New Books

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 43, 24 October 1907, Page 19

New Books

During the last few years, this Dominion has made lemarkable progress m regard to its li-kerature. It has produced a large number of new books, some of which have been placed on the world's markets. A feature of the activity in this .direction, has been the publication of new editions of New Zealand's o.ld classics, which have gone out of print. Quite a new. departure has now been made, in the shape of a series of cheap booklets which, while pleasing New Zealanders, should help largely to advertise their Dominion in other lands ihere are six numbers in the series. Each number is complete in itself, and, in a bright and interesting style deals with some phase of the Dominion's possessions' its famous birds, for instance, are described and illustrated by Mr. James Drummond,' F.LiS:, in the first number, ' Feathered Friends of the Bush ; ' and the same author gives a short sketch of the ' Stone Age Man ' when he liveo*Sn>New Zealand, not much more than half a century ago. Mr. R. M. Laing, of Christchurch, has supplied a specially interesting number dealing with the wild flowers, and Miss Jessie Mackay has edited a-book-let of. New -Zeabnd verses. Other "numbers deal with the world-famous ' Wonderland,' and with the Dominion's sceneiy and cities. The seiies is an artistic an 4 TGTinly production, and as the publishers, Messrs. Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, have placed a low price on the booklets, they will be in large demand. They are excellent souvenirs of New Zealand. They should'be specially pooular as a gift for friends during the next few months when s-eas.onable greetings will be exchanged. The booklets arc sent out in a neat envelope ready for posting and, as the price is only Is., they are within the reach of all. The publishers state they are obtainable from all booksellers throughout the Dominion.