REVIEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3592, 29 January 1927, Page 4

REVIEWS

Wo lin V(* just received the followi)>g review eopies of the latest publieations from the printers (Messrs Hodder and Stoughton Ltd).: —

“Jean, A Halo And Some Circles, ’’ l>y John Travers.

A book- containing none of the ordinary sex or political problems, “Jean, a Halo And Some Circles," comes to us a tine and most original production full of witty dialogue and yet containing a touching story of the life of Jean, the leading character. All who read this hook will long remember it as a most original, amusing, and stimulating story. It is well worth a place on your bookshelf. “Bab of the Backwoods,” by Jackson Gregory.

Jackson Gregory writes a good story because he writes of places he is familiar with. He has “punched” cattle, prospected for gold, and has even served as a deck-hand on a sugar boat. He writes a romantic yarn and “Bab of the Backwoods” proves no exception. The story of the wistful, wayward and fearless Bab stirs the heart and grips the imagination of the reader. “Roads of Destiny,” by 0. Henry.

Local readers will welcome the announcement of another novel from the pen of the famous 0. Henry who, with his great power of understanding, puts his linger on the pulse strings of’ your heart and plays on them to your delight and surprise. “Roads of Destiny” will prove a ready seller locally as it is a truely fine production from the pen of one of the greatest masters of modern.fiction. “Treasure Island,” by Robert Louis Stevenson. Messrs Hodder and Stoughton’s new publication of “Treasure Island,” that famous and ever-fresh story from the pen of the famous Robert Louis Stevenson will be welcomed as one of the few boys books of the day. It is a gripping tale which will find favour with the adults before it is handed over to the children. It is an adventurous tale, clean, stining and straight forward with an appeal to.the call of good, honest, manly adventure that there is in every man from fifteen to fifty. “Kidnapped,” by Robert Louis Stevenson.

“Kidnapped,” another of man and boy books, is already worldfamed and familiar to all readers. Those who have not a copy of this stirring tale should not miss this opportunity of securing one' of the publishers’ n'bw editions. “The Fighting Slogan,” by H. A. Cody.

We all know that novels of breathtaking adventure in the great open spaces, right thinking, wholesome endeavours and wickedness confounded, have made H. A. Cody’s novels as clean as the clear air, but in “The Fighting Slogan,” his latest, novel, with the colourful, historical background of the Fenian Invasion, the author fells a story of love, loyalty and danger, rebellion flaring and finally quenched in a

manner in which only Cody could handle it.

“The Complete Motor Cyclist," by E. T. Brown.

The author of this book has dealt with a subject which every boy and young man has at heart. “The Complete Motor Cyclist” tells how to buy, how to maintain, and how to run a motor cycle in a mrist interesting way. It is the standard book for everyone, who rides a motor cycle. It explains in simple language the construction and working of the modern machine and is a wealth of information. A book no motor cyclist should be without.