15 SEPTEMBER 1928, Page 20

Mr. Lynd's Art of Letters, issued in the New Readers'

Library, gives us the excuse to say what we have long thought—that everyone who reviews books should read his chapter on the subject. Readers want to know what the author says, not what the reviewer thinks. It may be a sad thought, but it is a very true one. Other new books in this pleasant series are Wild Nature's Ways, by Mr. Kearton, and Six Short Plays by Mr. Galsworthy. (Dent, 3s. 6d. each.) * * * *