Reviews.

“The Sow's Ear,” by Bernard Cronin (Endeavour Press, Sydney). A sad, sombre story of the bush. It is vital, it is gripping; but is the back-blocks community as morally depraved as Mr. Cronin suggests? I hope not. I know it is not in New Zealand. The central character, June, is a beautiful creation, but do angels live in pigstyes of moral debauchery? And yet the author makes her live and is able to write a modern type of story without being ultramodern.

“The Golden Jubilee Book of Auckland University.” As a sample of beautiful printing this commemorative work ranks very high. Format, layout, illustrations, letterpress, all must please the eye, and the touch of the connoisseur. The letterpress is in keeping with the high standing of the production, and is descriptive mostly of the half-century of high achievements of the institution.

“The Treaty of Waitangi.” In reviewing this book last issue I overlooked mentioning the fact that the marketing of the volume for Wellington province is in the capable hands of Innes and MacGregor Ltd., of Lambton Quay.