THE BEST OF THE NEW BOOKS
In this list we shall include only such books as in our opinion are really worth while. No extended reviews will be given, only the briefest description. The fact that a book is listed is the highest commendation we can give.
THE MONEY MASTER, by Gilbert Parker is a delightful story of modern Canadian life, being the curious history of Jean Jacques Barbile, his labors, his loves and his ladies. (Harper's, $1.35 net.)
THE LITTLE ILIAD, by Maurice Hewlett is an unsolved story told in a delightfully naive and refreshing manner. If you wish to immerse yourself for several hours in a world of wit, felicity and humor, you must follow in The Little Iliad the adventures of this modern Helen. (Lippincott's, #1.35 net.)
AROUND OLD CHESTER, by Margaret Deland is another collection of delightful tales of Dr. Lavendar's community. (Harper's, $1.35 net.)
HEART OF THE SUNSET is Rex Beach's latest, a lively story of adventure on the Texas-Mexican border. (Harper's, $1.35 net.)
PLAYS FOR SMALL STAGES, by Mary Aldis is a group of five one-act plays written for a small theatre. (Duffield, $1.25 net.)
The latest addition to the Windermere Series is Stevenson's TREASURE ISLAND, excellently illustrated with fourteen full page color plates by Milo Winter. (Rand, McNally Co, £1.35 net.)
This year L. Frank Baum adds the SCARECROW OF OZ to the famous Oz books. Like its predecessors it is copiously illustrated in both black and white and color by John R. Neill. Reilly & Britton Co, $1.25 net.)
MEMORIES OF INDIA, by Sir Robert Baden-Powell is a volume of recollections of soldiering and sport covering a quarter of a century. The reminiscences are interesting and well told and the many illustrations by the author, both in color and black and white, add greatly to the charm of the volume. (David McKay, $3.50 net.)
MOYLE CHURCH-TOWN, by John Trevenor is a fine, clean, exciting romance of old Cornwall at the time when Virginia was still a British Colony. (Alfred A. Knopf, $1.40 net.)
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