7 NOVEMBER 1914, Page 9

A Pilgrimage in Surrey. By J. S. Ogilvy. 2 vols.

(George Routledge and Sons. 50e. net.)—Mr. Ogilvy has wandered on foot over many crooked miles, and has found some attractive subjects for his series of ninety-four water- colour sketches. He is an observant wayfarer, and though be occasionally sees sights which would puzzle a naturalist—e.g., a swan on Vachery Pond which dived a hundred yards under water—he knows and can describe the Surrey through which he travels. He would have made a better book out of his own observations and painting; for the hundreds of pages of manorial descents with which he supplements his text are too solid a background for his sketches. These, seldom dis- tinguished, are many of them pleasant enough.