es or Eastern Tales, related in the Halls of Eblis, were
discovered recently by Mr. Lewis Melville in the archives of Hamilton
Palace. They were conceived by Beckford as three episodes complete within
themselves, which he proposed to interpolate, in the manner of the
"Arabian Nights," into his famous Oriental story of "Vathek." The original
in French is given after the English translation, and the reader will find
this volume extremely interesting both as treasure trove and literature.

=SONNETS AND BALLATE OF GUIDO CAVALCANTI.= Translated by EZRA POUND. Crown
8vo, cloth. 3s. 6d. net. We have had many translations of the Divina
Commedia, a few of the Vita Nuova. Rosetti has translated a miscellany of
"Early Italian Poets," but in these "Sonnets and Ballate" of Guido
Cavalcanti we have a new thing, the endeavour to present a 13th century
Tuscan poet, other than Dante, as an individual. More than one Italian
critic of authority has considered Cavalcanti second to Dante alone in
their literature. Dante places him first among his forerunners.

=LEAVES OF PROSE=, interleaved with verse. By ANNIE MATHESON, with which
are included two papers by May Sinclair. Crown 8vo. 5s. net. This volume
is composed of a selection of those short studies for which Miss Matheson
is so justly famous. Literature, Sociology, Art, Nature, all receive her
attention in turn, and on each she stamps the impression of her own
personality. The prose is soft and rhythmic, infused with the atmosphere
of the country-side, while the lyrics scattered throughout the volume
reflect a temperament that has remained equable under the most severe
trials. No book more aptly expresses the spirit of Christianity and good
fellowship as understood in England.

=OFF BEATEN TRACKS IN BRITTANY.= By EMIL DAVIES. Crown 8vo, cloth. 7s. 6d.
net. In this book the author, who has already won for himself a position
in a surprisingly large variety of fields, goes off the beaten track in
more than one direction. It is a book of travel, philosophy and humour,
describing the adventures, impressions and reflections of two "advanced"
individuals who chose their route across Brittany by ruling a straight
line across the map from Brest to St. Malo--and then went another way!

=IMAGINARY SPEECHES AND OTHER PARODIES IN PROSE AND VERSE.= By JACK
COLLINGS SQUIRE. Crown 8vo, cloth. 3s. 6d. net. This is probably the most
comprehensive volume of Parodies ever issued. The author is as much a