3 JULY 1926, Page 31

CIRCE ISLAND and THE GIRL AND THE FAUN. By Eden

Phillpotts. (Grant Richards. 6s. net.)-Anyone who is weary of the bustle and noise of the modern world will be charmed with Mr. Eden Phillpotts' classical experiments. Purists perhaps will prefer the legends round which he weaves his charming fancies in their original state ; but it must be confessed that most people will find the narrative dealing with Odysseus, Circe, Simo and Amphion very refreshing. Mr. Phillpotts' charming style is, of course, the attraction of these fantasies.