16 DECEMBER 1922, Page 26

THE FIVE JARS. By M. R. James. (Arnold. Os. net.)—

The Provost of Eton, who has written some of our best and most haunting ghost stories, is seen here in a lighter atmosphere. In The Five Jars he gives us a delightful fantasy of fairies and conversational animals. He relates his tale with such a convincing particularity of detail and such a clear simplicity of style that miracles seem the most natural thing in the world.