Pirates of the Spring: A Novel. By FORREST REID. Crown 8vo, cloth.
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Mr. Forrest Reid is one of those careful craftsmen who are not convinced of the absolute necessity of producing one or two full-length novels every year. Mr. Reid has always an interesting story to tell, and he is a master of style, tender and sensitive, yet powerfully effective. "Pirates of the Spring" is a fine example of Mr. Reid's work which will certainly enhance his literary reputation amongst discriminating readers who appreciate a good story well told.
By Strange Paths: A Novel. By ANNIE M. P. SMITHSON. Crown 8vo, cloth.
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Miss Smithson's former novel, "Her Irish Heritage," achieved a success seldom accorded to first ventures, and "By Strange Paths" is certain to be equally popular. Miss Smithson is a nurse by profession, and her pictures of the unseen side of hospital life are drawn with the sure touch of knowledge and experience. Her characters are familiar because they are real, and the human notes of gladness and sadness run through the story as "a melody in tune."
Tales That Were Told. By SEUMAS MacMANUS. Crown 8vo, cloth.
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These are stories that are truly different real Irish folk tales, with the scent of the turf smoke still on them, and qualities of humanness, fancy and humour which make them of irresistible appeal. A delightful book for young and old, written with that touch of genius which brought a poor Donegal schoolmaster into the front rank of Irish authors.
The Whale and the Grasshopper. By SEUMAS J. O'BRIEN. With frontispiece and cover design by John Keatings, A.R.H.A. Crown 8vo, cloth.