Hutchinson's New Novels. 7/6 Net
Captain Blood By RAFAEL SABATINI
Author of "Scaramouche," "The Trampling of the lilies," etc.
From the logs and diaries of Jeremiah Pitt—which Mr. Sabatini claims to have discovered-the romantic story of Captain Peter Blood has been mainly reconstructed.
Sir Henry Morgan, most celebrated of all the buccaneer leaders, had an able chronicler in the person of the Dutchman Esquemeling, who sailed with him. What Esquemeling did for Morgan, Jeremiah Pitt has done for Captain Blood.
The career of Blood, a cultured man driven by the malignity of Fate to indulge an inborn appetite for adventure, is an Odyssey set aglow by the great love which kept him honourable amid dishonour.
Love and the Locusts By G. B. BURGIN
Author of "The Shutters of Silence," etc.
In "Love and the Locusts" Mr. Burgin returns to his favourite haunts at "Four Corners," that little riverine village of the Ottawa Valley. Cyrus Field and Cissy Fulks were lovers when young. Cyrus put out, made money, and forgot Cissy. "Old Man" Fulks also made money and died. Years after Cyrus and Cissy meet again, and she proposes that he should return to Four Corners with a hundred dollars, forgo his riches, and try to become the Cyrus Field of old.
Their endeavours to recapture the years which the locusts have eaten are described with Mr. Burgin's customary charm and literary skill.
Night Drums by ACHMED ABDULLAH
Author of "The Trail of the Beast."
This romance is of Africa, that vast, mysterious country which this author knows so well how to portray. All the fascination and colour of Africa are here, and her soul—that eternal mystery to the white man—is dimly discernible through the threads of the story and the well-drawn character of the Master of the Hour, the dominating influence in the story. This black Napoleon has erected a marvellous ivory temple in the heart of Africa, and is gathering the tribes together to make a great nation that will drive out the white man. The Master of the Hour is fierce and bloodthirsty, and the sombre echo of his drums can be heard, dim and mysterious, throughout Africa. Davies, in charge of a French garrison, discovers the black man's machinations with the help of an Arab, and is the means of wrecking his plans. Davies's relations with Jacqueline supply an interesting love element to a most enthralling story.
Sabine and Sabina By W. E. NORRIS
Author of "Triumphs of Sara," etc.
This novel shows Mr. Norris at his best. It is the story of the god-daughter of the narrator and her matrimonial experiences, which bring about various alarming situations, but they end happily enough. The scene is laid partly in London and partly in the south of Spain.
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