5 NOVEMBER 1910, Page 60

Omar Khayycim. Illustrated by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe. With

an Introduction by A. C. Benson. (Siegle, Hill, and Co. .£1 net.)—Why people should try to illustrate Omar is difficult to understand, and the present experiment does not make any advance on the unsatisfactory attempts which have been so numerous since the lapse of the copyright of the first, and imperfect, version made by Fitzaerald. Nor does Mr. Benson's preface say anything that is new or of striking interest. This edition of the poem is written throughout, not printed, and it is doubtful whether this manner of production makes up in beauty for its inconvenience.