BOOKS.
THIS WEEK'S BOOKS.
VERY few books were published in Easter week. Messrs. Martin Seeker issue a novel by Gerhart Hauptmann, which has already been published in America, called Phantom. There is a novel by Elinor Glyn, The Great Moment (Duckworth), with a fervent embrace on the dust cover. Messrs. Jonathan Cape issue Mr. Edward O'Brien's selection of the best American Short Stories of 1922. I was glad to see that Mr. Sherwood Anderson's admirable story of the racehorses, "I'm a Fool," represents him here.
Two books for women seem good. Getting Ready to be a Mother, by Carolyn Conant van Blarcom, published by Macmillan, looks an exceptionally good text-book. The other is the Thrift Cook Book, by Miss M. H. Neil (Chambers), who was formerly cookery editor of the Ladies' Home Journal. It is well illustrated, does not begin its recipes "Take twelve fresh eggs and a pint of cream," anti shows how the dishes should look when finished.
Messrs. Mills and Boon publish a new book by Mr. Harold Begbie, Life Changers ; and there is a book by Sidney Theodore Felstcad, published by Messrs. John Murray, on the Under- world of London. The anecdotes do not seem for the most part to be of a very hectic nature, but there are some good stories of sneak-thieves, confidence men, cardsharpers and pickpockets. I notice a chapter on " dope " smuggling.
Messrs. Heath Cranton, Ltd., publish a book by Mr. George
Eyre-Todd on Famous Scottish Burghs, which is well illus- trated with photographs. But perhaps the week's most interesting book-is a selection of plays by Mr. Eugene O'Neill, The Moon of the Caribbees (Jonathan Cape). There is in introduction by Mr. St. John Ervine.
THE IZTERARY EDITOL.
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