IDEAS AND PEOPLE . By Clifford Bax Mr. Bax is
a student of Indian philosophy, and a devotee of cricket ; his autobiography . (Lovat Dickson, 10s. 6d.) records a pleasant life and a tranquil attitude to it in a series of reminiscent essays. He has a light touch, and his range of thought is wide, though it sometimes seems a little academic, as in his discussion of the masculine and feminine principles (to which he gives the Japanese names of Yo and In) in art. Of people lie writes like a good host, and, as he is a poet and painter as well as a dramatist, there is a large and varied collection. He gives an amusing picture of Stacy Aumonier as a real wag, and a charming one of Gustav Hoist. The story of Hilda, the model, and her many loves is told With sympathy and humour, especialy her midnight arrival with " Let me introduce you to Sir George Potter. He's a baronet. We're'run- ning away together. What ought we to do next ? " It is typical that he disliked A. E.'s unsociability. Some- times he writes with' regret for the passing of a leisured world and the disregard for romance, but usually his mood is one of detached interest.
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