8 Mr. Edward Arnold's List of New Books 



THE HISTORY OF THE 'GEORGE' 



WORN ON THE SCAFFOLD BY 



KING CHARLES I. 



By SIR RALPH PAYNE-GALLWEY, Bart., 



AUTHOR OP 'THE MYSTERY OF MARIA STELLA,' ETC. 



Finely illustrated in Collotype. Royal Svo. 75. 6d. net. 



A ' George,' in the sense in which it is here used, is the jewelled 

 pendant of St. George and the Dragon which is worn by Knights of 

 the Garter. There are two of these * Georges ' used in the Insignia 

 of the Order. One is attached to the collar, and is worn only on 

 solemn feasts: the other is called the lesser George,' and is worn on 

 general occasions, attached to a chain or lace of silk. 



The sovereign is, of course, head of the Order, and Charles the 

 First was wearing his ' George ' when he ascended the scaffold to be 

 executed. The question afterwards arose as to what had become 

 of it, and it has since been given up as lost. Sir Ralph Payne- 

 Gallwey, however, who has already, in his book on Maria Stella, 

 proved himself a skilful literary unraveller of historical mysteries, 

 makes out a very good case, in his new volume, for identifying the 

 missing ' George ' with one that is now in King Edward's possession 

 at Windsor. 



A PARSON IN THE AUSTRALIAN 



BUSH. 



By C. H. S. MATTHEWS, M.A., 



LATE VICE-PRINCIPAL OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, N.S.W. 



Illustrated from Sketches by the AUTHOR, etc. Crown Svo. 6s. net. 



The Rev. C. H. S. Matthews, better known in the bush of New 

 South Wales as ' Brother Charles,' is one of the founders and chiefs 

 of an Anglican Society called the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd, 

 formed to minister to the religious needs of those remote regions. 

 During five years spent almost entirely in itinerating in the ' back- 

 blocks ' of the colony, he has had exceptional opportunities for 

 studying bush-life. Finding, on his return to England, a wide-spread 

 interest in Australian affairs, coupled offcn with an astonishing 

 ignorance of the real Australia, it occurred to him to set down his 

 own experiences and views on various Australian problems. Knock- 

 ing about among the bushmen, camping with sleeper-cutters and 

 drovers, visiting the stations and selections ' out-back,' Mr. Matthews 

 has caught the spirit and atmosphere of the bush, with its mingled 

 pathos, humour and humanity. The book should appeal, not only 

 to those interested in missionary enterprise, but to all who like to 

 learn how the other parts of the Empire live. 



