2 DECEMBER 1922, Page 18

THE CITY OF WISHES. By J. A. Bentham. (Cape. 5s.net.)

Mr. Cape has conspired to publish all the most delightful story books. In The City of Wishes we read of how Johnny Crane and Ethel were waiting in the nursery for an unpleasant interview with father when a small boy appeared and took them away on the back of the canary to a strange new country. - This is no moonshine of a dream ; Mr. Bentham tells us all about the fuss made in the newspapers when they disappeared, and how they returned six days later and were found lying on the bed fully dressed. This is essentially a book of consolation for little boys and girls who have met their fathers in strained circumstances.