With Joseph Conrad's Mind and Method (Faber and Faber, 10s.
6d.) Mr. R. L. Megroz supplies a long-felt want. In a work of unusual critical distinction, he analyses and describes the outlook and life of that remarkable writer. Mr. Megroz's previous works, in spite of their brilliance, occasionally suffered from a slight lack of proportion, but in this book he has achieved an excellent balance. Moreover, he does not mistake the promptings of enthusiasm for the signposts of importance. The book is exceptionally well documented and provides a valuable supplement to the work of Mr. Richard Curle and M. Jean-Aubry. There are four illustrations including a photograph of Mr. Epstein's bust of Conrad and a repro- duction of Mr. Low's cartoon. Both as a biographical study and as a critical estimate the book is admirable.
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