RICH IN NOVELTY AND HUMOUR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22741, 29 May 1937, Page 4 (Supplement)

RICH IN NOVELTY AND HUMOUR

Some Very Bright Stories

By R.M.A. JOURNALISTS, of all people in this world, have perhaps the best opportunities for collecting good stories, and their flair for telling them is, or should be, of the highest order. Mr. Robert H. Davis is no exception to this rule. His book " Footprints of a Wanderer " contains sixty-nine short chapters which are as rich in good humour as they are teeming with novelty of subject-matter. The author visits numbers of wellknown cities and centres of attraction, but not to present to us the details of a tourist guide book. Everywhere he collects a story or an unusual incident and proceeds to relate it in his own buoyant and individual style. Mr. Davis is always ready to play the part of the interviewer. In this capacity he introduces us to Bernard Shaw, who allowed himself to be photographed; to tho Nepalcse Minister to Great Britain, who, for religious reasons, must always dine alone; to Dorothy Dix, who edits a women's column, and who, in the course of her daily work must answer such questions as; " My husband is colder than electrical refrigeration: what can I do to de-frost him?" There are ever so many other interviews, each with a character and a sparkle of its own. Then, too, tliero is the story of the runaway biscuit tin in Edinburgh! A great yarn, and just one of many. This book would hardly disappoint tho lover of good short stories. "Footprints of a 'Wanderer," by Robert H. Davis. (Robert Hale.)