Oracles

EXCERPT A—FROM THE CATALOGUE. Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth, Boleskine, Foyers, Inverness. THE WORKS OF MR ALEISTER CROWLEY Aceldama. 21s. This booklet, of which a very few copies now remain, is an interesting example of the sensuous mysticism of a brilliant boy. The Tale of Archais. 5s. This edition is nearly exhausted. It is beautifully printed on hand- made paper. A fairy romance of Greece and its mythology, very suitable as a present for young people. “ ‘ The Tale of Archais ’ describes the meeting and love of Archais, daughter of Lamia, and Charicles, and the means by which, with Aphrodite’s aid, they eventually succeeded in averting the curse of Zeus. ‘ A Gentleman of the University of Cambridge ’ wields a powerful pen, and much of his work is exceedingly beautiful. Unfortunately, we are unable to quote at any length, through want of space. The two stanzas appended are from the song on page 19— ‘ Ere the grape of joy is golden With the summer and the sun, Ere the maidens unbeholden Gather one by one, To the vineyard comes the shower, No sweet rain to fresh the flower, But the thunder rain that cleaves, Rends and ruins tender leaves.