Messrs. Hutchinson & Co.
are pleased to give the following particulars of many important New Books for the Spring, 1922, and also a splendid list of New Novels, which, as will be seen by the undermentioned names, are almost all by the Leading Authors.
GILBERT FRANKAU
KATHLYN RHODES
GILBERT CANNAN
TICKNER EDWARDES
ETHEL M. DELL
BERTA RUCK
DOROTHEA CONYERS
ELIZABETH ROBINS
H. DE VERE STACPOOLE
HELEN PROTHERO LEWIS
FREDERICK SLEATH
NELLIE L. McCLUNG
LUCAS MALET
E. F. BENSON
RAFAEL SABATINI
E. M. DELAFIELD
G. B. BURGIN
"RITA"
ACHMED ABDULLAH
CHARLES MARRIOTT
W. E. NORRIS
ELINOR MORDAUNT
C. N. and A. M. WILLIAMSON
MRS. FRANCES EVERARD
REBECCA WEST
JULIETTE GORDON SMITH
ONOTO WATANNA
BURTON E. STEVENSON
DOLF WYLLARDE
UNA L. SILBERRAD
ISABEL C. CLARKE
MADAME ALBANESI
SELWYN JEPSON
AGNES and EGERTON CASTLE
E. NESBIT
M. MORGAN GIBBON
CURTIS YORKE
MAX PEMBERTON
MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK
JERRARD SYRETT
LADY MILES
MABEL BARNES-GRUNDY
WINIFRED GRAHAM
BEATRICE BASKERVILLE and ELIOTT MONK
MARGARET BAILLIE-SAUNDERS
Hutchinson's Important New Books
My Life and Some Letters
By MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL
(Beatrice Stella Cornwallis-West)In one large volume, cloth gilt, with numerous illustrations, 24s. net.
This important book is expected to create something of a literary and social sensation. It is a frank and open autobiography, which contains intimate personal recollections and stories of her own life and of many famous people in Society, Art, Literature and the Stage. Included are a number of intimate letters by George Bernard Shaw.
Madame de Staël: Her Trials and Triumphs
Author of "Sidelights on the Court of France," "Two Great Rivals," etc.
In cloth gilt, 16s. net.
A new and fascinating book about a very remarkable woman who combined great literary gifts with a passion for political intrigue, and an almost boundless capacity for love. It is written in Colonel Haggard's usual bright and entertaining style, and is undoubtedly a very readable book
Facing Reality
By ESME WINGFIELD-STRATFORD, D.Sc.,
Author of "The Reconstruction of a Mind," etc.
In cloth gilt, 8s. 6d. net.
The author voices the feelings, the convictions, of many thinking citizens to-day. He considers civilisation in danger of perishing owing to its neglect of reality. The problem is out of religion, but religion itself is, more than any other activity, infected by slovenly methods of thought. The tendency of men for some years past has been to "think in a passion" and to repress the unpleasant from their consciousness, instead of facing the real and boldly pursuing the truth. Many instances are given: the life of villadom aims at "gentility," a false goal; the object of intensive journalism is to distort the mind rather than to present the truth; the clergy are many of them insincere and cling desperately to old forms, now bereft of meaning; the official religion is dying of inanition. Artists are in contact with reality, but art itself is in danger of becoming commercialised. Modern war is acute suicidal mania—the remedy is for man to realise that God is not external, but within them, and that they are comrades in a struggle compared to which the greatest wars in history are the "bickerings of children."
The book is written with a sincerity which is almost fierce, and most of its pleas against prejudice carry conviction.
Hutchinson's Important New Books
The Pomp of Power ANONYMOUS
In one large handsome volume, cloth gilt, 18s. net.
This very important and, having regard to its sensational revelations, most surprising book throws a searchlight upon the military and diplomatic relations of Britain and France before and during the war, and also deals with the present international situation. It contains many first-hand portraits and intimate appreciations and criticisms of characters well known in the public life of Europe: Mr. Lloyd George, Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, Lord Haig: Marshal JofEre, Lord Beaverbrook, Millerand, Loucheur, Painleve Cambon, Lord Northoliffe, Colonel Repington, and the Bolshevist Krassin. The anonymous author clearly speaks with authority as one in close contact with the world he describes, and his revelations, apart from their historic value, are of great personal interest. There will undoubtedly be much speculation as to his identity
The Life of H. G. Hawker, Airman By M. A. HAWKER
In one large handsome volume, with a number of illustrations on art paper, 18s net
In addition to forming an authentic record of the late Harry Hawker's flying career, including the British Height and Duration Records, his Pioneer Flights in Australia, the Bound Britain Seaplane Flight, and the Atlantic Flight attempted in a machine with but one engine, which resulted in bis being missing for a whole week, every chapter is full of hitherto unrecorded incidents and anecdotes, and of intense human interest.
The fact that he, starting with practically nothing, achieved undying fame and some (if not great) fortune, singles him out as the greatest British aviator. No man was more popular with his fellows or had such remarkably powerful will-power.
It is not generally known that Hawker was primarily responsible for the design of the Sopwith "Tabloid" biplane just before the war, which proved to be a prototype of the fighting scouts which gave us our ascendancy in the air.
The Last of a Race By COMTESSE de MERCY-
ARGENTEAU (Princess de Montglyon)
In one volume, cloth gilt, with many illustrations, 21 s. net.
The story of a woman's life, written by herself, and a human document. The Comtesse's early days were spent at the Castle of Argenteau—later demolished by the Germans—but her life was hard and unenviable. A love affair, arbitrarily checked by her parents, was followed by an enforced marriage, and then the man she loved came again into her life, with tragic consequences. Her ravels abroad while she tried to forget and the means she employed to obliterate memories are vividly described. The Comtesse was a frequent visitor to England and a personal friend of the late King Edward, and there are intimate touches of a number of well-known people. The book will be found of absorbing interest, and a number of the illustrations are of considerable historical value, as the family goes back many centuries—one Comte de Meroy-Argenteau being a guardian of Marie Antoinette.
Hutchinson's Important New Books
First Impressions of America By DR. WALTER R. HADWEN
With illustrations, in cloth gilt, 10s. 6d. net.
An extremely interesting and sympathetic account of American life in town and country, wide in scope and discussing with insight racial and social problems as viewed by an English traveller. The book includes interviews with Americans of many types, from the President downwards, and contains descriptions of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington. Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and other trading towns, as well as the grander features of landscape, giving the reader a vivid impression of America of to-day.
Memoirs of the Memorable By SIR JAMES DENHAM
In cloth gilt with many illustrations, 16s.
Sir James Denham, the poet-author of "Wake Up, England!" deals with most of the prominent social names of the end of the last and the commencement of this century, Including Mr. Gladstone, Lord Beaconsfield, the late Lord Byron, Robert Browning, the Bishop of London, Cardinal Howard, Lord Dunedin, Lewis Oarroll, Lord Marcus Bereeford and the late Bishop of Manchester. The book also deals with club life and the leading sportsmen.
Sketches of the Russian Revolution By GENERAL DENIKIN
In one large vol, cloth gilt, 16s. net.
General Denikin was not only in high command in the field against Germany, but was also military leader of the anti -Bolsheviks, and this account of his xperiences in these capacities can scarcely fail to be interesting and important from the standpoint of history. General Denikin gives a vivid account of his arrest and imprisonment by the Bolsheviks, describes the tragic vacillations of the Czar on the fatal days before the revolution, and the appalling difficulties of Russian officers during the demooratisation. The book is an important one and of great historical value.
Progressive Golf By HARRY VARDON
With 36 illustrations on art paper. In cloth, 5s. net.
An important work on the game by one of the world's leading professionals, with very valuable progressive charts on the Driver, the Ctteek, the Mid-Iron, the Mashie, the Niblick and the Putter.
Hutchinson's Important New Books
The Work of P. A. de Laszlo
In one large folio volume containing 61 photogravure plates, representing some of the choicest examples of the Artist's work.
With an Introduction by Comte Robert de Montesquiou.
This collection, covering as it does the whole range of this distinguished artist's work, must be regarded as a contribution of the highest permanent value to the history of portraiture and art. A selection of the more important of the Hungarian master's pictures, portraits of monarchs, statesmen, diplomats, great ladies and famous beauties is here presented, and may be said to summarise the most important phases of the social and political history of Europe during the past twenty-five years. It has been the aim of the publishers to produce a record of Mr. de Laszlo's works of permanent value and interest to the collector, the connoisseur, and the lover of art.
The Big Four and Others at the Peace Conference
In cloth gilt, with 9 illustrations on art paper, 8s. 6d. net.
In this book the former American Secretary for State, who was one of the representatives at the Peace Conference, studies the predominant personalities of the Conference.
There are many books about the Peace Conference but none, so far, by a writer that combines such exceptional opportunity of close observation with so clear an insight into human motives, and so admirable, direct, and convincing expression. The book contains a most interesting account of the procedure of the Conference; there are four full portraits of Clemenceau, Wilson, Lloyd George and Orlando, and four impressions of Venizélos, Emir Feisul, General Botha and Paderewski.
Mr. Lansing is a keen observer of human nature, and his sketches are at once most fascinating reading and an important contribution to history.
My Cat Prospero
An artistic volume, in cloth, with 8 drawings by the Author, 5s. net.
An attractive, charming and touching account of a cat, his ways, his development, surrounded by human love and desire for his growth of mind and soul. The cult of the cat is very fashionable, apart from the regular everyday cat-lover we have always with us.
Hutchinson's Important New Books
More Memoirs and Some Travels
Author of "Memoirs of a Clubman" (2nd edition).
In one vol., cloth gilt 9 168. net.
Emboldened by the success of "Memoirs of a Clubman," Mr. G. B. Burgin has written "More Memoirs and Some Travels," in which he gives a more detailed account of his wanderings and literary experiences. There is an interesting chapter on the "Coming of Kipling," and another in which forty or fifty eminent writers describe how they first began to write. The inner life of some Bohemian clubs is also described, together with many anecdotes and little character sketches of interesting people he has met. Mr. Burgin describes his travels in Canada, Turkey, and Asia Minor, and more recent trips to Holland and Belgium. It was his good fortune to be received by the King of the Belgians one morning, lunch with Burgomaster Max afterwards, and call on Cardinal Mercier the same afternoon. It was, as he describes it, the most crowded day of his life, and one replete with interesting experiences. The book is written in Mr. Burgin's customary cheerful vein, with, here and there, occasional lapses into those pathetic happenings which come to us all.
With an Introduction by The Right Hon. David Lloyd George, M.P.
The Irish Free State: Its Evolution and Possibilities
Author of "Ireland: A Study in Facts"; Editor of "A Little Book of Irish Verse," etc.
In cloth, 3s. 6d. net.
The author has been prominently associated with the Home Rule cause in Great Britain, and has written extensively on Irish subjects.
Mr. White traces the history of the relations between Great Britain and Ireland from the Act of Union down to the Great War. He then proceeds to set out in detail the developments of British politics and of Irish nationalism in their bearings upon each other.
The book is written throughout from the standpoint of a vigorous and independent mind. It will annoy extreme partisans of all shades of opinion, and will provoke much discussion. This is especially true of the concluding chapter, in which the author discusses "Some Factors in the Future."
The value of the book is enhanced by the inclusion of the essential documents of the Home Rule struggle, including the four Home Rule Bills of 1886, 1893, 1914 and 1920, and the terms of the Treaty recently concluded with Sinn Fein.
Hutchinson's Important New Books
With Lawrence in Arabia By LOWELL THOMAS
With 16 illustrations on art paper, 3s. 6d. net.
"The greatest romance of real life ever told."—The Strand Magazine.
The profusely illustrated narrative of the greatest adventure of a century is now presented to the public in this popular form. The famous exploits of Colonel Lawrence, "the uncrowned King of Arabia"—whom Mr. Lloyd George described as "one of the most remarkable and romantic figures of modern times"—will be read with eager interest by all who appreciate the importance of his services to the Empire. This valuable account of our men's gallant deeds in the East is not only a splendid souvenir of the momentous years of war, but also a permanent record of British enterprise and courage which will be treasured throughout the Empire.
The Second Year of The League: A Study of the Second Assembly of the League of Nations By HAROLD W. V. TEMPERLEY
Reader in Modern History in the University of Cambridge
Author of "life of George Canning," "History of the Peace Conference of Paris," etc. In cloth, 6s. net.
The important developments in the growth of the League are indicated, and the new position as regards Mandates and Minorities and the Permanent Court of Justice explained. Particular attention is given to the two greatest achievements of the League—the settlement of the Albanian question and the Upper Sileslan Award. There are many remarkable quotations from the speeches of the leading personalities both in Committee and the Assembly, which throw an interesting light on their national policies, and which have not been reproduced in this country. Special attention is given to the part played by the British Dominions and the present attitude of the United States towards the League.
The Year's Art, 1922 Compiled by A. C. R. CARTER
Crown 8vo, cloth, 8s. 6d. net.
Over 600 pages, with illustrations
A concise epitome of all matters relating to the Arts of Painting, Sculpture, Engraving, and Architecture, and to Schools of Design, containing events which have occurred during the year 1921, together with information respecting the events of 1922
Hutchinson's Important New Books
Illumination and its Development in the Present Day By SIDNEY FARNSWORTH
In one large handsome volume, cloth gilt, with frontispiece in colour and numerous other illustrations, 24s. net
In this exhaustive work Mr. Farnsworth traces the growth of Illumination from its birth, showing, by means of numerous diagrams and drawings, its gradual development through the centuries from mere writing to the elaborate poster work and commercial lettering of the present day. Although other books have already been written on this fascinating subject, Mr. Farnsworth breaks new ground in many directions; he treats the matter from the modern standpoint in a manner which makes his work invaluable not only to students of the art, but also to the rapidly-growing public interested in what has hitherto been a somewhat exclusive craft. The book is profusely illustrated and forms a handsome addition to the library of anyone whose tastes lie in this direction.
The Return and other Poems By E. NESBIT
Author of "Lays and Legends," "Songs of Love and Empire," etc.
In crown 8vo, cloth, 4s. 6d. net.
Riviera Towns By HUBERT ADAMS GIBBONS
In large 8vo, with 32 full-page illustrations by Lester George Hornby.
Boxed, 16s. net
The winter playground of Europe, that short strip of coast lying along the blue Mediterranean, which the French call Cote d' Azure, is the theme of this new volume by Dr. Gibbons. In the fifteen chapters of this book he takes the readers to the towns and hamlets, medieval and modern, of the Riviera, and concerns himself not so much with its transient holiday-making aspect as with the charm of the countryside, its curious old towns with their ancient buildings and crooked streets, and the adventures of himself and his artist collaborator. The book is written in a holiday mood, with a charm and grace that make for delighted reading and do not detract from its value as an interpretative portrait of tins picturesque corner of Europe. Mr. Hornby's drawings are more than mere illustrations, and happily reflect the mood of the text. "Riviera Towns" is handsomely bound and printed, and will, it is expected, be one of the most attractive gift books of the year.
The Little Cat Who Journeyed to St. Ives By FRANK VER BECK
Crown quarto, with 16 illustrations and coloured picture cover, 1s. 6d. net.
An admirable gift book for young people.
Hutchinson's Important New Books
3rd LARGE EDITION AT ONCE CALLED FOR
Thirteen Years at the Russian Court
In one large handsome volume, cloth gilt.
With 59 illustrations on art paper, 24s. net.
Being the reminiscences of the Tutor to the late Czarevitch, including an authoritative account of the Tragedy of the Imperial Family.
The book gives an interesting and intimate picture of the private life of the Imperial Family, and describes events of which the author is in many cases the only surviving witness. The story combines a tragic human interest with direct evidence on matters of rare historical interest.
The Daily Mail says:—"'Thirteen Tears at the Bussian Court' (published to-day) Hutchinson, 24s. net, with photographs by the author) is a book of extraordinary human interest and of the first historical importance. It is the only authentic and intimate account of the Russian Sovereigns, from one who shared their family life in greatness and in captivity, and is the solitary survivor of the party imprisoned with them at Tobolsk."
The Emperor Francis Joseph and His Times
In one large handsome volume, toith Illustrations, 24s. net.
The Author spent seventeen years in the Aides-de-Camp's department at the palace, and all that time was in direct contact with the Emperor Francis Joseph, the men and women about him, and distinguished European figures such as King Edward VII., the late Czar Nicholas II., the Emperor William II., and the Empress Eugenie, who frequently visited the aged monarch. To those interested in world politics before and during the war this book will be an indispensable guide. The author's relations of King Edward VII.'s activities at the Austrian Court would alone stamp it as a valuable record. It also throws new and highly interesting light on the problem of the Archduke Rudolph's death, and for the first time does justice to the outstanding qualities and charm of the murdered Empress Elizabeth. The author's study of the ex-Emperor Charles is remarkably lucid and penetrating, and the soundness of his judgments amply proved by recent events.
2nd LARGE EDITION
Memories and Some Base Details
In one volume, cloth gilt, with many illustrations, 24s. net.
A frank, personal memoir containing reminiscences of many figures well known in society and in public life with whom the authoress has come into contact. The book deals with social life in the latter part of the nineteenth century as well as with that of the present day, and includes the experiences of the authoress whilst supervising a canteen in France during the war.
Hutchinson's Important Books
With the Russian Army, 1914-1917
In two large volumes, with 32 illustrations on Art Paper and 15 large Maps, 6s. net.
General Knox's despatches were the only real source of information in London of the military situation in Russia. This book not only provides much valuable first-hand material for the historian, but is also of considerable interest to the general reader.
2nd EDITION
Mexico on the Verge By DR. E. J. DILLON
Author of "The Imperial Peace Conference," etc.
In one large volume, 21s. net
"Indispensable to all who wish to understand the main factors of the Mexican situation."—British Weekly.
2nd LARGE EDITION
Memoirs of a Clubman By G. B. BURGIN
With Photogravure Portrait of the Author, 16s. net.
Mr. Q. B. Burgin, besides having more than sixty successful novels to his credit, ha» a reputation as a raconteur and clubman which few men can rival. His book is a delightful pot-pourri of good stories, literary and otherwise. Many famous personalities are here revealed in an illuminating and sometimes unorthodox way, and the fascination of journalism and authorship is described, perhaps unconsciously, by one of the most companionable and witty writers of our time
A Book about the Bee By HERBERT MACE
In crown 8vo, cloth, with 24 illustrations on art paper, 4s. net.
4th EDITION
The Horse as Comrade and Friend
With an Introductory Letter by Lord Lonsdale.
In one large handsome volume, with 68 illustrations from photos on art paper, 16s. net.
'Louis Wain's Summer Annual for 1922
With a large number of illustrations by Louis Wain. In attractive picture cover, 2s. net.
This famous and ever-popular Annual maintains its high standard of artistic fun in Mr. Louis Wain's inimitable style. It will appeal to all.
Hutchinson's Important New Books, 7/6 Net
The Love-Story of Aiiette Brunton
Author of "Peter Jackson, Cigar Merchant" (65th Thousand), "The Seeds of Enchantment," etc.
One of the most versatile writers of to-day, Mr. Gilbert Frankau follows his successes "Peter Jackson" and "The Seeds of Enchantment" with a powerful story in an entirely new vein.
In "The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton" he presents a penetrating and sympathetic study of a woman who dared all for love's sake. It is more than an interest-compelling story; it is a courageous and illuminating book, which should influence men and women who give serious thought to the modern problems of marriage and divorce.
The Great Husband Hunt
Author of "A Girl for Sale," "Her Mad Month," etc., etc.
In "The Great Husband Hunt," Mrs, Barnes-Grundy introduces us to a delightful elderly and impecunious bachelor uncle who has shared his home in Devonshire with four nice and interesting orphan nieces, but who have been denied the gift of beauty. Unexpectedly inheriting a fortune, he offers a thousand pounds down to the first of the four who is engaged to be married within a prescribed time and a handsome dowry when the marriage is solemnised. How the four accept the challenge and set forth in quest of husbands makes a most amusing tale.
The Toll of the Black Lake
Author of "The Strayings of Sandy" etc.
Kathleen Donovan, a pretty, sensitive Irish girl, is an attractive figure in Mrs. Conyers' new novel. It is a story of Ireland, and the true Irish atmosphere is, as usual, admirably conveyed. Her novels about Irish people and Irish scenes stand alone in modern fiction. Thoroughly enjoyable from first chapter to last, they appeal to all who are fond of horses, hunting, excitement, and, above all, a good story.
The Pharisees By M. MORGAN GIBBON
Author of "Jan," "Helen Marsden."
Miss M. Morgan Gibbon is a young writer whose progress is being followed with more than ordinary interest. Her second novel, "Helen Marsden," was described by a leading literary critic as "a triumph of characterisation," and the same qualities which went to make a big success of her first two books will be found in full abundance in her third.
"The Pharisees" is a well-told dramatic story in which the characters stand out with something of the crisp clearness of Georgt Eliot.
Hutchinson's New Novels. 7/6 Net
An Order to View By CHARLES MARRIOTT
Author of "A Grave Impertinence."
This is the story of the unexpected and far-reaching effects of an "order to view" a house for sale. James Wedmore produces the winning design for a Technical Institute which Sir John Pumphrey bestows upon his native city of Barstow, and becomes engaged to Hilda Pumphrey. In search of the home, Wedmore gets an order to view Moorend, a fifteenth-century manor house. There he also views Beatrice Woodruff, who, with her brother Martin, will have to turn out when the house is sold. The order to view revives a dead reputation, rakes up an old scandal, brings Sir John Pumphrey into competition with a civic rival, and exposes a mistake in his own past. The tangle is cut by Hilda, who acts dramatically; and Wedmore is left with a keen and happy appreciation of the moral of the symphony, "Trust your angels."
A Daughter of the Sand
A Remarkable First Novel
Saada Medene, a girl of reputed mixed blood, is persuaded by her lover, Lance Raiteford, to accompany him to El Bouira, where an ex-consulship awaits him. Lance finds himself cold-shouldered by European residents when they hear that he is to marry Saada, but the wedding takes place. The same day a wire arrives from Lance's mother to the effect that a wealthy uncle is dying and will leave him money if he returns to England immediately and breaks off his engagement with Saada. He makes his departure with many false excuses, unaware that Saada knows the real reason for his going, and though she has now learnt that she is wholly of English nationality, she keeps this joyful truth to herself. Later, Lance tires of his wealth and determines to return to Saada, but Fate intervenes, and Saada becomes free to marry Forrester, an Englishman she has rescued from the dope habit, who returns her love with all his heart.
This novel of unusual power rings true to life from start to finish, and with its picturesque setting of Northern Africa it is sure to be widely read and appreciated.
A Breaker of Ships By FREDERICK SLEATH
Author of "Sniper Jackson," etc.
Those who love an exciting story full of thrilling adventures and strange happenings will not be disappointed in this new volume by Mr. Sleath. Yet, weird and uncanny as some of the adventures are, they are not overdrawn, and the characters are realistic and convincing. Big Jim, joint owner with his brother of the Carn Shipbreaking and Salvage Company, emerges victorious from a struggle with Finkler, a mean competitor, and the succession of thrilling episodes concludes with one which forms a fitting climax.
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.
Hutchinson's New Novels. 7/6 Net
The Brightener By C. N. AND A. M. WILLIAMSON
Authors of "The Lightning Conductor," etc.
Elizabeth, the Princess de Miramare, beautiful, high-born, and of a bewitching personality, a member of the most brilliant society, outwardly prosperous, lived the secretly hard life of those who have to make very short ends meet.
Two courses were open to her—one to resort to a distant and odious cousin; the other to use her charm and position to help others (for a consideration) in their social and heart struggles. She decides upon the latter. Her cases are all exciting, some dangerous, and the most unexpected and disconcerting element in each is the intervention of the distant cousin.
Elisabeth's own romance is the fitting climax of the story.
The Judge By REBECCA WEST
Author of "The Return of the Soldier."
Miss West is one of our clever modern novelists who aim at reality in art. With her vivid, dramatic style and her passion for truth she writes of life from an unusual angle, and her work has a curiously distinctive quality of its own which makes an instant appeal to all who appreciate sincerity in human relationships. Her latest novel is a brilliant piece of work—emotional, yet taking an original line which breaks down many of the old traditions, and ringing with the voice of the new generation.
Sunny-San By ONOTO WATANNA
Author of "A Japanese Nightingale" (200th Thousand).
This attractive and original story is full of the deepest human interest. It seems an altogether new experience when we first meet Sunny, but yet we find that this fascinating, flower-like little creature has everything in common with what we have most admired in human nature. The daughter of an American and a Japanese dancer of good caste, Sunny is rescued from her unhappy life by four young men who are touring Japan with their professor. They place her under the care of a kind missionary and his wife, and pay for her education. Never forgetful of her benefactors, Sunny eventually finds her father. He and his childless wife are enchanted with Sunny, and show her every indulgence. During Leap Year Sunny proposes to Jerry Hammond, one of the four young men, and her happiness is complete.
Men, Women, and Beasts By H. DE VERE STACPOOLE
Author of "The Blue Lagoon."
This is a collection of stories of Equatorial Africa, nearly all of the same colour and drawn from the wild places of the world—stories of men, women, and beasts either met with or imagined from life. Each story is a living thing, because it has its origin in life and Imagination for a mother.
Hutchinson's New Novels. 7/6 Net
The Lavender Lad By DOLF WYLLARDE
Author of "Mafoota," etc.
This is an emotional drama presented by a practised hand, set in charming scenery, and enacted by characters who are most attractive and convincing.
The Lavender Lad is Miss Carlotta Edison, a clever actress of the variety stage, who goes to a lavender farm disguised as a ragged urchin. Here she falls in love with the farmer, a fine, manly yeoman, and there is a dramatic scene when he discovers her identity. They part, only to meet again two years later, when the somewhat Puritanical farmer has learned forgiveness and is sufficiently in love to forget Carlotta's not quite spotless past. This is one of the most attractive of Dolf Wyllarde's many delightful novels.
The Light on the Lagoon By ISABEL C. CLARKE
Author of "Lady Trent's Daughter," etc.
This appealing story is told with Miss Clarke's usual power and sincerity. Escaping from the narrow conventionality of her mother's love, Sydney Flood, a girl with deep emotions and artistic temperament, goes to Venice with her friend Roma Cochraine and her husband. Here she falls in love with Clive Moreton, who proposes to her, but who is drawn back to the beautiful and capricious Roma shortly afterwards. Sydney, miserable and forsaken, returns to Venice, to find that Roma's husband is dead and that she has married Clive. Sydney finds relief in her despair in the Catholic Faith, and becomes the happy wife of a barrister who has long been in love with her. The strong human interest and the beauty of the setting of this story will make it appeal to a large class of readers.
That Fellow MacArthur By SELWYN JEPSON
Author of "The Qualified Adventurer."
A new novel by Selwyn Jepson, the successful author of "The Qualified Adventurer." It tells in a thrilling story of the romance and adventures that come into the life of a Scotsman, one Ian MacArthur, who appeared in "The Qualified Adventurer" as a friend of the hero, Duffy. MacArthur, of placid temperament, is caught up into a whirl of circumstances that turn him into a thorough-going adventurer in spite of his desire to lead an orderly life. A natural woman-hater, he falls at last into the toils of the little god with the sharp arrows, who singles him out to love Joan, the beautiful heroine. Their adventures together on the unknown waters of the Amasons bring the story to an ingenious and surprising climax
Hutchinson's New Novels. 7/6 Net
The Lark By E. NESBIT
Author of "A Holiday Honeymoon," etc.
This author needs no introduction to her readers. "The lark" has all the charm and freshness which have made Miss Nesbit's former novels so justly popular, and yet the story is entirely new and original Two girls, Jane and Lucille, are led by Jane's guardian to entertain high hopes. The fortune, however, which Jane was to have inherited, has been lost by unlucky speculations, and the two girls have to set about earning their own livings. They experience many adventures and ups and downs of fortune before they meet with the two men who ensure their happiness and prosperity. A delightful story, well worth reading.
Peter's People By CURTIS YORKE
Author of "The Unknown Road."
Curtis Torke's new novel tells how a young man (Peter Wistray) brings his wife to live in the same house as his mother and sisters, who are dependent on him. The arrangement leads to various complications, as Peter's family resent his being married at all, and his wife, Pamela, resents their attitude towards her. Things go from bad to worse, and tragic happenings are narrowly averted. But gradually Lady Wistray and her daughters are won over by Pamela's charm, and all ends well. Though the plot is comparatively simple, the interest is absorbing, and the characterisation and dialogue are of a high order.
Chrysalis By MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK
Author of "The Purple Jar."
This is the story of a man who, after a flirtation with an older woman, marries a very young girl, and at first treats her in a high-handed way. She submits partly because she is young and inexperienced and partly because she is very much in love. Gradually, as she develops, a change comes over her relations with her husband, and he discovers in his wife a force of character and brain that earns his respect. The setting is one of English country life.
Green Leaf By LADY MILES
Author of "The Red Flame," etc.
A study of two characters. Cukoo—beautiful and self-sufficing, who lives by the light of cold philosophy and will not allow herself to be in any way entangled by human affairs of either love or hatred—and Brunetta, her cousin, plain, warm-hearted, and most intensely a woman, with all a woman's hopes and fears and passions.
The plot is developed with the same great skill as was shown by Lady Miles in her very successful novel, "The Red Flame," now in its third edition.
Hutchinson's New Novels. 7/6 Net
Da Silva's Widow LUCAS MALET
Author of "Sir Richard Calmady," etc.
Of these nine stories by this distinguished author five are concerned with the modern English world before the war. The remaining four, though in no sense war-stories, arise through conditions imposed by the war. The stories, as a whole, cover a wide range of incidents, scene, and emotion, and even venture in two cases to make excursions into the region of the supernatural.
Short Shipments ELINOR MORDAUNT
Author of "The Little Soul," etc.
These stories range from the delicately mystical, as in that strange story, "The Fountain" — where the heroine, half water-sprite, half woman, a sort of Celtic Undine, is set among the wild scenery of North Wales; the intimate psychology of a woman of forty, as portrayed in "A Study In Pastel"; to the most widely differing and yet no less intimate studies of the sea and the ways of sailor-men as are given us in "Fighting Cocks" and "The Skipper's Yarn," and from these on such strange tales of life in the East End and on the riverside of London as we find in "The Man Who Kept Birds" and "The Yellow Cat." In no volume of stones ever published, indeed, has the range been wider or more amazingly varied, and "Short Shipments" goes to form a worthy successor to the author's last collection, "New Wine in Old Bottles."
The Wednesday Wife By JULIETTE GORDON SMITH
Attar Abu Hamed had only three wives — a modest number for a gentleman of Tunis. It was Aletra, the "Wednesday" wife, whom Attar really loved. When a plague raged in the city, one of the other wives discovered a wonderful potion, and was called to the Sultan's palace to save the princess. Aletra went instead, and her adventure there — the pursuit by the Sultan, the flight to the desert — make a romance that the Westerner finds it hard to credit as real. This writer knows the East, and her picture is convincing. Her story takes a surprising turn, and we find our convictions as to this Eastern charm suddenly veering back to a Western standard.
By Whose Hand? By BEATRICE BASKERVILLE and ELIOTT MONK
A story showing the final stages of a vendetta which was begun in the sixteenth century, developing the psychological results of the continual pursuit of vengeance.
It follows, in a series of stirring incidents in various parts of Europe, the fortunes of the descendants of the original protagonists, and shows how the feud was at last brought to an end by the efforts of a famous Italian detective.
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The Kingmakers By BURTON E. STEVENSON
Author of " Little Comrade " (54th Thousand).
A thrilling, modern romance of a throne and the intrigue that surrounded it. A famous journalist, whose extraordinary adventures play a leading part in the story, is dragged into the whirlpool of intrigue, passion, and devotion, with results as exciting to the reader as everyone concerned in this fight for a throne.
The Honest Man By UNA L. SILBERRAD
Author of "Green Pastures," etc.
The scene of Miss Silberrad's new novel is laid partly in London and partly in Kendal and the moor country that lies on the border of Westmorland and Yorkshire. It is the story of how a sober, middle-aged citizen of the seventeenth century came into a fortune and found romance and of the unexpected things that happened as a result of this change in his circumstances. There is a very charming love interest in the story, as one would expect from the author of "Green Pastures" and "Sampson Rideout—Quaker."
Truth in a Circle By MADAME ALBANESI
Author of "Poppies in the Corn," etc.
This excellent collection of Madame Albanesi's short stories will be of great interest to all admirers of her work, as it contains much that is representative of the distinctive quality of her writing. All those stories are modern, and deal with every-day life, some grave and some gay, but every one of interest to lovers of good fiction.
Kitty and Others By AGNES AND EGERTON CASTLE
These authors need no introduction to their readers, since their originality and charm have placed them in the very forefront of present-day English writers.
This novel can be classed among the very best of their works, and cannot fail to please all who appreciate a bright and original tale. Dealing with the manners and light-hearted intrigues of upper-class French society at the end of the eighteenth century, the authors strike a note of deeper emotion even while they expose more superficial follies and vanities with reality and charm.
The varied and fascinating characters are described by means of their intrigues and adventures with wit and vivacity.
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The Woman Who Knew By MAX PEMBERTON
Here we have the fiction of many countries. Mr. Max Pemberton has laid his scenes chiefly in Europe, but he has visited Spain, Morocco, the Riviera and the Balearic Isles in quest of material. All is post-war, and the war has no place in this virile volume. Sex stories abound, but there are also scenes of adventure in Mr. Pemberton's best mood. Particularly interesting are those chapters which deal with the Mediterranean and the isles adjacent; while lovers of Le Toquet will find much to interest them. The whole volume is representative of the author's bias toward the love story and the story of adventure; while the dramatic note is, as usual, heard in all the more stirring episodes. It may be added that humour is not absent and that in "William de Luxe" we have one of the drollest stories of recent years.
The Road to Anywhere By RITA
Author of "Peg the Rake," etc.
In this powerful new story the author tells us of the adventures of three girls leaving their English school, Annette who is French, Anna a German, and Stella an English girl.
Where will the Road to Life, the Road to Anywhere lead them?
This thoroughly absorbing love story is sure to be in great demand.
Sembal By GILBERT CANNAN
Author of "Pugs and Peacocks," etc.
The central figure of "Sembal" is developed with force and subtlety, and several aspects of the Semitic oharacter under the stress of war are delineated with an incisive realism of great interest to the general reader as well as to the special student.
A NEW NOVEL BY ETHEL M. DELL
Charles Rex By ETHEL M. DELL
Author of "The Bars of Iron" (302nd Thousand), "The Hundredth Chance" (240th Thousand). Ready in August.
Alf, Old Chum By JERRARD SYRETT
Author of "A Household Saint."
In cloth, 3s. 6d. net
"Alf" is a plumber. He has been to the war and come through. He is an ex-sergeant-major of the Buffs—over six foot, a good citizen and a good workman. He has his pals and they meet and talk and have a glass or two at The Bull and Grapes. The pals are quite well presented, but Alf is the prominent figure. Alf is a jolly good fellow, and his head is screwed on the right way—a real London working-man, loyal to his country, and no Bolshi or Communist.
This is a clever study, an appealing presentation of the sort of working-man we can respect and like.
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John Edgar's Angels By WINIFRED GRAHAM
Author of "Breakers on the Sand," "The Daughter Terrible," "Falling Waters," etc.
Winifred Graham's new novel deals with the love of a man for two women, one a Society beauty, the other the piquante daughter of a prosperous grocer. The character of the hero, John Edgar, is a curious mixture of Puritanical idealism and fiery passion. His unhappy childhood is a striking contrast to his subsequent career, when, in new and bewildering society, he meets the beautiful daughter of Lord Porthminster. Through the ramifications of a plot that seems more like real life than fiction, one wonders whether John Edgar's story is not a human document lightly disguised.
Vanderdecken By H. de VERE STACPOOLE
Author of "The Pearl Fishers," etc.
Here is a novel of to-day absolutely alive. Every character individual. You are seized by Hank Fischer at once, and with him and Bud du Cane and Tommie Coulthurst you go through the strangest adventures on the Pacific Coast to an end logical and worked towards mainly through the character of the chief protagonist, Bob Cardon. The sea fills the book, and its song from the Golden Gate to San Nicolas and the Bay of Wales.
Makeshifts By MARGARET BAILLIE-SAUNDERS
Author of "The Mayoress's Wooing," etc.
How a woman in love lets a strange man suffer to save her own happiness, and then offers herself sacrificially to redeem him, gives this novel its title.
By a sudden tide of very curious circumstances a Welsh draper's daughter in the Midlands, Myfanwy Rhos, has the whole public reputation of a famous priest placed in her hands. He is publicly accused, and by a word she can save him.
It is timely and topical, and will be widely read, the more so because its subject is dealt with sympathetically and without rancour from one who writes of Church matters from the inside. This is what is called a strong novel of human passion and spiritual struggle, but it is presented with vivacity and colour, and never for a moment loses its "go" and interest.
A New Novel by the "Thomas Hardy of Sussex."
The Seventh Wave By TICKNER EDWARDES
Author of "The Honey-Star," "Tansy," etc.
"Long Len," the hero of this powerful, arresting story, belongs to a class which we believe to be absolutely new in fiction—that strange, wandering, homeless crew of mortals known as " Pikers," men who haunt the wild Sussex highlands, scraping up a bare subsistence by selling black- berries, mushrooms, and the like to the people in the neighbouring villages and towns. In "The Seventh Wave," Mr. Tickner Edwardes well maintains his reputation as a forceful, original writer.
Hutchinson's New Novels. 7/6 Net
Antagonisms By ELIZABETH ROBINS
Author of "The Magnetic North," etc.
In her new book Miss Robins gives us a most arresting story and an extremely clever psychological study.
Henry Ellerton, whose experience of women, his late wife included, has been most unfortunate, returns, a confirmed woman-hater, to his remote English estate after the war, to find that a widow with her son has secured the lease of the house nearest to his. The first encounter between the two is significant; mistaking him for a tramp, the widow orders him off the premises, but they gradually become better acquainted and arouse the hostility of the lady's son, a young soldier who from the first is bitterly opposed to the friendship. The boy returns to his regiment, but his mother's secretary, who is in love with him, keeps watch and sends for him when scandalous tales begin to circulate in the neighbourhood. The rest of the book represents the difficulty of a man and woman in middle life, faced on the one hand by the rigid dictates of convention, and on the other by the habits and prejudices of years.
The author has chosen difficult types for her chief characters, but she has drawn them with a skill and consistency which will surprise even those readers who know her best. With its deep human interest and original plot, "Antagonisms" is a book which will appeal to all.
The Fire Opal By HELEN PROTHERO LEWIS
Author of "Love and the Whirlwind," etc.
The story of a beautiful girl, Iris Mordaunt, who has a bad family history. Her father drinks himself mad and has to be removed to a lunatic asylum. Her mother had previously run away from her husband with another man, and her husband had refused to divorce her. An uncle is appointed as guardian to Iris. The family weakness for drink shows itself in her even at the age of ten. Her uncle does not drink, but he perceives the tendency in her, encourages it, and in many subtle ways strives to wreck her, so that he may obtain absolute control of the situation and the property.
Her mother, a beautiful woman, forsaken by her lover, tries to get possession of her child, but the uncle cunningly frustrates her just as she is on the eve of success. She leaves behind for Iris her most cherished ornament, a magnificent opal.
Written by this popular authoress, it is a moving tale with a strong human interest.
A Desert Cain By KATHLYN RHODES
Author of "The Will of Allah," etc.
A collection of stories by one of the most widely read of living authors, who paints with her pen vivid pictures of the fire and passion of the East.
Each story is beautifully finished, the settings varying from the desert, Cairo, the Nile and India to London at the present day and a little English fishing village.
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A BIG CANADIAN NOVEL
Purple Springs By NELLIE L. McCLUNG
Author of "The Second Chance," etc.
Pearl Watson, a girl of fifteen, Is asked to wait three years by the man she loves. She waits in a radiant dream. The three years end, and the whole government of the province is by this time involved in this love story. Nellie McClung's latest, greatest Canadian novel.
20,000 copies have already been called for in Canada of this popular novel. It is now first published in this country.
Miss Mapp By E. F. BENSON
Author of "Dodo Wonders," etc.
Clever, amusing, it is a chronicle of the doings of a group of women and men in a seaside township. Of this group, Miss Mapp is the dominating personality. Not too pass& 9 she has set her mind on one day marrying Major Flint, retired. The reader is carried along easily; it all makes entertaining reading, true to life as lived by the comfortably-placed human beings in an English township.
The Post War Girl By BERTA RUCK
Author of "His Official Fiancée," etc. (ll7th Thousand).
This selection of stories by Berta Buck is divided into two parts: those written before the Great War and those written during or after. A somewhat startling and unlooked-for contrast! Problems were presented to the pre-war girl which do not worry her present-day sisters—and vice versa. Love and money (or rather, her living) were essential to both. But love, before nineteen-fourteen, was apparently less complex a problem than it now is. Compare the case of "the Rector's Winnie" or of "Pandora" (both pre-war maidens) with that of "Patsie" and her "Flying Cabbage," or of "Miss Blonde Verity" and her two affinities. Berta Buck finds that the outlook of her sex has been modified. And that of the young men, is it the same? Perhaps the answer is to be found in "The Whisper," "The Young Man of Yesterday," or "The Downward Smile."
RECENTLY PUBLISHED. 8/6 net.
Humbug By E. M. DELAFIELD
Author of "Tension," "The Heel of Achilles."
This is a penetrating study in education by the brilliant daughter of Mrs. de la Pasture (Lady Clifford). "Humbug" is a striking novel. The character-drawing is subtle, clear and convincing. lily, the character round whom the story centres, her parents, her aunt, her husband, think, suffer and rejoice as living folk.
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Peter Jackson, Cigar Merchant By GILBERT FRANKAU
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The Golden Apple By KATHLYN RHODES
Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The City of Palms," etc.
A thrilling story by this famous writer, whose marvellous interpretation of the East has made her one of the most widely read of all living authors.
She and Allan By H. RIDER HAGGARD
Author of "King Solomon's Mines," "She," etc.
Lady Lilith By STEPHEN McKENNA
Author of "Sonia Married," "The Secret Victory," etc.
The Dummy Hand
Authors of "The Lightning Conductor," etc.
The Seeds of Enchantment
Author of "Peter Jackson, Cigar Merchant," now in its 65th Thousand.
A Girl for Sale
Author of "Her Mad Month," "An Undressed Heroine," etc.