24 MARCH 1923, Page 16

Footprints of Robert Burns. By Jessie Patrick Findlay. (Gardner :

Paisley. 3s. 6d.)

A sketch, not without a few vivid touches, of the life and genius of Burns, who is here regarded not only as a great poet but also as the leader and deliverer of the Scottish peasantry. It is chiefly marred by the author's gushing manner and a style in which she has contrived to introduce almost every hackneyed, well-worn phrase known to letters.