25 DECEMBER 1920, Page 28

Windfalls. By "Alpha of the Plough." (Dent. 6s. net.)— Essays

on subjects that range from the habits of ducks to re- reading the classics, mostly in a humorous vein. This is the third volume of the series, and the author, who disguises himself under the pseudonym of " Alpha of the Plough," declares it to be the last.