16 APRIL 1921, Page 23

The Admiral's Choir:- By J. E. G. de Montmorency. °Wl-

ford- 664—These sketches, that describe the doings of erudite bishops with advanced views on social. and educational reform, are delightful.; in parts they remind one of Mr.. Lowes Dickin- son's Modern Symposium, but the studies of a Devon port are less convincing—but then Mr. Conrad has set a high standard in matters referring to the sea.