France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction; Short stories, French -- Translations into English
⁂ Mrs. Tremlett went with her husband and some other members of a
syndicate on a journey in search of tin in Northern Nigeria. This book
is a racy, entertaining and very human account of their adventures.
There are no tedious descriptions of the country or the natives but
the atmosphere and the life are vividly suggested and the narrative is
brightened by many stories and touches of humour. The book is
illustrated by some excellent photographs taken on the spot.
ADVENTURES WITH A SKETCH BOOK. By DONALD MAXWELL. Illustrated by the
Author. F’cap 4to. 12s. 6d. net.
⁂ This book provides a new departure from the conventional methods of
book illustration. By an ingenious use of tints it is illustrated
throughout in colour. All the text drawings are printed on rough
surface paper, and are not, as in the case of so many so-called colour
books, plates printed on a shiny paper.
With regard to the text the reader will feel that he is an active
partaker in Mr. Maxwell’s explorations and romantic expeditions in
numerous unexpected places all over Europe. It is a book that will
make a delightful possession.
NAPOLEON AND KING MURAT. A Biography compiled from hitherto Unknown and
Unpublished Documents. By ALBERT ESPITALIER. Translated from the
French by J. LEWIS MAY. With a Photogravure Frontispiece and 16 other
Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 12_s._ 6_d._ net.
LADY CHARLOTTE SCHREIBER’S JOURNALS. Confidences of a Collector of
Ceramics and Antiques throughout Britain, France, Germany, Italy,
Spain, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, and Turkey. From the year 1869
to 1885. Edited by MONTAGUE GUEST, with Annotations by EGAN MEW. With
upwards of 100 Illustrations, including 8 in colour and 2 in
Photogravure. Royal 8vo. 2 volumes. 42_s._ net.
CHRONICLES OF ERTHIG ON THE DYKE. From Original Letters preserved in the
House. By ALBINIA CUST. With Illustrations from Photographs. In 2
vols. 25s. net.
⁂ The story is not of a Family but of a House. In the oak-panelled
library are parchments, manuscripts, old printed books, and the
letters—frail yet enduring souvenirs of a vanished past. Never
intended for publication, they have an interest so poignant as to be
realised only in the reading. The writers with their joys and sorrows
seem to live again in these pages, conjuring up visions of the scenes
amid which they played their little part.
A MOTOR TOUR THROUGH CANADA. By THOMAS WILBY. With 32 Illustrations.
Crown 8vo. 5s. net.
⁂ A capital account of a trip from Halifax to the Pacific Coast. Mr.
Wilby brings the scene most vividly home to the reader and he blends,
with considerable skill, history and narrative. The Photographs also
give an excellent idea of the tour.
WITH THE RUSSIANS IN MONGOLIA. By H. G. C. PERRY-AYSCOUGH and R. B.
OTTER-BARRY. With an Introduction by SIR CLAUDE MCDONALD, K.C.M.G.,
K.C.B., etc. With numerous Illustrations from Photographs. Demy 8vo.
16s. net.
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