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Dy Algernon Black\\ood.

For 1.11060 ",.ho bchc \' o III the mystlic atgnljicanco
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01 Lhe linL"S o n tbe Iuuld B.llU for wol.c who flo not
It. IS qUQ6tionab1c wJlc Llu!r Mr_ Alge rnon Bla<:k·
In.~ l.K>Ok will ha.vo IiOIl1\lluwr~t. l~ 18 w o udOlluL wbod haa ever conjured Vp 8. oo'vy of characl..en; so
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.s h u W • 4JllcII'O" UIILl UI!;l'lll J..o give UI Iwoll o\'er J[w c ha.rlllwgly lr rCl5poll6l~LI? IIono 80 lSt.rllllgcly JOI'abIO
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IIlI IIJIT.U p uges 01 Clt,lu il,lIU J)rncwCI\I La.lk nOOIl" JUi Lho )u\ ewlo Inhabltanl.6 of t he old .Mill 110U6O,
\uo SI" n l!tclillL'V ot Lho! linea hI ta te] of the hCIIU, Judy, 'hm and Maria.. Not t.hat. l hoy are thc o ll.l~
v I 1.U4th l.: i.1tt, t\11c.J. al l tli!~L S()1'1J QI thIns· Tho I ll.Ct Vile:> 11\ LIlO bo\LS{;, or i n t.he pi CCI n.c1.6 ' thCf(!OI.
II.uaL 110 J~ dnit.III g: lI b IlCt.! pUl'80lIag:i.'!; that! GlluJ .. '.J.'hcro 18 V a.dd y aud blotner ilk! Aunt;. .Emily, ' and
"cU ll\), .1\.1\ \:11 \: 111,:1, \..Jh.IILILc rlLqn Il.Ud l llldfour hn,·c
LjolOliOI tih.llupcr and lilldJ::ct. a ud 'l 'hQmpson a.ud
r l ll llii u lU-d \.lIc IUlthu r j;.\IJ uld do lillie I LO ~l'O UIS tho 'l'rfLIlIl' /-Inu 80\' oral ot.n ers.
But. Judy, 'l i m
. H.LL .. lihclI'o ,- d \.'lC6 ' not 1 1l'~ llg to thlLt 'l'Nmd 01 Iwd .MlLna. are Jmt. t.ho three who lUat-te r, w ,thout.
• •LII I.\.l:t!ur hlllld ·rciullh,. t.J h~L 1\ IJ !SOme tlllCS l1ec.liU~"I 1 them Lho rest. Ulil e no p\ace II) t.h t.l "1fi,IOU:
Que
u· 1l\lllOliucc.
.. iJhCl!'V ' : gw s ... c ry clear lust.ruc· WOIKl l!l'ti u.ow, with but }lUlll.lll a.iu, Mr. Blackwood
,I ro ll:; Ut hIS book II., " ,l.: ~ C I ·YO I IU IJ I Y rcnd · th c l.l' (XlII'>' Iluch & IrLrtng o f dn "rLLDg chatter, ;&ucl1 tI.
')\","li ~u\.1 t.h"lr frlcuds' 11l).lld:t, 11.lId hother t.akcn fouu\.. 0 1 qua.int _ytng¥" t>uch 8. blend of ..... elrd
ARTHUR
GREEN·
~ r 1U lls ly or humorvu"IY ~Il\lC~ Jltl.!rus~ro C<1.1I W d o- ya rns jn a. regIOn 01 haunLlng wandel'8. 'I'he 11lLro, AWAY, 7t h B att.
duct.lo u 9 t 5u c h wClrd.ly un (;x poc~ coliuslO':lb as
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Royal Berks R eg iment.
~ lllO Apocal.n lso Il.nd 1.1)6 tra~le eud of Mr. JlIlks,
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" 'ho JI(1d 8. horrid black hear t. ~ha.t. was I'ouutl
ltcnca.Lli tho regioll8 0 1 a speclu.\ carn ago UMt. Lo
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t.hu lugg ago vlln by a. porwr' jt 80U whQ60 mot.her
IHIS tlO pour that silo took III was lung for )I CIIIl"r.rs
j{ Wm . 8IL:tckwOGd & Sons~J
01 l'1tr hu lIl...,a t., who p,lLld t.b<.:lr bills rrregyJarly bc~
catlSou t.hny werG \'cry bus~' gO~' ernlDg l reln no. !- is
1:1It1 1'(111 PlVll \" thl" In sl I.n :I.on, 11Il'.\· L[IoI,k ' t1If' lr
Just :L IiLlJe crumb ot Iho ollt~LallHug nllxture t.ha.t
j!f bir. llJackwood '& "lX!ciai ' blcnd, !1'hlS 16 not. toO
; ha'n' 111 t·he 11::': jll;:; h _ \\l l!c h \I e '1I(1W kno\\ us Ih"
ulUcll t\. dultlrcn ' g slury as a st.Qry lor gro~ n-upti
~ f,..rlll ' ll:,: <of )IL, MuILf: I17.llllct'll R I 11l1 ubL 1~ 1(~1 "'()~!'.C 8'
who )(11'0 c lILld re n l\.nd llrc l coJn t.cllt. to bro", liO Oil
,(,lit) l....:'f.~ , " (11' " 1 , l h 111:'I t. LI7I II I.I UI, 1I1f!!!1 ~Ilt l W1l1 1
Lim oorded ana of wontler .Ji. ml fll Dor In t.lw rt.od
I h ,' I" ,\ 1I1i I'P (O f . 1 flU 11"'1 I " OO~ cl - lf 1'1',,\ id cll ru \\ Il ls
I,"U W 01 u. lJ.coclll llcr tiTC, And h o w wu likc Lhut
uld wc.aLhc r -&;a.r n."Il Mill H oWie, 60 II.1lcienL t-Iul.t. It.
- :1. l .1 l.d~ r ,1 :l\p "1 ,,-p· l- lIlet· l·c l., 1\,IIl'.L thllt ... l. IIllly
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I)&f't. 01 Lho landscnJlC, so yea.r·r1cltlcD t hat .
so 1.10 )\'1111"<.1. alld Ihai, W l O ,,11,111. lI l1'd, Il.z:L111 Ilia t.
It. oil ly st.ood upright bcca.UiiO 11.1> roetA, lIko those
b1lud u r gC lll h ' lHlIlIl~' (l IlIC' I'" .mll m c n '!"'llQ rl11TC'
(1£ I.ho b ig dark . LrCl(!S, were deep d OWD In Lh(! SOli
sl' nl. lo tI " K 1 1'Iu iu s-1 ;1t I'ItlCJIU; of fil et uu(J 10(>111('
of oontunos:
WI[,hi n II.t;, \I.. alla wero ha t.dwcl tJ/(J
ho me t"ruLh" al'l' !lol ",.lllllll :; 10 \.h ij; \'f,luIII C.. F o r
t.crrl~lo pJot.8 !.hat. wo aro not gOlUg Lo ,d ificlO6C,
Lho tlo)ligntful verbLB.ge t.hat we IoLra l USt. going to
i'I.~t..~ilJ,;., ill COlln~ ctl on with a 1J.'\th ~ tl c Jihlc 6tmy
Junt at as a. rUI'Bl .Koran . \VoO wero iDl;hnoo to set
l olf how " \\'(,.'0 I'eter " (rom .far DU/Ilbortoll , "jult
FREDK. ' GR EENAWAY,
c, GREENAWAY;
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own " '1'he Extra Day" as t.ho clou of
:B1ack·
Reservist, fl aya l Berks
SIxteen,' UI l"l1 fqr 1118 ~IJIliltry 1l.11(1 n o w r ct;l s 1\.lo ;lc
Oll;fard and Bucks
WOOc.1'8 works, but whcn wo recall Ithe hoo.yy fuURegt. - Ml ssJ ng si nce
Lighr lnfant!'y.·
111 h is g lOl)' bcfIC1IIh IJIC H umpshirc PlI'll'fl, W{' IIro.
sailed ca.rI'a.ck of dcligbts for which wo aro aJrcady
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J'('UUIlI!t· U that. .. the Un LIsh prl"nto 18 OOIll Ill ( ' l1 l ~
lIIocllwd to hUD It waro indeed WIIIC to pILlUiO In
rc puled to f'.p{m d a\l o r m Oirt. of h l.!l »(I<EKOt. 1110 11(:)'
\..ha.L ll.S6evcrloLtlOn.
Anq ..... o nro r eminded \..hat.
upon Ln(!r. Hu t. ] clln tell you t hj ~, [;hat If y ou
UDclo raul WIUI Jus t · such all exqUlBl1..c croa.tlOll.
gn'C lum Iii" chOIce be t. w cc n hll~mi:C h lluSoIf 1\ p inL,
:. 'l 'he EJ:tra Day " is a. "lUIty cn,'e of phantasy lOt.Q
o!' )Joc r 1111lI " l1uscrLbmg to n. ..... roaLh he will mOf;t.
whloh t.ho~s.nd5 will undo ubt.cdly poor a.nd pro be
u ccld ('(l l) g o thir"t} P' F o r 80llle t.hcl'C i8 notJllIlg
and partako or t.he feut of imagination t.he re set.
sufficlen t.ly Ilad tha.t can 00 -lW.ld or t.ho 1t\'Cr!I);'C
fOT'tb. Our bl.es&inga go with them.
., 'l'OIllIlL Y:" II is a slall(\c r. Af t er nil, 8. 11"\an who
t.crILa" wa,t;
A IICW nnd populn.r t..-d llioll of ': P
gll'CB J Ut; life for othors is mnkmg t hc lS uprcll llo snc·
LOI'I(iMANS,
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rifico and It. ou<. h t not to tak e Il ycar of wnr 1.0 Il;S llOO by MC68f"8. GcorgJ Alle n nlld m oor , undor
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brill" t.his. f.lc\. JUlrply IJ()llle . l'o.LhOlo and h\lmour lho RusklD l)ub\ l$hers ,:on t.h~ 6Lh Qc
Wlth Botha In the Field. lly Moore Rltcwe,
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Ruskin.
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tlhotflld '" t.h ia hook, for dca.lh and goocl·na.t.ureJ
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nis son-in-law, his brother-in-law and
ch a ff a rc colJsl.unt frienda t in the r Rltl-60n k oo
it. UIi a lit.Uc d ifficult. for tJuj ILvcr ::l.(;e IndIVidual
treUclleli. 'J'hl'lY' nrc w ille really 6id ~pl i~tlllg in ·
"OJ)DB~ &. l>
int.crt.:ol>lAXi \U thu wu.r to carlY lU lL.L6 mUid , or t or 1.0111')
cid .... nt ... , C'''JWCiaJty III t he cllR p lA' r d cvotro 1,0 • .Llm
11l8.t.Lor
o f WmL, to P lnce III uuporLa.l1cc the relative
Inws of the 1\tc-dl "l! and t.he Pcrstnns, nnd the talc
The Queen', CI~t Book: '(216 nc ,)
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,'aJuos o f Lito varttoU6 I1'o n\6 o n whtch tllO Pre6eUlo
t he grc n.t. pu;;\1 i~' t.lll d in a ISplClKIld mauller. This
'l'ho
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Gift.
Hook
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rammed
With
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rugglll
is mging. '1'ho WoOrd .. Iron!. " \:s used 1n
book Ii! gOlllg to ~Il in te lls of \,hollsands IUl(l I~
t he \'crr best t.a.lc ll t t.llIlt a gfCat wo k can a.lways lL lIJ1u tary fJChSC, oom 'cy'"g t.he mc aDlng of u
ISUCOCM iJ> ,tho rdu ghly d(.'fl(.'T\·oo.
l'Vlllmalid. III a m()t;t movin-'1:>... aDd ha."rmilL.g tn.
p re, regIo n LIl v.; "
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t. ere arB lu.t.iht.1C6 bcLWt,'<ill o PPOSMy Pollco Court Friends wt\h tho Colours. face Johu Ga.h;\w)rth y tells ot t.hc wor n.mollg (M>O tllg t or~, As t.he uu t.h c\.r ot tlus 1'0 1111110 oon ...-eLly
By lto!JC1·t Hollll ().':;. (2/ . )let)
\\110 liM O JOISt t !tN I' IIlUUf; in I,he wa~thC work for SLL\l.eS 111 h is forcwOl~d ' • Vompa reu With WIO .u oMr. ItlJllCl-t lI o1mCfi OOIIJII.gR 10 Lhnt blip)), .ba.lId ",hLch t.1lC~ t..ook 1& J>llblLllhod. Thc ro rollows "'I'ho IIlgll in l.\·!C EastCl1l R.ntl \\, l,'6LeTU FrlJllI.6. III t he
who lJ.iH' dovoto()j.i , L\1f'ir 11 \('1\ to gl l' iug ,p rnl' hcal J ~\('llJ;url)S lof Rollil lilu g ," 1I'I)IlI tho 'p Cl of , the .Righ t. Aust.ro-lt.:Lh a. ll t.hea.t.re , or m tho Du..rtlanc.IICti, t. he
" O il. ArLltur J a JIIOli Balfo ur, and t il 11 II. de h clo ultc& ru pUlgfl of SoUWl A f rI ca 1111181. It.ake a JilodaoL
dr~t, to Ihe oxprCSl! IOU .. G,,'c a c-IJ up u c h,lI/Cc. "
I t. ill. lIo t l~\""\·g I\. t htlllkful I,u"k. IWh,'f!S · u1\O \(KJlI !Io ly I ll\lll9 TOUli ISWI') L~ S h ' [ J . M B rna , ent.ltle,j pL ILCU." Sut · t.h o n:ader o f Lhu; \.)o()k Will a~urctl.
Nc w Oralll,\t.U!t." a f! Irrlllg Pt~e of.romance, Iy le:lJ' Il, ' fl'o m t.he tolal casun.l t.y fisL, that. Wh.eJ1
alo n ... to Ihe r r s u lt.fl o f t.hen laOOlll'l< n6 tim II Wil l.
lnn"lul{' ('x prrSSJo n of H'rn tltud c . liNe I\'Q
in· b J ohn ' BuollilJl, ILnd u. \'ory totlc} Ig PICt.ure of LllO full story of tlie Sou t.h Af.rlcan ca mpa J:;::n IS
I r oJuCl 'l.l 1.0 Wille of till' atlll,ol"S C~If.Cfi wlld l\a\'tI C1Lt a nd'do" lire b1 \.Jill fa mous no\'o\ It B. F . Ben· wrlt.too Ulero will be recordbd d eeds of heroism
.. Illll d e good ,'" Not. 1C5S 111fI1I one tilo llfoant1 I,wo f!t>1I and aft wh inu;!cal $k etch of oountr~' hfc by J. a Dd e llduranoo fit t.o rank bosldc t,hOGe o f wblch we
II ILlI Ca.ine)'Il ,poem f' ;Wo.man" i9 a.ro rio )Wltly proud in the trenc hes of }~la Dders B.llU
hUlIdrNI li nd tlix ty-l<Cv.::n fi,o' ll tl ll i' Ind@, v.h o afte r I'; BlickrOJ>C.
being !,Il tic:rll pcil hnd I\.\I rCOCIJ\ c.r«J Ih Clr fcct. (Lnd sure to be widcly ltlllJt.cd . while Lhe ~mpa.nylng on t.h u ~boruo o.f GaUlpoli . . Mr_ Moore l$.it.ch.i." t.he
of t he m?5 l aut.hor, W~ ra mombc.r of the South Afrkan Police,
w(' r e gaillll1g Itll h ()lI Nd livelihood, h Rve anliwc roo PI1Lnt.lllg by W . HaLliernll, ;a,I-, 18
P te. A. N~ISH. 1st
I.hc lI:1.tlO n's cull . and IIM'e g one 10 I,he figlit. think - litriloog plctu r~ 1II the Uook. An t.hor drawl(lg but wbeD Ge ne ral Botba a.n.nouDccd t.ba t. ho IUIll.
Batt. Welsh Guar.ds._
I1Ig of .lIO r e ward, bu t lUst 'Of the s aIc.ly und bon, rc produced In colour-thc s pIrit of N lson watching seU... 'A!ould Lake oomma.nd of lho .Expe<httonary
FroOstbitten.
As h e went
OU I' of Brl tou\. 'l 'his "is , n' greaL achi(J\'oment: and ou r pr£'6Gnt. na\'al g\lnners-ll1~ ra~ J 06Cph ,P orro to South.West Afnca, a bodyguard froUl the
into the tren ch es h e m et
8OIIHl,da.y we shAll va lu e I,he pArt · j.ha t Mr. H9h)1CL'! Conrad 's cstirhllta o f Ncl~n I,l6 t h "Fu"St"Of.Lhe S<iuth African Pf)llce Wa6 decided upon, voluutoors
h is brother JoOhn, and
play&!. in t.he I;tru ~gle ng:llllst l he UClilluti."'lil of \'11(: Mode rns." W o m c n TCllde r1 Will t.1l n wlLh p~rLlcu, <;n.nle forw.ard, 8.nd lO Una 'unit the aut.hor 6el...·OO.
with him went into' the
, 1'IIu;sill ll "kultttr. " Tho \'olum o, cont.RLnS thO b rlor JaT pleas uro to II 101'0 slo~y "'fh ·Maglc Cll'cto" It. 18 oloar, thcrefore, t.hat be spea}ts froUl fin~t..
great charDe at Hill / 70.
H ta 1na.rr at.ivc
biflg l'llplllcS o f 6Cven 1.}·· t.wo heroes, Solli e o n 8CoIl hy l: UICI Dell, IlJ ustrllttJd In colOllr by W·. -R~1I hand kno wledge of the campaign.
IIIH} Htu ll C (I ll land . a.uk) 1601110 from Lhe great. l(l.ud8 "'\ Illt., willie 'Maud DI VCT, (whOse no\'cls 01 Indl-lln lSI ",rlt.t.(!n in a. v igorous a..nd tnfO,rUltl.t!,·(s way . " ' e
'J'tic finn.1 chap t or, ' " On H igher &r. lifo are so popula r, IS \·cQ'l.fortunat.cly rcpr()066I1~ ' ha vo t.oo story Of the record trek w :Wlutlhuk wId
O\'CI'SOM.
VIce, '" 18 nil oJOC]t/ cnt tustllnony to t.hc fundame ntal by a poem . IH e O>nu)8--110 Mcmo rlll.lIl, IWborts, U6 with , cloa..r 4LHicatioo.s. IJf cLbo ..... p~orful IItrn.tegy
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t.ruUIl' t.llnt. he a. n the root of Lh e labour o f t.ht!- m oll F .M " Sir Art.hur Co n an poylo h as wrltte\:li:J' of tbe B oor coniina.nde.r, W c have~ O{ton heard to
' our regret and diaguaL, of G<mJy1n frightfuln~';
('m ine nt of our l)Qlicc court lIIissionlLrlCII . A book any for ... • '1' lIe Queen 'l! Gltt B ook " a. "l'I.H .
to 00 ro.1.d by a ll W~IO value the wo rk of social re- ontlUoo " 'Ypres, Scpt.em~, 1915J 11l~,Lrn.t..c4 by h(lro if' an inkta.noo of British v~our Juli1 COIlBIdcr,
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o f I'Woro!,:!\n~~er ~~ll_ ' ~ru.'6& . "'l'he oonduct of the SOuth Africa.n trodp6
l.t d of a. \'4'.rv dJfferent II ou.1d &88uredly be noted. ,.... The IVcry confidence
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of these Gerlll8.D· to'w.DSpeOple that they ' had
Hut equally attr~t.ivl,: nothiD.f,; to' fca.r from \.1\0 . hatod troops of thoO
Will readers lend UI portratts of their
D~urc, is .oontTlbut.eti. DriLu.h Union o f South Africa WI\8 eloquent.. 'rho
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d c ' la Pasture thing stood out, a pleoe of :bitterest lrony III cOn·
friends named In rho".ar oasualty lists Ifj( ady ClLfford) u.nd 11· ne.ctl~n with 8. people wb.04c lundrod ac.r06llo t.h tS
lu.strat.ed In very ohar_ t_ '
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they belong to Berkshire units or reside
, tl"' ~ tlStic fashion by W . 9C8.6 wero mlloLlDg CIy.uisa.tKln &buddcr at t.he lr
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atrocities aJlOQt and. ashore.
The neW8~f tho
In thls:d i~trlct.
Hcatli
Roblll80n,
Mr. Lusitahia llla.68acre On t.he high scaa reach.
Ka.rt·
~olTcry Farncl'& c'bann· bib ~jWlt after ~pation. DId ~n? vl'eut.on ~n tho
Iflg
I'Om&DOO
.. The p.la.eo hM'O t.o suffe r a.a a ooDM!quenoo e ven ~ho Ul~
~0\l r llc y'8 Eud" is fol- suit. of a 'word ? No. Wha.t
tho GQrmn.n.s
lowod l;ly "The Soot.-. ha.ve dollar General Botha.'s
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had crOilSCd a
by
Beatnioo doaer t th l'Ough whic h it. wu
boa.at
1i'alflOl'l."
H .a.rra.don, il1uiltrated by cD()my that it WQ,& strewn
~ha..t.~ pnnoc of laiTY every well POI8Oll00: Was a ~!"Sl' ,de',!""",,,,,,
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:t rb6ta , Arthu r RacJ!:, zeD o r Wjndhuk 'Or Karibib
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'l'hero. 111, too, a Occu pa.t.lOn? Not onc_ .
fulll of chJ\dh~ by it. was magnifioont. Bot 1
, I ~ r] o ry Royoe, WIth .. ' I'OU&
pamtmg by Ethcl Gray.
111'. , J<l6ep~ ... Hocking
n t.nbut.coB a. wllr !Story, .
nd "Sapper" is repH:' I
a.way much of the darkness
ntc<J. by 8. very movSouth Africa.p campaign .
ing lliLt.le tik.eWh ODli~ led! "Will yo u take
6" c r hit> r ho.l"IMl, Sir ?"
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The Calais Road. JJy 1\.. G. Shol'iliuu . (6/ ·,)
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Th.ia is Q. de ligbt fUl story of lo ve and a'd\'entu.rc
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..cona rd
Merrick'a d o- told in a simple way. 'TIle sccne opell8 III .au old
Iightfully humorous fan· chateau in FranCe a little whilo after the bll.t.Llo of
Wate rloo.
'fhq ma.jonty o f the oha.raclers a l o
t.a..i;y of
PUlS,
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}'alry Poodle," wlLh " Fle neh, but the chief lS a ' ~oqng Enghs h girl whQ
It is '"
SI)lrt t OO colour plato bI is s~aying in t he Somcl'apd. ,ch ateau.
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Blampi.ed;
Neil cltQ.rlningly 'told t.alc. with-~ tbe fra.grn.noo of Ute I
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Munro's Scot.tish sketch, bean·flower, to w;o a m etapho r , h O\'oring about 1(.$
" Old Bra.nd"; and. Sir p ~gCff . 'l'h.ere 1fL no u.qdue eXC1WlIlefi L or commo·
tion even 1m Its advent uroWi pam.
In fact. . we
Gilbert. Parkcr's Baclt
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will ' a.p- looked. for a ltt tle more vigorous treat.ment of tJlC
a.fTray
1D
which
CaptainBeverley
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peal to 8.li readen as
among
the ve ry beat . futuro la.dy in t h t;. filh markct..- 'But this abl;(:noo
sto riColJ ' t.hc.se
popular of boisr puliation i ia tbii.- clilef 'charm of tN:i book.
au t.horB have ~ivon t.o 'fhere IS no at.ra.ining after effect; the people who
! \oho pubhc. Tb06& who IDQve m ita }>(\!ie6 are just , thenweJ.ves and not ar·
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They a.l'6 na.tural, a.nd it is
w elco~ John
Oxoo· ranged for revl~w.
bam's poem' .. What can t.his naturalness t.hat runs t.hrough the book like a
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a Little Ch.a.p Do ?" will quiet brook t hrough a flow e ry mead. Tho a.uthor
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the
mannerisms
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be glad to know that. bo
has written & poem cn· tury ago to a nicet.y, &Dd we are :ta.ken ca.ptive by
t.IUed .. Victory Da.y " t.h.a ~r&Ontility of Feliol't..e · a.nd t.he btg handaome
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for t.he "GIft BooK," Engliah officer tb ..t eventuaJJy enters upon his joy .
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and
t.hat Mr. EuioOne The book h&a aB'orded us much pleuure.
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~Ve sell here Egg:. (:.ce abJ \'c), l\li lk , Cream, Butt t.! r , l\ 1.lrg <Lt in c, Ghcddar Chcc:ic,
and our Sp~ c ·. al Makepf Cocoanut lee, a w ho l c:. ~ lll c ! a lld dcllciops . Christm~' s s weet mca t.
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pa.pm oo\er Ulu t.: mlwTIl,ps iI. l h at. it is tho firSt. book
o f a. n(jW wr iter. We ' aro incli ned t.o add t hat. It. ' is
!lOt. (fnly Iho work IJf Il. new wri Ler, It. 18 a tWW
t.) ~ IJf work nl t.ogeUI4!r; 80 a.l1urwg ly 8ubt.1e and &9
nn.h ko a.nyUlIng clan wo hflV~ !!vcr read t.hat wo ar!l
li t e. l~ to rclegat.o It. to It II proper ci..nAa.
P e r·
MR . HO'SERT HOLM,IES .
hR.~ i,t. will provo to 00 tho f orerunnor of an un·
(>xplo roo medIum of literary eXpreB8Lon. \Va hope
da'mation lind lovo 1.0 li8L of plain tares plf1.lDly Lolli no.t.; because wo fool that thcro can nevor be
tl f t h OfiO who went to do t.iL e lTo, "b,it" UI the anot.her work b~ upon the &amo idea which oon.Illltiou's crILICI,LIIIOtir.
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of l Wis(JOOI ' oxoollonlJy convey cd , o.nd 80 ctlOioo a
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&l.Or O of. Ii ght.ning·liko s nat ch es of brilliant vorbio.c:fl
<15 Lh.o 0110 bc!fo.ro us.
'rho fu'St. . pa.ragrnph of tho
Wlndyrldge.
By W. R iley.
Bachelor's book is oon clUf5.lvoO cdd C'!noo for ~ ho revie we r th/lt
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t.o h c t:" wlliaJ. ' t.a~K as a.
Buttons. By ,...~ . ]3ul'ko, ( 1 / - each .),
duck ~08 to ,,:at..cr-a~ t hc fi rst pa ~o o f a book
We
\\' r lta\'e rccCli\'cU fr om ]!Jr. Jl er'be rt J c nkifl6 n III II Illgn.p ost to t ho critiC of llLcrary Iw a res.
1..j)r; n L or th~ t.wo c xt.rel\lely JXI Pu\lllr nOl'ols. No ~el\nno\. dl a~n(16Q t.hl.lll \',olume , lJur Ame rican fr iends
w ould 1I{l, doubt d escrIbe It [1.8 .. 1;011\0 coD<lllllc nt 10 sti I,h an fiH! t.ho us nnd co j)lcti of " jWindyridge"
plqu(1,nt." W e have not. 1.h o knack _ It is the swry
It.l\·c boc-n IlOlu , and Il1l\ll) new roahenL will wol· of a. aulTra.ge tto · and a gardcnor; wi!.ho.ut. being Ii
C' (HIO t.ho· oppoori.uDit.y \..0 g c t. In . thl8 cheapa.and awry. Thero n.ro ' otOO r ~ chara.ctcrs lightly lilllnt.:d.
Iwtll ly (frill a "nc w 1I0~el " that fr~
' n its <:I1aJ'm Wo &oem to "'a n t t.o do ~' hat LewIS Carroll d id
u' ml .s.ii'bpliclt.y b as gwen gouftine p
uro to 80 nbout. t.ho ...... n1~ncoct 8. rh yme nbout "'rhe
1\II Ill I~ CJrclo.
'l'J Hl MillO may
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1,lmt. iltero aro l oa o f phl'8E£'S that maBquero.llo as '
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11I1t! III I'Cnl hfo u bnc liolor 160 Humo r ously u(>ligilLful aft.Gr rondmg tillS stimulati ng hunch o f two cha.p·
ami pcl'llnl)S so U10 IULlll\Lely rCLlrLng, wc ·ca.n '\SImn~ a t.crs anti n p're fli oo of pinc "'OM we [ooJ wo are up
\. l l~ wh u spe nd t he ',;LuU mG: t.ha.t IoU,?y Will ¥ot. ~ 'a.gt} ins t &om oono "e ry cle\'Ocr. vcry cutting. t~VO
UI!JOUU.s to I L5tJ t rom Lhe lr C.1J81l: to Jtlavo We rooord hl1\e Do t dlBCl.osod t ho star)', because t.horo ~' t
t.tl Lilu uo mgs of Bdvltu'd ltcforo/bo I18 liDa.liy cn· 0110. The book 16 five shillings, &bd It is onb o f
t-he .beRt c~wn '. wort.ha we have ever handled: A
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