2 JUNE 1923, Page 19

Children of the Dawn. By Mary Carbery. (Heinemann. 78. ad.)

A romance of early Ireland. The period is left a little uncertain, but Cretans, Greeks, Welshmen, and representatives of many of the other famous ancient civilizations of the world figure in the story. They make use, however, of the conven- tional modern Irish lingo, and address their Arch-Druids as " Your Riverence." To call it an historical novel would be rather to stretch the accepted meaning of the term history.