THE DOWAGER OF JERUSALEM.
A Romance in Four Acts.
By REGINALD FARRER,
Author of 'In Old Ceylon,' 'My Rock Garden,' etc.
Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. net.
CHRONICLES OF SERVICE LIFE IN MALTA.
By Mrs. ARTHUR STUART.
Illustrated by Paul Hardy. Crown 8vo. 6s.
Fiction is always the more interesting the more closely it is drawn from life, and these sketches of naval and military society in Malta, depicted in the form of stories, come from the pen of a lady who is intimately acquainted with the life of which she writes. The names of some of the stories, such as 'The Temptation of the Engineer,' 'The Red Parasol,' 'The Prince, the Lady, and the Naval Captain,' will perhaps be as good an indication as can be given of the character of the book. It will doubtless appeal especially to those familiar with society at naval and military stations, while the fact of its having a specific milieu, should in no way detract from its general interest. 'Plain Tales from the Hills' did not appeal only to the Anglo-Indian.
KNOWN TO THE POLICE.