17 DECEMBER 1921, Page 22

Miss May Wynne's Mervyn, Jock or Joe (Blackie, 5s. net)

is a lively story of a small boy who has been most correctly brought up by his uncle and aunt and trained to behave like " a little gentleman." On a visit to the country he makes friends with three extremely natural children, who are always untidy and always in scrapes. Mervyn tries to outdo them in untidiness and incurs the wrath of his aunt, with serious consequences. It is a most entertaining book.