“SCORCHED EARTH"

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 187, 11 August 1941, Page 4

“SCORCHED EARTH"

THRILLING STORY OF CHINA NE’.V BOOKS AT PUBLIC LIBRARY. Among new’ books af the Wanganui Public Libraray is “Scorched Earth.” bv Edgar Snow, a continuation of the story of the Japanese war which this author in “Rod Star Over China.” II is marked by the competence and comprehensiveness readers have come to exneet from this serioutf American journalist, and its Leftist tendency ought to bp no detriment. He tolls of how China has withstood every crisis and shock and is more certain than ever that Japan will never bn able to strike tho knock-out blow’. This is a thrilling story of the past three years in China, and is one of the most exciting and significant book’s of modern times. Following is tho list of now books fo»’ tho week ending August : Fiction. “Masks and Faces.” Phvllis Rot tome: “Second Sight” Noil M Gunn: “Detective Stories of To-day.” Raymond Post gate: “The Win* 4 Blows Over.” Walter do la Mare: “Marron Glacis,” .Tolanda Foldes: “Breed of the Inshore,” Charlton Waino: “Sue Barton. Student Nurse” Helen Dore Boylston: “Ann’s a Child.” Maysip Greig: “Strange Conflict." Dennis Wheatley “To-day and Forever,”

Pearl S. Buck. Non-fiction. “I Went to Tristan.” Allan B Crawford: “Whistler’s Mother.” Elizabeth Mumford; “Length

With Discretion.” Richard Burton: “Modern Turkey,” John Parker and Charles Smith: “Journey Through The War Mind.” C. E. M. Joad: "Half My Days and Nichls," Hubert Nicholson: "Ikons and Oxen." Philip Thornton; "Scorched Earlh." Edgar Snow; "Middle East," H. V. Morton.