21 FEBRUARY 1931, Page 30

PO' BUCKRA. By G. M. Shelvey and S. G. Stoney.

(Gollancz. 7s. 6d.)—Poor white (po' buckra) and a decayed great family of the Southern States, meet and go down to ruin together, surrounded by racy minor characters. The story is well written, yet not well enough to be pre-eminent.