The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

Rain Before Seven
By ERIC LEADBITTER
Crown %vo. Second Edition. 6s.
" Mr. Leadbitter enters the literary arena with an equipment rare
in a novice. He works with conscientiousness and consistency on
the lines he has chosen, and if he deliberately limits his canvas he
works well within his powers. And his style, unaffected, clear, and
thoroughly efficient, is in harmony with his theme."— Spectator.
" Michael, the shy, wayward, passionate boy, has been drawn
with all the fresh glow of life. Isobel, too ... is a brilliantly
clever study. Mr. Leadbitter's work will command our attention
in the future."— Standard.
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qualities that mark the worth while '
in fiction. A really remarkable
first novel."— Observer.
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told. ... A decided success."—Pall Mall Gazette.
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intent on self-expression."—The Daily Citizen.
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artistic things and finds it in the everyday life."— Morning Post.
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" Has an amazing reality about it . . . coming
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