“Here is a story about which, given space and time, we should like to pour out our souls in rapturous eulogies. It is absolutely fascinating.”—Irish Times.
A ROMANCE OF THE SIMPLE. By Mary J. H. Skrine, Author of “A Stepson of the Soil.” 6s.
“In ‘A Stepson of the Soil’ Mrs. Skrine touched her highest point so far. In ‘A Romance of the Simple’ she goes beyond it. It is the best thing she has done.”—Country Life.
“To those who read it it must for its truth and originality remain one of the most remarkable books of the year.”—Standard.
LOVE IN BLACK. By Sir H. Hesketh Bell, K.C.M.G., Governor of Northern Nigeria. 6s.
“The last volume in our list also concerns West Africa. Sir Hesketh Bell’s ‘Love in Black’ is a delightful and successful experiment in a very difficult form of art. His seven short stories are almost wholly concerned with native life, but out of his far-away material he constructs very living dramas. The grim irony of the ‘Yam Custom’ and ‘A Woman of Ashanti,’ the broad comedy of ‘His Highness Prince Kwakoo,’ and the pathos of ‘On Her Majesty’s Service’ are relieved by such charming idylls as the title-story and ‘The Tale of a Tail-Girl.’ A curious tenderness, especially when dealing with children, and a very real imaginative sympathy are the keynotes of the book.”—Spectator.
TRAVEL AND SPORT.
FROM PILLAR TO POST. By Lt.-Col. H. C. Lowther, D.S.O., Scots Guards. Illustrated. 15s. net. [Third Impression.