16 DECEMBER 1899, Page 20

The Other Side of the Sun. By Evelyn Sharp. Illustrated

by- Nellie Syrett. (John Lane. Gs.)—This is a charming Christ- mas gift-book. One soon feels at home in the particular part of Fairyland that Miss Sharp writes about. There are no• monsters, and there is only one giant, who is soon disposed of, but there are plenty of adventures, though not of an alarming kind. In the story called " The Hundredth Princess" we are told how the King's ducks came to be stuffed with rose- mary, and how he ate three helpings of this tasty dish. Each story has a full-page coloured picture of considerable artistic merit. Their fine colour and broad and vigorous treatment attract. and satisfy the eye.