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Rum Rebellion, By H. V.

Evatt, deals with the overthrow of Governor Bligh by the New South Wales Corps in 1808. Published first in 1938 and reprinted many times since. This edition in Sirius Books. (Angus and Robertson; 18/6.)

Woman And Love, By Dr.

Eustace Chesser. “Clear, calm advice on sexual problems”—should anyone be still unaware of the questions or the answers. (Pan; 6/-.)

Herbs For Health And

COOKERY, by Claire Loewenfeld and Philippa Back, contains 336 pages of information and recipes— including how to make cocktails of rosemary and such. (Pan; 9/-.)

Funny Ha Ha And Funny

PECULIAR, by Denys Parsons. The book contains 600 published howlers and oddities all from real newspapers and magazines. Examples (Ha Ha): “Lost vicinity Milton-Cameron roads, brownish black cat; light in side tail tip”.— Ad. in local paper. (Peculiar): “When examined by the Divisional Surgeon, defendant was very abusive and when asked to clench his teeth, he took them out, gave them to the doctor and said, ‘You clench them.’ ” Woking Herald and News. (Pan; 4/-.)

Sell Them A Story, Jean

Leroy. The-author is an experienced literary agent, and what she has to say should be of practical value to all aspiring writers of fiction. (Pan; 6/-.) Fiction COP THIS LOT, by John O’Grady (writing as Nino Culotta).

This sequel to They’re a Weird Mob has sold 135,000 copies (The Mob has sold 350,000, at latest count).

This many old and new Australians can’t be wrong . . . it’s a very funny book. (Humourbooks; 8/-.)

The Cousin From Fiji, By

Norman Lindsay. This isn’t a story about Fiji; it’s a story about Ballarat, Victoria, in the 1890’s. The cousin could have been from anywhere—so long as it was different. Cousin Ella and her merry widow mother give the straight-laced country town some-

thing to think about—all in Norman Lindsay manner, (Hume books; 10/-.)

Shear Nonsense, By J(

Brimblecombe, who sets out to pr that farming in Taranaki, NZ, be very funny, indeed. (Hume books; 8/-.)

No Glamour In Gl

BOOTS, by Marian Warren. Fen version of funny farming on other side of the Tasman. (Hume

books; *B/-.)

What Happened To T

CORBETTS, by Nevil Shute. 1 is one of the earliest of this writ stories—written in 1938 when he still actively engaged in aircraft ] duction. In it he is uncan prophetic about the terrors of t air war on Britain. (Pan; 6/-.)

The Sea Hawk, By Ra

Sabatini, writer of 17th and ] century adventure stories that pleJ many in the 1920’5. (Pan; 8/-.) THE ROBE, by Lloyd C. Dou* has been called one of the publisl phenomena of the 20th cent Over three million copies have I sold in the English editions al The story is of Marcellus, one c group of Roman soldiers who d lots for Jesus’ blood-stained i after the crucifixion. Marcellus \ and his life was changed. (Pan; 9 THE GUN, by C. S. Foreste a story of the Peninsular War an band of Spanish guerillas who fc a three-ton bronze gun which used to destroy the cream Napoleon’s troops. (Pan; 4/-.)

The Pass Beyond Kashiv

by Barkely Mather who was the lan Fleming’s favourite adver writer. This story is fast-moving; exciting enough to please even Js Bond. (Fontana; 5/6.) (Pan and Fontana Books from Collins (Overseas) Ltd.; Humour!' from Ure Smith Pty. Ltd. t