5 APRIL 1930, Page 33

As a memento of a visit to the famous school

and the old town beside it, nothing could be better than Rugby (A. and C. Black, 3s. 6d.), which contains twenty-four attractive pencil drawings by Mr. Joseph Pike and a short historical intro- duction by Mr. H. C. Bradby. The school buildings, as seen in black and white, do not, of course, excite the sharp criticism to which, as Mr: Bradley hints, they are often subjected. As he says, Butterfield's striped chapel " is best seen by artificial light." Still, the drawings are faithful and recall pleasantly the familiar scenes. Seven of them illus- trate the town, and a drawing of picturesque Duttcharch rounds oft the series.

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