Lying Prophets. By Eden Philpotts. (A. D. Lines and Co.)—
There is no need to discuss the nature of Mr. Philpotte's plot. It turns, of course, on illicit love. The tale-writer of the day seems unable, for the most part, to get on without this element. We greatly regret to have to speak Unfavourably of this book, for in his stories of school-boys' life, published in the Idler and else-
where, Mr. Eden Philpotts has developed a vein of sunny, healthy humour quite enchanting. It is not too much to say that those delightful stories show a touch of something approaching genius. We look forward with the keenest anticipations of pleasure to seeing them republished in book form. If Mr. Philpotts will work in future on these lines, and refrain from the unpleasant conven- tionalities of modern fiction he may yet do excellent work.
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