27 OCTOBER 1939, Page 34

Traders' Dream : The Romance of the East India Company.

By R. H. Mottram. (Appleton-Century. 12S. 6d.) THIS is a readable account of the more romantic side of the East India Company's work. Omitting much, and simplify- ing much else in a way of which scholarly readers would not approve, it will nevertheless serve as a fair introduction to a highly interesting subject for readers who know nothing of it. It is well illustrated with reproductions of old prints, the interest of which would have been increased if their sources had been given.