THE WILL AND THE BILL. By H. A. Gwynn. (T.
Fisher Unwire. 7s. 6d.) The Bill is one which provides that any Member of Par- liament who is convicted of telling a lie, either to his constituents or in the House, shall be unseated. The will. is that of Edward Stanton, Professor of Psychology in the Metropolitan University, who, by unscrupulous use of its power, enforces the consent of the Prime Minister, the Lord Chancellor and three other members of the Cabinet to the Bill which will deprive them all of office. This excellent scheme is at the last moment frustrated by the Professor's wife, who, irate at having been made the unwilling subject of his preliminary experiments, informs the bewildered Ministers that their promise has been given under duress and is therefore not binding. This is a most entertaining book. Whether the satire is of types merely, or of individual politicians, is an open question. The caps seem a suspiciously good fit.
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