The Spirit of Parliament. Duncan Schwann, M.P.
3s. 6d. net.
“A great deal of the very delightful reading in this little book must, of course, be attributed to the always picturesque and lively style of the writer, who probably has as keen an appreciation of the historical traditions of Parliament as he has of its everyday work of debate and occasional law-making.... A delightful volume, and no one need be politically inclined to thoroughly enjoy it.”—Daily Graphic.
“Not only gives us a picture of the House that is vivid and graphic in itself, but also, and in part unconsciously, a plainly genuine account of its psychological effect upon its own members, especially as experienced by the newcomers in 1906. It is here that Mr. Schwann is at his best.”—Morning Leader.
“Mr. Schwann has written a volume which will enhance a most promising reputation. He has literary grace and charm; he thinks; he is an idealist; he is a choice scholar; and he has a saving grace of humour.”—Manchester City News.
“There is no finer passage in Mr. Schwann’s book than that in which he describes with vivid realistic power, but without mentioning names, the gathering passion engendered by a great debate.”—Liverpool Daily Post.
“What is the spirit of Parliament? That is the question which Mr. Duncan Schwann, M.P., worthy son of a worthy father, sets out to answer in a book of singular grace and charm.... No looker-on can quite realise the actual stress and storm of the struggle itself—the ridiculous vehemence of feeling, the absurd agony of soul, which must often rack the actors in some great Parliamentary debate. Mr. Duncan Schwann gives us some idea of it.”—Daily Chronicle.
“It is a pleasant, talky book, which freshly re-echoes the solemn reverberation of Big Ben.”—Scotsman.
The Search for the Western Sea. Lawrence J. Burpee.
16s. net.