Recent Publications

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18526, 12 October 1934, Page 11

Recent Publications

“'J’HB Yellow Joss," by Mr. lon L. Idricss, is a collection of short stories, concerning which tho author states that all but two "are trans-

cripts of fact, or are largely based on fact.” Most of the stories depict incidents in the lives of men living on the outskirts of civilisation —beachcombers, pearlers, gold-seekers and bushmen in the far north of Australia, and its islands. — (Angus and Robertson.) "Secret Honeymoon," by Miss Helena Grose, tells of Jim .Dare, wealthy, all-round sportsman, who is invited to the gloomy country mansion called "Gallows Roach" to solve a ghost, mystery, and Uriels? romance as well J for certain reasons, the wedding’ has to be kept a secret, to help on the ghost hunt. One excitement succeeds another and Ihe reader will find difficulty in laying the book down until the iiappy ending; is reached.—(Mills and Boon.)

A. picturesque, fascinating, nnu delightful love story "The Peacock Feather," by Mr. Leslie Moore, which was published in book form overseas some years ago, has, strangely, remained virtually unknown to the New Zealand public. It is a delightfully told love story, its hero a whimsical fellow who adorns his hat with a peacock feather because of a. woman's superstition; its heroine a titled girl who enters into a private- correspondence with an unknown writer of beautiful books. The setting is mainly tlio English country-side, in a lovely part of which the hero occupies a deserted hut not far from a fine country house, the girl-owner of which is to play an important part in tho romance. —(Angus and Robertson.)