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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1927
Page
6
A review notes three murders unfold in quick succession in The Mystery of the Ashes. A suspect in love with the murdered woman is jailed while two others die mysteriously. Dr. Tratley uses deduction to reveal the killer, making the tale strange and thrilling.
A critical discussion of Eden Phillpotts The Jury, praising its examination of twelve jurors including two women, and how the author portrays their varied intellects and opposition to the defendant. It notes the book’s single striking moment and its publication details.
A Balkan era backdrop fuels Roland Pertwee’s The Romance of Nikko Cheyne. The plot follows Nikko into the Foreign Legion and Creat War, then revolution in Adrien, with Nikko rising to Lord Cheyne and shaping events to free Princess Natalie.
Dymock's Catalogue arrives in Canberra readers as a complete library listing with sections in fiction memoirs biography voyage travel poetry drama sport and more Copies of the catalogue are available gratis by application to The Canberra Times publishers at 426 George Street Sydney for details on new books and periodicals
The Milton museum grows in popularity as it expands from Milton's cottage at Chalfont St Giles. Officials plan alterations to the building and incorporate the adjoining dwelling to accommodate visitors.
An imperfect clipping covers a novel about two young men on Madman's Island and their survival as a relief boat fails to appear. Jack rescues himself while Charlie remains, hinted to fade from record. A misread note credits Angus and Robertson. The article also mentions 30,000 tons of winter herrings harvested in nine weeks at West Highland docks.
A review notes The Light of Adia by Sir Edwin Arnold and The Splendour of Ada by Ada leek lit hike book. It praises the works for showing the splendour and moral lessons of ancient figures and their peaceful influence on humanity.
The death of Mr. James Irong of Kuinburgh is announced by the English mail. He was a prominent tile draughtsman and builder in the city, previously with a London office and a Edinburgh firm before starting on his own. His father, William Paton Irving, married Jowie Loews, with ties to Hobert Burns Ronnie Joan and Thomas Juryle. Irving also ran a shoe maker’s shop in Highestreet, Mum fries, and served as Dean of Guild and head of the Shoemakers Corporation in rumfries.
Robert Olatehford criticizes contemporary Russian novels for being alien and unhealthy. He argues Western readers should avoid Russian influence, favoring English traditions of reticence and decency and dismissing Russian literature as morbid and indecent.
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