5 FEBRUARY 1916, Page 20

Building of Whispers. By the Author of Leaves from a

I.4(e. (Heath; Cninton, and :Onseley. 66.)—A sad and wise and delieately.writtenoteryei the dwellers in a house, of the making . and, the, ending of .a home.----My friend Phil...By Isabel

.Maud Peacbeke. (Ward, Lock; and Co. gs. is a delightful child, and Miss • Margaret Tarrant's illustrations are charming ; but about the writing of this book there is no especial brilliancy.