4 AUGUST 1906, Page 25

Felicity in France. By Constance Elizabeth Maud. (W. Heinemann and

Co. 6s.)—This book is really a guide-book in disguise, being concerned with the travels of two ladies through Brittany and Touraine, and the shorter voyage of one of them in Provence. Although Miss Maud's previous books had prepared her readers for her extreme love for France, this is the first time she has openly shown how greatly she prefers French ways and customs to English. It is difficult to follow her in her defence of the liaison Paternelle, the beneficent effect of which will be very strongly doubted by any one who knows anything of boys. The book has many picturesque sketches and charming incidents, and Miss Maud writes with a light touch eminently suited to her subject.