15 NOVEMBER 1902, Page 9

The Boy's Book of Battle. By Herbert Cadett. (C. Arthur

Pearson. 5s.)—We cannot call this a satisfactory book on the whole. " The Battle of Omdurman " and " The Great Assault on Ladysmith" are fairly well described ; indeed, Mr. Cadett improves as he goes on; but Candahar, the opening battle, is practically not described at all. Mr. Cadett's use of slang is most annoying and most undignified. Young officers have been known to use it when describing a fight in a letter home, but to print such expressions is very bad form. No one will thank him for it, and boys least of all. We do not want our boys to think a good fight need be described in other than good English. Mr. Cadett can do better than this if he tries.