(1st Cheap Edition) Here is the real atmosphere of wild South America in a lively narrative recounting the adventures of Leo Parcus among the forests of Bolivia : the spice of danger is never very far away. “Makes a breathless narrative.”—Sunday Times. “Full of interest for readers who enjoy a plunge into the first-hand study of wild life.”—Scotsman. The LAND of the LINGAM By ARTHUR MILES (7th Thousand) (GERVEE BARONTE) A startling account of Hinduism and its multitudinous religious practices, in which human sacrifices, fanatical self-tortures, sex hysteria, magic, and a host of super¬ stitions are seen all to play their part. Thus, in addition to a great deal of information of a concrete and sociological nature, the author reveals the tangled, age-old lore which is the very warp and woof of the national life of India. “An exhaustive source of information.55—John o' London's Weekly. “An out¬ spoken book.”—Daily Express.
—~ — ' .. — ■■ ——— 1 ■ — i r. . ■ .. — ■ — I | A DAUGHTER of the NARIKIN By ETSU INAGAKI SUGIMOTO (1st Cheap Edition) As in Madame Sugimoto’s famous A Daughter of the Samurai, one feels here too the charm and beauty of the old ways and gracious ancient traditions, but one also sees them a little disturbed by the growing ferment of Westernized Japan. This story of Yukiko, the little bride-to-be and daughter of a Narikin (a millionaire, a self-made man), has the feeling and atmosphere of its pre¬ decessor. The Morning Post praises the “delicacy of style and the simplicity of the narrative”.