24 DECEMBER 1921, Page 26

A Wayfarer's Caravan. By A. Alexander. (Murray. 10s. 6d. net.)—This

is a pleasant and amusing account of a caravan tour across England' and Wales and across Ireland to the West Coast. The author does not write like Borrow, but shares his liking for the open air and for friendly gossip and' also his pro- ficiency in boxing. It is instructive to find that while he was never molested in this country, he was repeatedly, atoned in Irish villages and had to engage a, companion who, in the disguise of a priest, kept ruffians away.