EXCELLENT LIGHT NOVEL
The groat capacity for character drawing possessed by l{ichmal Crompton receives wide scope in her latest novel. " The Old Man's Birthday." Describing the 9/ith birthday of Matthew Hoys ton, the action of the story Is confined to this one day only, and includes all the members of the old man's family. Old Matthew Iloyston himself is an outstanding character; while the varying types to be found in the other members of the not inconsiderable family are well and finely drawn. The book is well up to this popular writer's standard and is but another addition to her long list of previous successes. " The Old Man's Birthday," by Richmal Crompton, (MacMillan,)
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21972, 1 December 1934, Page 9 (Supplement)
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113EXCELLENT LIGHT NOVEL New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21972, 1 December 1934, Page 9 (Supplement)
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