20 JUNE 1903, Page 26

The Man of Letters. By Sir George Douglas. (Hodder and

Stoughton. 5s.)—A love-story is not necessarily interesting to others besides the two engaged in it. The "man of letters" tells the tale of how he was made a fool of by the fascinating Arabell de Morlaix, and does it with an engaging frankness ; but he fails to interest us either in himself, or in his friends, or in the young woman who played such tricks with him. We look in vain for something smart ; it is all true, and, we may say, natural ; but then it is quite possible to be bored by the true and the naturaL