20 DECEMBER 1924, page 24

Man. By E. F. Benson. (fisher Unwin. 7s. 6d. Net.)

—Contains a closely observed study , of an elderly novelist whose fame is waning. Ile is not an attractive figure. The theme is a-little slender for a full-length novel,, and......

Fiction

THE PROPER STUDY OF MANKIND The Penultimate Adventure, By Norman Davey. (Elkin Matthews. 6s. net.) Ghosts and Marvels. Tales selected by V. H. Collins. Brazilian Tales.......

Finance-public And Private

- INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-At the recent meeting Of the P. and 0. Steamship Company, the Chairman, Lord Inchcape, said some straight things......

Much Delusion. By Gertrude Spinney. (arnold. 7s. 6d....

Spinney has not succeeded in producing so romantie an atmosphere as in The Painted Castle, Much Delusion is - a very entertaining little book. The reader is left in doubt as to......