Letters of a Modern Golfer. By Henry Leach. (Mills and
Boon. 6s.)—The non-golfing reader will certainly find this book imios- sible. If he should light upon some passage which he understands, it is quite possible that he may not like it. There is the "pointed conversation," as it is called in the "Contents," on pp. 11-13; it will seem not a little heathenish. Or he may find the story of gambling and extravagance on p. 149 and think no better of the game. And what will be the golfer's judgment ? Well, he will find some useful hints about various matters, "stance" and " swing " and so forth, but may think that they are weighted with much useless matter. And yet we can easily believe that there are readers who will find pleasure in it from beginning to end. It is not without literary merit, and then there is the unfailing charm of the subject. If you cannot be playing golf— this is a possible way of thinking—the next best thing is to read about it. So the devotee of business makes, or tries to make, money all day, and gives such other hours as food and drink and sleep may leave him to reading financial journals.
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