25 JUNE 1927, Page 29

FISH, FISHING AND FISHERMEN. By William Caine. (Philip Allan &

Co. 10s. 6d.)-A propos April angling and a West Country spring fly called the Blue-upright, the late, William Caine writes " Yes, I have heard all that before. I have listened to it and been lost. I know all about those balmy breezes and those gulping half-pounders. The only glue-upright I am likely to see, if I again fall into this snare,. Is my own miserable self-upright in the water and blue-. Purplish blue. April-let me say it again-I defy thee ! " We find here some really brilliant short stories, worthy of Andrew Lang, and a simple, unspoilt, open-air touch. English. Journalism has lost a good writer and fly-fishing anglers a good comrade in the death of the author. This is a book we can cordially recommend.