25 JUNE 1927, Page 25

MOTHER KNOWS BEST, AND OTHER STORIES. By Edna Ferber. (HeinerMum.

7s. 6d.)—Terse, vigorous, ironical, and humorous, yet permeated by sincerity and keen imaginative sympathy, these tales—which, strictly speaking, are " sketches " rather than stories—give us a series of vivid glimpses into/he livcsbrtht. AMeriedn working dais.. Different as is her literary style, Miss Ferber has something of Katherine Mansfield's genius for interpreting the secret thoughts and emotions of obscure and " common " characters.