26 DECEMBER 1908, page 26

Anthony Cuthbert. By Richard Begot. (methuen And Co....

sets himself a thoroughly unpleasant task in the plot of his new novel, and he does not succeed in carrying it out without offending against many of the canons of good taste.......

Novels.

MAMMA, THE fact that Miss Broughton's first novel, Cometh up as a Flower, was published in 1867 makes it impossible for the reviewer to notice a new work from her hand without......

The Green Parrot. By Bernard Capes. (smith, Elder, And Co.

6s.)—" John Wisdom" writes so well that the critics cannot appreciate him, and, not unnaturally annoyed, he throws up his occupation, and meets with the adventures here......

Art-books.

The Tempest. Illustrated by Paul Woodroffe. With Songs by Joseph Moorat. (Chapman and Hall. 10s. 6d. net.)—The figure of Ariel is disappointing. He is too thin and etiolated,......

Readable Novelb.—aunt Jane And Uncle James. By Dorothea...

and Co. 6s.)—Readers who remember "The Strayings of Sandy" will not neglect this new example of Miss Conyers's humour, all the more welcome because it moves an unaccustomed......