7 MAY 1927, page 26

Current Literature

CHINA : THE FACTS. By Lieut.-Colonel P. T. Ethe (Berm. 12s. 6d.)—We can heartily commend Co Etherton's plain statement of facts about China. He the country and the people well.......

Children Of The Fog. By Carmel Haden G (harrap. 7s.

6d.)—The heroine of this novel of South is Joan Butcher, an illegitimate child whose sensitive contrasts vividly with the prevailing sordidness of her en ment. Her step-father......

The Small Bachelor. By P. G. Wodeho (methuen. 7s....

Finch, a nice young bachelor," is one of the richest men and worst painters New York. He meets casually in the street a beau girl, Molly Waddington, and determines to make her......

The Wall Of Glass. By Amabel Williams-ellis. (cape. 7s. 6d.)

To be quite frank (yes, we are going to be cruel), Mrs. Williams- Ellis has written an unexciting although capable novel. About its capacity there can be no question ; taken in......

Fiction

Mothers and Sons The Fiddler in Barly. By Robert Nathan. (Heinemann. M.) " FATHERS AND SONS is a historic title, but present-day fiction seems inclined to supply a new version.......