11 JULY 1925, Page 46

Tales of the Long Bow. By G. K. Chesterton. (Cassell.

rts. 6d. net.)—These are fantastic and ingenious tales in which Mr. Chesterton gives his readers the added pleasure of a guessing competition. Each story is centred round a proverb, the identity of which can be discovered by the ingenious. On the whole, the first paper, giving an account of " The Unpresentable Appearance of Colonel Crane," is the most engaging.