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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1928
Page
4
A review of The Dance of Death collection by Algernon Blackwood. The piece highlights mood and supernatural themes, noting tales like A Touch of Pan and The Valley of the Beasts, with emphasis on psychic experiences and the bond between man and the animate world.
A cosmopolitan crowd gathers for a major sale of rare bindings in London, echoing the Earl of Pem broke event. Edmund Dring wins a 17th century morocco binding for 1410 pounds, while others secure a 1548 Aristotle De Republica for 1160 pounds and a five-volume Aldine Aristotle for 4170 pounds. An American collector buys a gilt panelled book for 100 pounds in a day that totals nearly 17000 pounds.
A woman described with stout legs and thick ankles commits an alleged crime referred to as an arthetic offense by Overring short pliirine M Pal Pair.
A farm tragedy drives a loan request from Mark Tafendale to Abel Perris. Mrs Perris suspects foul play as a farm hand murder shocks the Cherry Trees locality and Rhoda Perris faces blame while the detective Pere (Perris) investigates.
The Tramp follows Captain Dorrock and second mate Jimmy Kerrill as a tramp steamer named Media faces insurance turmoil after the war. The North Atlantic voyage tests loyalty, risk, and seamanship amid a heavy postwar trade slump. Townend echoes Conrad in a vivid high seas narrative.
The novel introduces a secret society that seeks to erase wealthy individuals, with Viglow murdered in his office and a later corpse recovered from a river. Examinations reveal coffins containing Viglow and stones with another body, leading to a puzzle for Holland the Australian detective to unravel.
Nick Hering don quits his London job for a farm in the countryside after a broken engagement. There he meets Suwanne Wareham who is unhappy with Vincent Carruthers, an old college friend of Heringham. An elderly recluse plays a leading part in a charming love story.
An account of the vast task behind The New Ming Tish Detlonary. Dr Murray examined millions of quotations and read countless books, including pre 1600 works, to assemble references. Only two surviving early scholars are named.
A crowded list notes numerous forthcoming novels and translations by major authors and publishers. Bright items include Philip Gibbs writing Darkened Rooms for Hutchinson. Jack McLaren The Bun Man. William Gillette The Astounding Crime of Torrington Road. and The Honourable Picnic translated by Bolley Head.
Cuthberta reports feeble condition with ear infection and cold water remedy. Tension with the Ugwins family noted. Mrs. Bottles disliked by both sides. Garden looks well as August departs. Cuthbert returned home soaked after an evening work shift near a pond when a whistle sounded.
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