3 FEBRUARY 1933, Page 25

Shorter Fiction

A DAY IN OCTOBER. By Sigurd Hod. (Duckworth. 7s. Bd.)—Mr. Hod tells of a single day in Oslo, when Fru Ravn screamed, and all her neighbours in the block of flats heard her.. He writes very well, with sympathy, clear vision, and no forcing of climax.