Tommy Tregennis. By Mary E. Phillips. (Constable and Co. 48.
6d. net).—This is a story of a poor man's house from the point of view of the women and children, and very good it is. Tommy is a delightful little boy, who plays many pranks and has many adventures. His mother and father are Cornish people, as their name implies. The latter is a fisherman, and there is an anxious time when his boat is in danger, but most of the events are cheerful everyday occurrences which will make a special appeal to those who have spent pleasant holidays in Cornwall. Mrs. Tregennis and her "apartments "and her lodgers are surely drawn from real life, and they seem so comfortable on the one hand, and Bo entertaining on the other, that we should like to meet their originals. The other village characters are capital too, and the necessary relief is given by the presence of two attractive young ladies who, while intending to stay one night, remain for some time, and become warm friends of the family.
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