1 DECEMBER 1906, Page 9

The Bolted Door, and other Stories. By Mrs. Molesworth. (W.

and B. Chambers. 3s. 6d.)—Here we have nine short stories. some with and some without a plot, as it may be put. On the whole, we prefer the latter. The charming little sketch, for instance, of "A Strange Christmas" will, if we know anything of children's tastes, be greatly liked. Children have a taste for the imaginative, and even the monstrous; but they are also pleased to see the familiar reproduced. The illustrations are numerous and excellent.