20 DECEMBER 1913, page 27

We Heartily Welcome A Reprint Of The Speeches Which Were

made on November 5th by the Prime Minister, Sir Edward Grey, Lord Salisbury, Lord Selborne, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of Portland, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York,......

Rob Roy. Written And Illustrated By Captain Theodore...

and Stoughton. 6s. net.)—It is a little difficult to say for what class of readers Captain Tharp intends his short story. There is a love interest of two young people, but the......

The .magicians Of Charno. By Geoffrey Williams. (john...

adventures of two boys in mysterious lands in Africa. The incidents are well told and exciting and the story makes a very good boys' book.......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under tAis heading we notice such Books of the week as haw not been nesinved for review in otityr forma.] The Round Table has a very interesting article dealing with the Irish......

Robertson Call His Little Essays " Stories " For Children?

An author presumably knows what meaning he wishes to convey to the reader, but people who wish for a story-book will not find exactly what they expect here. These papers will,......

Arthur Rackham's Book Of Pictures. (w. Heinemann. 15s....

many books are when illustrated by Mr. Rackham, it is still more delightful to have a volume of his works net. With such a feast before them not many of its possessors are......

An Oxford Movement, Since The Author-illustrator Plainly...

of "H. B." and " H. T. B." The verses deal with the anatomy, habits, and habitat of various animals :— " The Brimps, the Whuffieboom, I mean; The Kiz Kiz and the Spritch, The......