21 NOVEMBER 1931, Page 36

New Novels

A BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS. With a preface by. Hugh Walpole. (Seeker. 8s. 6d.)—Here we have a book that will enchant readers who like to glance back down the long lane of years separating us from the Victorians. It is a chronicle of little events and happiness, written in so detailed and leisurely a style that, as we read, we feel we are turning the pages of a private diary. As Mr. Walpole says, it is hardly a novel and it is not everybody's book,but is for those who are " a little patient, a little inquisitive, a little reminiscent." Readers of the necessary quality will find much to delight them in this record of a Victorian parson's household.