j are the cause of all the trouble, but Sir Percy manages the situation wonderj fully. I “Aunt Elizabeth,” by Netta Syrett, describes a remarkable woman with a • tragic past, who comes back to England and her relatives with money and j the glamour of her youthful beauty still about her. The charm of this young-old woman’s personality is skii- : fully conveyed,, while her views on modern questions are refreshing and unexpected. “Jumping Jenny,” by Anthony , Berkeley. A party :.s given in honour I of a writer of mystery novels, and all ; the guests disguise themselves as faj mous murderers. The host has arranged on the roof a gallows with three dummy figures suspended. Later one! iof the guests is found strung up in j ' place of one of the dummies. The book i .will be enjoyed both, for its .ingenious j plot and its bright conversation. GENEHAL BOOKS. “The Beauty of England,” by Thomas Burne. Mr. Eurke writes m a quiet, pleasant way or his wanderings ove j rural England, amusing us by uie via, u ith literary allusions and historica anecdotes. He has a real love am understanding for tlie English country i side, and is enthusiastic aoout it wicn out •■boosting” it. A very reauabi boon illustrated with excellent photo graphs.

j “xtaggle Taggle,” by Walter Starkie. JDisguiseu as a vagabond, a wandering | tiddler, xrofessor otarkie, set out on . his travels to tall in with the Haggle ' Taggle teripsies of Hungary and itoumania. They shared his love of music, and, indeed, he found that his hddte 1 was his passport among a people whoso I confidence is not easily gained. He seemed to take up the iite in a carefree fashion which made him one of them. No doubt they would have been staggered if they could have known they had been entertaining a professor unawares. We get a delightful account of these people whose customs have not changed tor so many hundreds of years, while those interested in music will find the snatches of traditional songs enchanting. But most readers will enjoy it for its unconventional vagabondage.

“Queen of the Night Clubs,” by jKate Meyrick. Proprietor of many famous night-clubs in London and Paris, Mrs Meyrick had opportunities of studying the leaders of every branch of society. Famous lawyers, artists, writers, musicians, financiers, bootleggers, princes and prize-fighters passed through her clubs; and Mrs. Meyrick, a keen observer and a shrewd judge of character, has noted their peculiarities and presents them to the public in quick and witty pen-pictures.