26 MAY 1928, Page 29

Mr. H. B. Creswell, the novelist, has newly become a

writer for children, and he is to be congratulated on Marytary (Oxford Press, 5s.). It is, as it should be, the story of a little boy and a little girl. Mr. Creswell holds the reins of Pegasus very lightly : the first chapter is credible enough, but as the book progresses Pegasus takes the bit between his teeth, -and .the tales of adventure grow taller and taller and taller ! Mr. George Morrow's illustrations are as excellent as the text of this delightful book.