2 DECEMBER 1922, Page 22

STEPHEN GOES TO SEA. By A. 0. Cooke. (Blackie. 5s.

net.)

Stephen was washed off a trawler and found himself in the midst of the Atlantic beside an upturned boat. He righted the boat, got into her and was soon picked up by a liner. A lad who could escape death by such a miraculous chance was evidently destined for great things. The story becomes more credible as it goes on, and Stephen's adventures in a Malay forest are described with care and an apparent truthfulness. There is a fight at the end, but the chapters on the forest life are the best part of a pleasant book.