Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School - Echoes Yearbook (Peterborough, Ontario Canada)

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THE I HGH. ES Yvooks OOKS are of great value to us. not only as a pastime but also as a means of increasing our knowledge of world customs and policies. It is therefore, advisable that we should read not only as many of the best books as possible. but also those that appeal to us. One of the most outstanding books of the last year is hI1'. J. B. Priestley's English Journey. hlr. Priestley, a popular novelist a11d comic writer, has written a compelling account of, What one man saw. and heard, and felt. and thought. during a journey through England. in the Autunm of 1933. His journey. by bus, train and tram carries him through the big industrial centres of the Blidlands, to the north-eastern coal mines and shipbuilding yards. He describes with vivid reality the idle factories and mills. declining trades, rusting ships and waste lands. The views of' landscapes. cathedrals, great houses and parks are all that remain of England's past to delight him. He finds the newer England has lost its character and is far too standardized. English Journey is entirely devoid of fiction, but nevertheless should prove an interesting book to the general reader. European Journeyf, a book. similar to English Journeyu and written by Sir Philip Gibbs. is an interesting and revealing account of the author's tour of France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. He finds that the general com- plaint of the people of these countries is the burden of heavy taxation and war debts. Sir Philip Gibbs travels through countries where dictators rule and youth is restless. If you read In the Steps of the Meister by H. V. Blorton, you will find that there is still one country in the world which has not undergone the radical changes that so many of the other countries of the world have undergone. This book. which is a moving and colourful description of Palestine. outlines the author's tour of that country. Mr. 1Iorton shows the reader that. spiritually. the Palestine of today is the same as the Palestine of nineteen centuries ago. He views the past continuously. as the characters of history loom up before him. This book although well-written does not contain enough action to appeal to the majority of readers. Beverley Nichols. the author of Cry Havoc. has written a very entertaining book entitled A Village in a Valley. This book is the story of the village of All- ways. and its more interesting inhabitants, llr. Nichols describes real people in a real place. The descriptions are delightful and should be appreciated by those who enjoy their gardens. In order to conclude this review in a lighter mood, I wish to call attention to Brinkley BIanor by DIL P. G. VVodehouse. In all probability this book is better known by the English title, 'tRight-ho. Jeeves. llr. VVodehouse with his re- markable faculty for knowing not only what people say, but what they would like to say, again brings the incomparable Jeeves to the foreground. Jeeves and Bertie Wooster are at their best. The excellent humor makes this book one of the out- standing Jeeves sagas. C'on.9fa1zce Gibbons, Sp. Com. -33-

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