4 DECEMBER 1909, Page 11

Matthew and the Miller. By Violet Bradby. (Blackio and Son.

2s. 6d.)—Here we have a mixture of fairy things and common things. On the whole, we prefer the old way, which brought one into fairyland without leaving any doubt about the place. For the new way, however, there is this'. to be said, that any boy or girl, walking in the most common of places, may come upon an elf or gnome. Such are the experiences of Matthew.