14 SEPTEMBER 1907, Page 27

The Diary of a Baby. By Barry Pain. (Eveleigh Nash.

ls. and ls. 6d.)—This is one of the books to which a critic can hardly hope to do justice. Of serious books it may safely be said that only the very best bear being read aloud; of humorous books, on the contrary, what may seem very poor read in silence sometimes develops a distinct element of mirth when it is heard by others. Mr. Barry Pain has proved again and again that he is capable of real fun : this little effort of his must be judged in this way.