The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. WEDESDAY, MARCH 10, 1915. PRINCESS MARY'S GIFT BOOK.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 March 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. WEDESDAY, MARCH 10, 1915. PRINCESS MARY'S GIFT BOOK.

We have received from the publishers. -Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, St. Paul's House, Warwick Square, London, E.C., a copy of Princess Mary's Gift Book. All profits from the sale are going to the "Queen's Work for Women Fund," which is acting in conjunction with the National Relief Fund and we understand that the demand has been so colossal that nearly 400,000 copies have already been sold, and that the publishers have already paid over to the Fund a sum of £10,000 on account of profits. At the price of 2s Gd net this is probably the most wonderful volume ever placed on the market. From the frontispiece portrait of Princess Mary, specially painted tot the hooks, facing Her Royal Highness' thanks to the "authors and artiste who have .so generously contributed to my (lift Book." to the last page, with its delightful illustration by E. J. Sullivan, the book is full of beauty and charm. Princess Mary's Gift Book contains new stories and articles b,\ the following famous authors:—Sir J.

il. Barrie contributes a humorous -story entitled "A Holiday in Bod"; G. A. Birmingham, the famous author of "'General John Regan," is represented liy a characteristic Irish story entitled '■The Spy" ; Hall Oaine has written i wonderful "life poem" of the sea entitled "Charlie the Cox" ; Sir Arthur ■ Oman Boyle contributes "Bimbaslu Joyce," a story of Egypt which will thrill every reader; J. H. Fabre. the veteran French author known as "The Insects' Homer"; Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler, the famous author of "Concerning Tsabel Carnaby," who in "An Angel of God." tells of the way eyes are opened to see the angel hosts; Charles Garvice whose "Model Soldier" is a charming love story of the present war; Sir H. Rider rfaggard tells a glorious story of heroism in Sou f>l Africa in "llagepa the Ruck"; Bn;ttrice Harraden contributes a story of ancient times with a lesson fo? to-day , the Bishop of London recounts his experiences in Camp; A. E. "W. Mason pictures the days of the Siege of Paris; the Baroness Orczy. author of the world-famed "Scarlet t'imperneU, ' gives an entirely new Pimpernel story: W. Pett Ridge a charmingly humorous and tender story of a girl who wanted "everything different" : Annie S. Swan a tale of gallant Belgium ; Kate Douglas Wiggin. author of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." a gem of a story in "Fleur-de-Lis." In addition to these stories there are poems by Ralph Connor, the famous Canadian novelist, who has contributed a thrilling war poem entitled "Canada's World"; Lady Sybil Grant, whose delightful series entitled" "Let's Protend," is most characteristically illustrated by Arthur Raekham, the famous illustrator of "Peter Pan" ; Rndyard Kipling who has given permission for the inclusion in this volume of his famous poem "Big Steamers" ; Alfred Noyes, whose "Spell of a Fairy" is a most moving and delicate piece of work ; and John Oxenhani. who is represented by a poem entitled "What Can a Little Chap "Do"; which is alrendy being quoted far and wido. All these stories and poems are illustrated in an elaborate manner. There are in all fourteen plates in colour by worldfamous artists.