6 MARCH 1926, Page 28

Miss WARRACK has printed some two or three hundred old

popular rhymes of Italy, in their various dialects, and she has made a brave attempt at translating them all. Some

are mere catches and trifles ; others (especially among the religious folk-songs) are longer and more elaborate. It is hard to get freshness and spontaneity into a translation, and Miss Warrack is not always successful ; but we must congratulate her on her industry in the research and her good taste in selection.