CURRENT LITERATURE
FUGLEMAN THE FOXHOUND. By Harding Cox. (The Bodley Head. 7s. 6d.) Fugleman the Foxhound in writing his autobiography is careful to impress upon his readers that he is a hound and not a dog. It follows that the chief end of life for him is hunting and not worship. Fugleman never for a moment touches our hearts, least of all when he is commenting on his master's domestic affairs. He is a dog in an institution, not a dog in a home. The real merit of the book, and it has great merit, lies in its portrayal of the joy of pursuit. In choosing to write as a hound, in taking, so to speak, " a dog's- eye view " of country life and sport, Mr. Cox succeeds in simplifying his picture in an exceedingly skilful manner. The world becomes a hunting-field peopled by men and animals, mastered by one passion, having but one mind.
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