6 DECEMBER 1930, Page 23

R. L. Stevenson's grim masterpiece of fantasy, Dr. Jekyll and

Mr. Hyde, presents a difficult problem to the illustrator, but Mr. S. G. Hulme Beaman's very clever and very modern wash drawings in the excellent reprint just published (John Lane, 12s. 6d.), reflect much of the eerieness and horror of the tale. The artist has even ventured to represent the transformation of Hyde into Jekyll when Dr. Lanyon has bought the needed drug. But the street scenes at night are the best of the series. Another good Stevenson reprint is that of Kidnapped (H. Milford, 10s. 6d.), with somewhat conventional coloured drawings by Mr. Rowland Hilder.