'The rest of the evening was devoted to Bain's Indian Stories. It is impossible for one, not steeped in Indian mythology & with no knowledge of Indian life, to do justice to these extraordinary books. That they are beautiful with the overpowering scents & colours of the East is too obvious - that the author has a wonderful power of description hardly a word out of place or a jarring note is also obvious - that they are unique in literature is very likely - but --- perhaps I had better give the programme. [all extracts from]
Bubbles of the Foam by E.E. Unwin
Ashes of a God " Rosamund Wallis
Syrup of the Bees " Alfred Rawlings
In the Great God's Hair " Miss Marriage
Digit of the Moon " Mrs Reynolds
The club is indebted to Alfred Rawlings for introducing us to a new type of literature and if it left some of us gasping as with asthma in its rather overscented & sensuous atmosphere so that we longed for the moors & the winds of Heaven - others, whose breathing organs can cope with this Eastern air & whose palates are tickled by The Syrup of the Bees will feel that a new star has entered their literary constellation.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Ernest E. Unwin Print: Book
'The rest of the evening was devoted to Bain's Indian Stories. It is impossible for one, not steeped in Indian mythology & with no knowledge of Indian life, to do justice to these extraordinary books. That they are beautiful with the overpowering scents & colours of the East is too obvious - that the author has a wonderful power of description hardly a word out of place or a jarring note is also obvious - that they are unique in literature is very likely - but --- perhaps I had better give the programme. [all extracts from]
Bubbles of the Foam by E.E. Unwin
Ashes of a God " Rosamund Wallis
Syrup of the Bees " Alfred Rawlings
In the Great God's Hair " Miss Marriage
Digit of the Moon " Mrs Reynolds
The club is indebted to Alfred Rawlings for introducing us to a new type of literature and if it left some of us gasping as with asthma in its rather overscented & sensuous atmosphere so that we longed for the moors & the winds of Heaven - others, whose breathing organs can cope with this Eastern air & whose palates are tickled by The Syrup of the Bees will feel that a new star has entered their literary constellation.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Rosamund Wallis Print: Book
'The rest of the evening was devoted to Bain's Indian Stories. It is impossible for one, not steeped in Indian mythology & with no knowledge of Indian life, to do justice to these extraordinary books. That they are beautiful with the overpowering scents & colours of the East is too obvious - that the author has a wonderful power of description hardly a word out of place or a jarring note is also obvious - that they are unique in literature is very likely - but --- perhaps I had better give the programme. [all extracts from]
Bubbles of the Foam by E.E. Unwin
Ashes of a God " Rosamund Wallis
Syrup of the Bees " Alfred Rawlings
In the Great God's Hair " Miss Marriage
Digit of the Moon " Mrs Reynolds
The club is indebted to Alfred Rawlings for introducing us to a new type of literature and if it left some of us gasping as with asthma in its rather overscented & sensuous atmosphere so that we longed for the moors & the winds of Heaven - others, whose breathing organs can cope with this Eastern air & whose palates are tickled by The Syrup of the Bees will feel that a new star has entered their literary constellation.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Rawlings Print: Book
'The rest of the evening was devoted to Bain's Indian Stories. It is impossible for one, not steeped in Indian mythology & with no knowledge of Indian life, to do justice to these extraordinary books. That they are beautiful with the overpowering scents & colours of the East is too obvious - that the author has a wonderful power of description hardly a word out of place or a jarring note is also obvious - that they are unique in literature is very likely - but --- perhaps I had better give the programme. [all extracts from]
Bubbles of the Foam by E.E. Unwin
Ashes of a God " Rosamund Wallis
Syrup of the Bees " Alfred Rawlings
In the Great God's Hair " Miss Marriage
Digit of the Moon " Mrs Reynolds
The club is indebted to Alfred Rawlings for introducing us to a new type of literature and if it left some of us gasping as with asthma in its rather overscented & sensuous atmosphere so that we longed for the moors & the winds of Heaven - others, whose breathing organs can cope with this Eastern air & whose palates are tickled by The Syrup of the Bees will feel that a new star has entered their literary constellation.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Marriage Print: Book
'The rest of the evening was devoted to Bain's Indian Stories. It is impossible for one, not steeped in Indian mythology & with no knowledge of Indian life, to do justice to these extraordinary books. That they are beautiful with the overpowering scents & colours of the East is too obvious - that the author has a wonderful power of description hardly a word out of place or a jarring note is also obvious - that they are unique in literature is very likely - but --- perhaps I had better give the programme. [all extracts from]
Bubbles of the Foam by E.E. Unwin
Ashes of a God " Rosamund Wallis
Syrup of the Bees " Alfred Rawlings
In the Great God's Hair " Miss Marriage
Digit of the Moon " Mrs Reynolds
The club is indebted to Alfred Rawlings for introducing us to a new type of literature and if it left some of us gasping as with asthma in its rather overscented & sensuous atmosphere so that we longed for the moors & the winds of Heaven - others, whose breathing organs can cope with this Eastern air & whose palates are tickled by The Syrup of the Bees will feel that a new star has entered their literary constellation.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Florence Reynolds Print: Book
'Before starting this [ie Macaulay's "History of England", v. 2] I read in a library copy two of F.
W. Bain's Indian Tales "The Descent of the Sun" & "The Heifer of the Dawn". They are
translations from the Sanskrit and are "really rather adorable". A little too weird, perhaps, for
your solid tastes; but you should certainly have a look at them in Lily's copies.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Clive Staples Lewis Print: Book
