The author of “Tales of Serbian life” has written this story to set forth some of the everyday manners and customs of Serbia. It is told in the first person by Milosav, who describes Simple village life, Playtime, First days at school, How St Sava’s day is kept, etc. There is a colored frontispiece with other illustrations from photographs.
“Charmingly simple, dignified and instructive and filled with a joyous appreciation of home and country.”
+ Booklist 17:121 D ’20
“Rarely well told.” M. H. B. Mussey
+ Nation 111:sup672 D 8 ’20 80w + The Times [London] Lit Sup p834 D 9 ’20 140w
DAVIES, ELLEN CHIVERS. Ward tales. (On active service ser.) *$1.25 (3c) Lane
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These tales from a military hospital by a V. A. D. show chiefly the humorous side and the comic happenings in surroundings so gruesome. There is just enough sadness in these pictures to give a background to the brighter moments in a nurse’s life. The tales are: In the ward kitchen; “Eye-wash”; A conference of the powers; Visiting day; After hours; The tale of a shirt; The night round; Going to the pictures.