ll flavour of the text.
390 pp. Buckram, 5/-net; Leather, 7/6 net.

ANNALS OF THE PARISH

By JOHN GALT. The dry humour and whimsical sweetness of John Galt's
masterpiece need no description at this time of day--it is one of those
books, full of "the birr and sneddum that is the juice and flavour" of
life itself, which, like good wines, are the better for long keeping. It
was the first "kail-yard" to be planted in Scottish letters, and it is
still the most fertile. The volume contains sixteen of Mr. Kerr's
water-colours, reproduced in colour. 316 pp. Buckram, 5/- net; Leather,
7/6 net.

MANSIE WAUCH

By D. M. MOIR. This edition of the book, which has been designed as a
companion volume to "The Annals," contains sixteen illustrations in
colour by C. Martin Hardie, R.S.A. Moir was one of John Galt's chief
friends, and, like a good comrade, he brought out a rival book. Its
native blitheness and its racy use of the vernacular will always keep it
alive. 360 pp. Buckram, 5/- net; Velvet Persian, 7/6 net.

SOME LITERARY BOOKS

THE DICKENS ORIGINALS

By EDWIN PUGH. A very large proportion of Dickens' characters had their
living prototypes among his contemporaries and acquaintances. In this
book the author has traced these prototypes, has made original researches
resulting in the discovery of several new and hitherto unsuspected
identities, and has given particulars of all of them. With thirty
portraits of "originals." Extra Cr. 8vo, 400 pp. 6/- net. A book for
every Dickens lover.

THE R. L. STEVENSON ORIGINALS

By E. BLANTYRE SIMPSON. The author has an unequalled knowledge of the
fortunate Edinburgh circle who knew their R. L. S. long before the rest
of the world; and she has been enabled to collect a volume of fresh
_Stevensoniana_, of unrecorded adventures and personal reminiscences,
which will prove inestimably precious to all lovers of the man and his
work. The illustrations are of peculiar importance as the publisher has
been privileged to reproduce a series of portraits and pictures of the
rarest interest to accompany the text. Four portraits in colour,
twenty-five in collotype and several letters in facsimile. Extra Cr.
8vo, 260 pp. Buckram, 6/- net.

THE SCOTT ORIGINALS

By W. S. CROCKETT. The actual drovers and dominies, ladies and lairds,
whom Sir Walter used as his models, figure here, living their own richly
characteristic and romantic lives wit