15 OCTOBER 1921, Page 21

General Bramble. By Andre Maurois. Translated from the French by

Jules Castier and Ronald Boswell. (John Lane. 6s. net.)—This is exactly what one would expect as a sequel to The Silence of Colonel Bramble. Taking it altogether, one may say, in the immortal words of Pompey in Measure for Measure, " Your lordship has seen such dishes. They are not china dishes, but very good dishes." The book is extremely easy to read, and the reader will feel sure that, though he may not have seen the original, the translation is good and sympathetic. Otherwise it would be much harder going. Perhaps the most amusing passage is the account of the great Chef who prepared a luncheon for the King at G.H.Q. Very amusing, too, is the story of the hearty business man and what he did in the Army.