23 JANUARY 1932, Page 26

SAINT MICHAEL'S CHILDREN. By Martin Beliehn- Sehwartzbach. Translated by Jane

Lymburn. (Harrap. 7s. 6d.)—It is strange that many .writers have not made stories about the adventures of the children who followed the Pied Piper from Hamelyn, and a pity that the one who has done so should have treated the theme heavily. The tale is beautifully written but lacks the humour and quality that might have made it really satisfactory.