5 NOVEMBER 1898, Page 28

The Magic Nuts. By Mrs. Molesworth. (Macmillan and Co.) —Mrs.

Molesworth has a decided liking for the marvellous. We feel doubtful whether children really like these things. For the most part, they are severely practical, not to say sceptical, save, of course, where the element of fear comes in, and to this Mrs. Molesworth is too sensible to appeal. In The Magic Nuts we have an ingenious play of fancy, to which the illustrator gives an adequate help.