24 APRIL 1926, Page 26

Yellow Corn. By Upton Gray. (Hodder and Stoughton. 7s. 6d.

net.)—A first novel about couritrY-folk which is fresh, unpretentious and charming. The clever villain is ingeniously unmasked, the simple hero is interesting while he makes good, and the heroine is brightly audacious and lovable.