Chignett Street, By B. Paul Neuman. (Smith, Elder, and Co.
6s.)--The writer:1d phignett Street has the unusual dis- tinction or knowing whet he is talking about. To Mr. Neuman the London street arab is not a picturesque type, nor a " case" to be scientifically dealt with: he is that strange mixture of Robert Boyle. By Flora Masson. (Constable and Co. nobility and, vilenese whic14 can enly be sifted by rqie vfho has 7s, 6d, net.)—It e Perini, that one of the greatest of oar
spent years in the study of the species. Here are some twenty little sketches of life in one of the Provided schools, "any- where you like, in that part of London where N.W. borders on W.," and they are interesting in that they cover a period of fifteen years, before and after the passing of the Education Act of 1902. One fault is immediately evident in Mr. Neuman's work: he bas not mastered the difficulty of making his short stories, all of which concern the same people, independent and yet interdependent. Some of them are reprinted from reviews, and so lead him into the trap of repetition, which is ever open to those who collect and republish old work; whilst the last story in the book loses all point, if read apart from its antecedents. But many of the studies are admirably observed and set down, and those of the Debating Society and of the Care Committee are especially delightful by reason of their light, vivid sympathy.
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