LITTLE GEORGE, By G. F. Bradby. (Constable. 6s.)- Very few
writers could have made the story of Little George into anything but a silly and sentimental book, but Mr. Bradby escapes both these evils by virtue of his peculiar insight into the workings of a small boy's mind. He has, in common with Mr. Kenneth Grahame and Mr. Middleton, the great gift of remem- bering all the tiny details that make the lives of children so very thrilling. He remembers the joy of water, the terrors of the dark, and the longing to be regarded as a rational being, and he writes of them without condescension and with humour. There is practically no plot in this story of a little boy's holidays, spent with a father, who has hitherto lived in India, but we do not miss it. In fact the slight plot allowed rather detracts from the story and we suspect it was only put in to satisfy those readers who clamour for a " love interest." Though Little George is slighter in conception than The Eternal Past, or Mrs. D., it is their very worthy successor and will delight all those who appreciate Mr. Bradby's delicate art.
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