14 JUNE 1913, Page 25

Vision. By Stella Callaghan. (Constable and Co. 5s.)— This is

the story of a poet who is most blessed when he loses everything which the world would hold dear. As may be surmised, the book has a mystical tendency, but it is cleverly written and almost convincing, though the author does not contrive to make Antony Wyatt, the hero, quite as interesting and lovable a figure as she supposes. The poetic atmosphere is very well given, and the " vision " to which Antony is subject during what the author calls " the descend- ing of the veil " is less unbelievable than is often the case with such descriptions.