2 DECEMBER 1922, Page 22

THE BOYS OF DYALL'S HOUSE. By Richard Bird. (Blackie. 5s.

net.) THE BOYS OF DYALL'S HOUSE. By Richard Bird. (Blackie. 5s. net.) Mr. Bird is a most skilful compounder of school stories. His new book is as ingenious and amusing as ever. Dyall was a martinet of the Prussian type, and not only the boys but even the cook rebelled against him. His assistant, Jupp, known as "the Bolshie," made matters worse when a popular master was invalided home. The development of the plot is most entertaining, for Mr. Bird knows the modern schoolboy.