New Books In Brief

SPACE pressure compels us to hold over, until next issue, details of books published by Angus & Rob ertson, Ltd., of Sydney. They are:—♦ “Collected Essays of Walter Mur doch”. 8 6—a delightful volume by Aus tralia’s most distinguished writer — “shafts of wisdom, pointed by wit and feathered by fun”.

“The Bone is Pointed”, 6/ a really intriguing murder mystery, woven against a background of inland Australia, by the clever hand of Arthur W. Upheld.

“Free and Easy Land”. 10 6, by Frank Clune. As one reads this bright, amus ing book, one realises that Queensland is Australia’s most colourful State, with patches of fascinating romance in its history.

“Titans of the Barrier Reef”, 8/6, by Norman Caldwell. A series of adven tures, vividly told, vith sharks, devil-fish, groper and other monsters of tropical waters.