15 OCTOBER 1898, Page 25

Fairy Tales from Par Japan. By Susan Ballard. (R.T.S.)— This

little book deserves the praise Mrs. Bishop gives it in her prefatory note. in the two introductory chapters Miss Ballard gives us some amusing glimpses of Japanese and missionary life. There are some old friends among the stories that we welcome with pleasure, particularly that of the wicked Badger who imposes on the kind old lady. There are a good many pictures, but the peculiar quality of Japanese illustration has been lost in reproduction.