LITERARY NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 31, 6 February 1932, Page 17

LITERARY NOTES

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Mr. P. G, Wodehouse has. returned from Hollywood, where he has been writing a number of film scenarios.

.' Angela Thirkell, -who has written a book called. "Three Houses,?' is a granddaughter of Sir Edward Burno-Jones.

, Lady .Eleanor Smith, author of "Red Wagon" and "Flammonco," is now working on a third novel. Ij; will deal with an island; in tho Atlantic.

.' : Mr. R, C. J3herriff, who recently entered into residence at New College, Oxford,, revealed in a recent lecturo that the profits from "Journey's End" work out at roughly £3 a word.

.Mr. Roland Peftwee, who recently published a new volume of short stories With.'the amusing title of "Fish Are Such Liars," was at one time an actor. In addition to his books, be has also written a number of plays, including "Heat.'Wave," '.'lnterference" (with Dr. Harold Deardun), and "Tho Return 3f\lmry.?.: ,!.-' *....'

„. Naval life and. laughter are the substance of. "The ; Diomede Chronicle," a bright and witty publication issuing from H.M.S.. Diomede. Chronicles, of the ship's doings alternate with humorous skotches, many photographs and ". drawings . adding to the interest and gaiety, of the lej,terpross. .Naturally ■•some, of the humour will appeal more to the, Navy than to the. landlubber, but both, will get a hearty laugh out of '.'Tho. Diomede Chronicle."

. Alan ~j. Villiers, sailor and author of .books. about sailing ships, has entered i his -recently-acquired. four-masted barque^ Parma, in tho 1932 grain race from. Australia to England. Among other,entries for this race are Grace

| Harwar,. : and HeTzogin Cecilie, two ships on..which Mr. Villiers has sailed in previous'races and.which.he has writ.ten about in, "Falmouth for Orders" and ; "By:"Way of. Cape. Horn."

When the United States Congress met recently, each Senator and Representative .found on his desk a copy of' Wingfi'eld-Stratf ord's "They That Take to tho Sword." The order for these 536 copies came from a woman who prefers>to remain anonymous; She is, of course, deeply interested in world peace, and she believes that WingfioldStratford: has. put the case .-.for peace better" than any other author she knows. Her hope is; that the members of Congress,. will'; read the book and be influenced by it ; in; their attitude toward .disarmament ; and other international problems; '.',.• j -. .; , :

.. "Several, people, including an hbteikeeperrat .Kingston,(Surrey), have claimed to be .the original .'Sorrell/ but the truth is that my original character does not'realiso how famous, he has become," ,writeß<.Varwicfc: Deeping, the author, of "Sorrell and Son," in I'The Sunday, Cbronicle." "He was a porter in a' wayside "hotel whom I inbt some yearß; ago while motoring. ,He was pale, thin,.and oourtepus,, a, thor■OugS. gpntlenian, ireith whom fat^ had apparently'dealt in a none too kindly fashion; It' -Vfas he who gave me the idea for' a book"that is.still bringing me in royalties^" . . ' '':,.

■, Since Stephen Leacock is best known as a humorous writer, it. might We supposed that his "foftKcomiiSg book, i"Back :to Prosperity: The Great Opportunity pt,the Empue .Conference," is just another epp.of, .but ,it is nothing of the sort. Mr;.Xieacock> who.is at the head of the department.of political economyi1 in _ McGill University, Montreal, has written a 'seriouswork on tariff, finance,' and such, other matters as are likely ,tb come .before the, British' Imperial' Economic, Conference to be held within a.few.jnonthß^lt.iSi.quite possible of course, that. a.little.of Mr. Leacoek's wit way, find, its way into this new ■ book. just to prove. that, economics is ,nofc necessarily; a "dismal science;" ,-.

. .:Sir-Malpolni; Campbell, iyjiob book, "Searching for Pirate. Treasure inC.ocos "land/ :.wSS.:rec.ently: published, 'plans t0... jnake Another try for the' treasure which,ha did not,find on the expedition, described ~ih the book. He .expects toset out from London early this year^ on, another expedition to that lonely, ■~ ; The.' pthof members of the, expedition will,;be a racing driver, a British, .amateur golfery. an American .amateur goifer, and a former member of. Parliament, A great deal of vigorous excavating, has been done and even racing drivers oc-: casionally,make the, dirt fly, but what good is a former member'of Parliament on, a job of that sort? .