30 APRIL 1921, Page 23

Mr. Wingfield-Stratford, displeased with what he calls the "proprietary brands

of mind-training " whose owners charge four guineas for their course, has written a book (The Reconstruction of Mind ; Books, Ltd., 6s.) which purports to give the student very much what these courses give him. The author does not, however, insist as much on material success as they do, but rather works for a balanced development of personality. His book suffers from being superficial and from his unfortunate love of generalization. It does, however, contain a great deal of sound advice. There is a very elementary chapter on Psycho- Analysis, a science which he treats with great condescension.