short stories proves that her muse is extraordinarily versatile. Her
book is divided into two sections-" Stories of Yesterday " and " Stories of To-day "-and it is as difficult to say which is the More satisfactory of the two as it is to make a selectiOn of the best tales in each. There is a Stevensonian flavour about the title story, an 0. Henry twist at the end of the bitter little tale " False Pretences," and all the ghost stories are eerie enough to distress the most phlegmatic readers. Perhaps the most brilliant story- of all is one entitled " The Pond," which describes a woman's- jealousy of her brother's wife, who has usurped her position as mistress of the house. It is a most significant and brilliant little story. Miss Bowen is that rare type-an excellent teller of tales well worth the telling, and, what is more, worth reading and re-reading.
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