18/19 The book, therefore, is a double triumph, and will therefore be prized by collectors." * * * * * BRITTANY =Publishers' Note.=--Mr.Menpes is perhaps exceptionally capable of producing a true and vivid description of Brittany. He has lived and painted there for many years. Every aspect of the country has been faithfully depicted by him; every mood of Breton life, every trait of character. Whether it is a pig-market that is portrayed, or a dignified Breton surrounded by his household gods of oak and blue china in the atmosphere of his own home--whether it is a fleet of fishing boats hung with cobalt-blue nets, or group of mediaeval houses in some ancient town--each and every picture bears the impress of actuality. |