4 JANUARY 1902, Page 25

Thirteen Ways Home. By E. Nesbit. (Anthony Treherne. Cs.) — Thirteen

Ways Home is the sort of book that requires neither description nor criticism, only genial recommendation. The stories are all short, ingenious, romantic, wholesome, and full cf spirit. Those to whom ingenuity appeals most will do well to begin at the beginning with "The Parrot and the Melodrama." Those who like sentimental romance might make their first venture with "A Perfect Stranger" or "G. H. and I." But wherever one begins, one is sure to read all the tales sooner or later.