15 SEPTEMBER 1923, Page 20

The Key of Dreams. By Adams Beck. (Constable. 78. Gd.)

Buddhism and love are the themes of this story, and the Buddhistic part is the best. "When will they learn that they are all part of the whole—that individuality is a dream, and that the stream flows somewhat stronger in one channel than another ?" This -is what the author wants to teach, and the reader will take a dreamy pleasure in being instructed, especially as he spends his wakeful off-time with an attractive little Geisha.