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New Fiction
New Fiction

Christopher Quarles, College Professor
and Master Detective, P. J. Breb-
ner
Sixteen ingenious detective stories, |
told by a famous Scotland Yard de- |
tective, who solves his mysteries by the |
aid Of psychology. The grandfather Of /,
the girl he loves assists him in working
out his mysteries He is professor of
psychology and from the probabilities
in each case forms theories as to where
evidence may be found
Diane and Her Friends, Arthur Sher-
burn Hardy.
Not a connected story, but series
of incidents in the lives of Il group of
French people, beginning with beauti-
full aristocratic Diane and ending with
faithful Inspector Jolly. Gives the read
er a vivid impression of French life and
character.
Folk of Furry Farm, Katharine Purdon.
Sketches of peasant life written in
Irish dialect. Miczy Hefferman,
quaint old Irishman, is the leading
character and goes accounting in his
old age. Cannon Hannay George Birm-
| ingham) says in his introduction to the
book: Miss Purdon has discovered a
new country, found a fresh subject for
the pens of Irish WRITER'S
The Golden Hawk, Edith Rickert.
The exciting story of a Provencal
Iochinvar, who conducts his amazing
courtship with lightning CELEBRITY and
wins his bride in spite of all opposition.
Looking After Sandy, Margaret Turn
bull.
An old-fashioned love story, quietly
entertaining. Sandy sets out at the
age of II TO seek n home for herself
Providence guides her TO a large and
most attractive family bearing the
same surname as her own. They take
5 her in and we are much entertained by
the doings of Sandy's adopted family
and interested in watching her develor
into n successful author-when Sandy
has a love affair all her own.
Salvador, Perceval Gihbon.
A tale of love and adventure in far
. away Mozambique, where the hero in
! cites and leads rebellion, and in con
. sequence is involved in many intrigue
a and is surrounded by treachery.
e The Street OF Seven Stars, NJ. Rinehart
r. Not Il detective story, but Il romanti
Il tale about three poor Amerieans-on
I beautiful young girl, an accomplished
!, Iviolinist, the second a talented youn
o physician, third and last n middle-age
8 woman doctor, all living in Nienna
a where they set up housekeeping togetI
y er in the student quarter of the city
: They meet many obstacles which az
p, happily overcome; in the end forum
/ smiles on them and we leave them a
happy ever after
Quinneys, Horace Annesley Vachell.
Quincy, the hero, is j dealer in al
% tiques and has Il passionate love fl
~ the beautiful and at the same time /
te hates "ruhbish' most vehemently. II
re becomes an expert and moves up t
or London where he becomes completed
= absorbed in his antiques until h
X daughter, Posy, seems likely to MARI
ne the wrong man, which fact brings hi
IL to the realization that in this life "pe
e pie come first and antiques second
very human story; most illuminatiT
revelations are made in regard to a
tiques.
en- We Are French, P. sheehan and R. D
ON Wis.
lie An appealing story of two old me
hg French zouaves, Pierre and Anatole I
see name. They have been lifelong COZ
no rades and friends; Pierre tries and 81
ev eeeds in securing a decoration
zig bravery for his friend Anatole. I'll
OF story is unusually well done.}
The Wife of Sir Isaac Hartman, II.
Wells.
Lady Hartman at seventeen MARI
the millionaire president of the Int,
IN. national Bread Shops. She finds !
les husband stupid, jealous, exacting, tyre
rec meal. She soon realizes that she /