THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 383, 15 March 1937, Page 4

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Books on the Shelves. "Gods Who Die," by Julian Dara (MacMillan). —This is the story of the life in the South Seas of George Egerton Leigh Westbrook —wanderer, trader, diplomat, etc. “Sparkenbroke,” by Charles Morgan (MacMillan).—The story is told of Mary, who is loved by two men of dissimilar character. “Challenge,” by Sapper (Hodder and Stoughton). —Investigations into a murder cause Drummond and Standish to go off on a secret trail, leading to an alarming discovery on the Cornish coast. "His Lordship the Judge,” by I). H. Handels (Stanley Paul). —A trial tor murder leads to the question: What was the hidden relationship between the judge, prosecuting and defending counsel, and the woman in the dock? “Sergeant O’Mara, by Murray Sanford (Chapman and Hall). —The hero is a sergeant in an Irish regiment, stationed in Egypt. He gets into numerous scraps, but always extricates himself. “Blaze McGee,” by Jay Lucas (Ward, Lock and Co.). —When Blaze grew up he took up the family feud, but a girl stood in the way. "The Gay Bandit of the Border,” by Tom Gill (Collins) .—A story of the Mexican border, where men still settle matters of women, freedom and possession by fighting, taking and holding.