18 NOVEMBER 1922, page 22

Fiction.

THE OPTIMIST IT is an acknowledged fact that the post-War world is strictly divided into two classes. There are those fortunate people known as "Moderns," who are most of them......

Some Books Of The Week.

( Notice in this column does not necessarily preclude subsequent review.) Let not the reader be headed off by Princess Bibesco's introduction, which displays Napoleon worship in......

The Rigour Of The Game. By Christopher Stone. (martin...

7s. 6d. net.)—The elusive personality of Mr. Stone's heroine is the most intriguing feature of his new book. She is the least convincing, but, paradoxically, the most natural,......

The Lady In Furs. By Florence Warden. (ward, Lock And

Co. 7s. net.)—Who committed the murder in this story ? The reader will think that he knows until he finds out his mistake at the end of the book. Then, if he has patience to......

Other Novels.

THE OXFORD CIRCUS. By H. Miles and R. Mortimer. (John Lane. 7s. 6d. net.)—This is a parody of the last three or four books which have begun with Balliol and Mr. Urquhart, and......