THE LATEST BOOKS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23044, 21 November 1936, Page 4

THE LATEST BOOKS

The following publications have been received by recent mails, and will, as far as practicable, be the subject of notice in these columns: — General Literature Hutchison: “German Journey,’* by Christopher Sidgwick, illus., £1 7s; “Rupert of the Rhine,” by George Edinger, illus., £1 7s; “Sylvia of Sarawak,” by H.H. the Ranee of Sarawak, illus., £1 7s; “Bits of Character," by J. B. Booth, illus., £1 7s; “El Jimmy," by Herbert Childs, illus., 19s 6d; “Romances of Our Royal Family, by X., illus., 11s 6d; “They’re Off,” by Riff and Raff, illus., Bs. ... Chatto and Windus: “Living in Japan,” by Katherine Sansom, illus., £1 2s 6d; “Revaluation,” by F. R. Leavis, 11s 6d; “Through Darkest Pondelay.” by Serena LivingstoneStanley, illus., 9s 6d. • Hale: “Our Lords and Masters,’ by “ The Unofficial Observer," illus., £l7s; “The March of Japan,” by Edgar Lajtha, illus., 19s 6d. Joseph: “Jonathan Wild,” by Frederick J. Lyons, illus., £1 Is; “Which Way to Peace,” by Bertrand Russell, ls 6d - „ „ , Hodder and Stoughton: Captain Cook, R.N., F.R.5.,” by Gordon Campbell, V.C., D. 5.0., illus., 18s 6d; ,7 The Tichborne Case,” by Lord Maugham, illus., 18s 6d; “ The Paradise of Fools, by Michael Mason, illus., 18s 6d; “The Hundred Years,” by Philip Guedalla, 15s; “ Round the World with an Appetite,” by Molly Castle, 6s 6d. Hogarth Press: “Our Freedom,” by Five Women, 13s 6d; “ Inhibitions, Symptoms, and Anxiety,” by Sigmund Freud, 9s 6d. „ Hurst and Blackett: “ Khyber Caravan,” by Gordon Sinclair, illus.. 19s 6d; “The Roofs of Elm Street.” by William M’Nally, 13s 6d. Arnold: “ The Complete Book of Ski-ing,” by F. Hallberg and H. Muckenbrunn, illus., 19s 6d. Murray: “Three Deserts,” by C. S. Jarvis, illus., 17s. Jenkins: “Such Things Happen.” by Brendon Moore, illus., 5s 6d. Bell: “The Man Who Knew,” by Raloh Waldo Trine, Bs. Robertson and Mullens: “Pools in the Glowing Sand.” by I. V. Cleverdon, illus., ss. Barker: “The Game Goes On,” ed. by H. B. T. Wakelam, illus., £1 2s 6d. Cape: “ More Poems,” by A. E. Housman, Bs. Fiction Hutchinson: “ Cities of Refuge,” by Philip Gibbs, 10s 6d; “It Is Easier for a Camel,” by Eve Caucer; “Peter Thornhill, R.A.F.,” by Emmeline Morrison; “The Curtain Will Go Up.” by Oliver Sandys; “Moral Holiday,” by Gerald Fairlie: “The Lost County.” by Norman Giles. Hurst and Blackett: “ Hungarian Melody,” by Zsolt Harsanyi, 10s 6d; “Golden Dust.” by Gertrude Charles; “ Come Away Death,” by A. G. Wilson; “ Fandango." by Rachel Swete Macnamara; “Wanted—A Nurse,” by Henrik Heller. 4s 6d; “Nancy Emery," by T. F. W. Hickey, 4s 6d; “ Perhaps Things Matter.” by Willmar Cardell, 4s 6d: “Death In Pursuit,” by George Leaderman. 4s 6d; “At First Sight,” by Nicholas Monsarrat. 4s 6d: “Gamblin’ Man.” by E. B. Mann. Jenkins: “ No Other Killer,” by James Corbett; “Deadly Decree,” by

J. C. Lenehan; “ Much Ado About Something,” by T. Heath Joyce. Hale: “Murderer’s Wench,” by Paul Hoyt; “Spider Spinning,” by Princess Paul Roub'et-Zkoy. Murray: “ Sir Moncton Requests,” by Margaret D’Arcy; “ The Flagg Family,” by Kathleen Norris. Joseph: , “ The Spring House,” by Lady Cynthia Asquith; “Shallow Brown,” by Stephen Hockaby. Angus and Robertson: “The Third String,” by T. Stuart Gurr, 6s 6d; “ Big Timber,” by William Hatfield, 6s 6d. Hamilton: “August Folly,” by Angela Thirkell. Simpson and Williams (N.Z.): "Murphy’s Moa and Other Christmas Sketches,” by Pat Lawlor, illus., 2s 6d. Hoddr-’ and Stoughton: “Sir Percy Leads the Band,” by Baroness Orczy. Barker; “ Candid Escort.” by T. B. Marie. Chatto and Windus: “The Song In the House,” by Ann Bridge. Cape: “The Friendly Tree,” by C. Day Lewis: “Stress,” by Olga Fielden. Harrap: “Crime and a Clock,” by Whyte Hall; “ Or Give Me Death," by Erie Spencer. Putnam: “Old Heart Goes On a Journey,” by Hans Fallada. Dent: “ Henry Airbubble,” by W. J. Turner. Hogarth Press: “Windless Sky,” by Fritz Faulkner. (Each 7s 6d, unless otherwise stated.) “ Hold Your Tongue! ” Methuen’s announce for early publication “ Hold Your Tongue! Adventures in Libel and Slander,” by Morris L. Ernst and Alexander Lindley. Mr Ernst is described as “ the Sir Patrick Hastings of American literary circles.” Directly there is legal trouble about a book (the publishers state), sooner or later the public learn that Mr Ernst is undertaking the defence. He has been connected with such famous cases as the charge of obscenity against Radclyffe Hall’s “The Well of Loneliness” (the book, though still banned in England has, largely owing to the efforts of Mr Ernst, been judged free of all blame in the United States), and has, at various times, defended Dr Marie Stopes, James Joyce, and Havelock Ellis. New Zealand Sketches Due for publication this month by Messrs Simpson and Williams, Christchurch, is “Murphy's Moa,” a collection of humorous sketches by Pat Lawlor. The illustrations are provided by Gordon Minhinnick and Fred Alexander.