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The ?aides of Xsop. Illustrated by Edward J. Dotmold. (Hodder

and Stoughton. 42s. net.)—Mr. Detmold's coloured drawings range from a Japanese simplicity to a complication reminding us of a puzzle-picture in which the aim is to conceal the principal object of the drawing. We like the illustrator best when we have not to decipher his work. A fine drawing is that showing the hare surveying the course from a rock with a startled expression. Here the artist has used his great knowledge of animal form without that exaggeration of parts which so often takes away from the effect of his work. Also he has been content to be himself in the general design, and has not borrowed the decorative convention or the accessories from Japan. The result is a work of great beauty.