Best of
Historical

1930

Arundel


Kenneth Roberts - 1930
    Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict Arnold in his march to Quebec during the American Revolution.

Make-Believe


Faith Baldwin - 1930
    Must be young, strong, healthy, optimistic. Must have sense of humor. Knowledge of French and music desirable. Complete surrender to circumstances necessary and even disposition. Athletic training, love of sports essential. Excellent salary, beautiful surrounding, permanent position. Apply in person. Lorrimer, Westmill, Conn. Mary Lou Thurston, who had no remarkable talents and was down to almost her last dollar, answered this advertisement in the paper. And thereupon suddenly found herself precipitated into one of the most startling situation a girl ever faced. But Mary Lou had a genius for dramatizing herself. How she played an amazing and difficult part, how make-believe became a reality and how she helped a man to find his identity by losing her own....is the story.

The Saga Of The Volsungs; The Saga Of Ragnar Lodbrok Together With The Lay Of Kraka


Margaret Schlauch - 1930
    

The School by the River


Elinor M. Brent-Dyer - 1930
    Brent-Dyer's most sought-after book. Set in a ‘Ruritanian’ kingdom and loosely connected to the Chalet School series, this full-length novel concerns the fortunes of a gifted young English girl, Jennifer Craddock, and her friends, students at the music college in the Balkan kingdom of Mirania. First published in 1930, when Elinor M. Brent-Dyer was at the height of her creative powers, and imbued with her characteristic spirit of place and lively characters, The School by the River is far more than just another boarding school story. Bettany Press is delighted to publish this new edition, with an Introduction by Helen McClelland.

A Short History of Scotland


Robert Laird Mackie - 1930
    

The Island of Penguins


Cherry Kearton - 1930
    His film, Dassan: An Adventure in Search of Laughter Featuring Nature's Greatest Little Comedians and the book the Island of Penguins were the results.With Forty-Six Photographs and a Map.He is the master of the art of bird-watching and of drawing conclusions from what he has seen - The NaturalistLike all Mr. Kearton's work, it is quite wonderfully illustrated with close-up photographs, and written with a verve and humour that are quite inimitable. These photographs keep one in a state of continuous hilarityThe Daily TelegraphAltogether delightful- The Daily MailA really delightful entertainment. The photographs are superb - The Evening StandardFrom the cover of the 1932 edition.