Some Books of the Week
(Continued from page 20.) In a brief preface Mr. Compton Mackenzie sums up the spirit of Mr. Basil Maine's Behold These Daniels (H. and W. Brown) as one of disinterested sagacity. We agree. All th0 musical critics here reviewed seem very agreeable fellows. There is Mr. Calvocoressi, as an analyst at the top of his profession, but always avoiding the stroke of ultimate decision ; Mr. Ernest Newman, almost a Delphic Oracle, sanctified by that unswerving quest for perfection and constant disappoint- ment at its inaccessibility. Mr. Edward Dent follows, the international diplomat among critics, our sponsor in foreign fields. Then Mr. Toye, with the genial enthusiasm of a boy, zealous for all musics, simple in likes and dislikes. Mr. Edwin Evans, champion of the Progressives, points an immediate contrast of intellect rather than emotion. Then come Mr. Capell, the miniaturist of the Daily Mail columns ; Mr. Robin Legge, whose office is the hub of the musical world, and so on. Our readers already know Mr. Maine's work : we can recommend this book with the greatest pleasure.
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