11 JUNE 1927, Page 20

A FRIEND OF ANTAEUS. By Gerard Hopkins. (pur.k* worth. 7s.

6d.)—This is an exceptionally clever -novel of its kind. Readers who like swift narrative and thrilling incident should avoid it, even though a vein of mystery gives lt,.2 certain excitement. There are only six characters in the borb, three men and three women, who, some through good motive and others through bad, get themselves into a tangle, th,C main cause of which remains unexplained until the en' Mr. Hopkins gives us brilliant analysis of emotional Inter'

actions and some smart and subtle dialogue. -. . •