5 DECEMBER 1908, Page 10

Holly House and Ridges Row. By May Baldwin. (W. and

R. Chambers. 6s.)—The Whitley family have come down in the

world, and they have to do something to eke out their very scanty means. One thing is to have their amusement cheap, and so come various walks in London. Other excursions follow, and all along we have the story of the son of the house who is emulating Dick Whittington and is on his way to be Lord Mayor of London. But the feature of the book is the description of walks in London. Miss Baldwin will be doing good work when she makes boys and girls open their eyes to the associations of the great city. Londoners, and indeed all Englishmen, should feel more pride in London than they do.