4 SEPTEMBER 1926, Page 18

THIS WEEK'S BOOKS

, The latest volume of the " Said " series (The Toys of Peace By H. H. Munro, John Lane, 3s. 6d.) is not quite as funny as its predecessors, but the delicious irony and deft characterization are there : also a preface by Mr. G. K. Chesterton (not in his best style), and a memoir of" Saki." Readers who have the other volumes will want this, for the late H. H. Munro ssal live as a representative humorist of England just before the War. * * * *