By STEPHEN REYNOLDS. 5_s._ net.
This volume contains thirty sketches, some of considerable length.
It is, in a sense, an addendum to the author’s _A Poor Man’s House_,
and _Alongshore_, for many of the stories and sketches deal with
the same working-class life and people, and with coast and fishing
scenes. Much of it is, in fact, a fictional enforcement of his _Seems
So!_ and ranges from the grimmest tragedy to the ironical and purely
humorous. It will be found that the individuality of the author comes
out strongly in the work. Mr. Reynolds is as forceful and outspoken as
usual in expressing his convictions and comments, while his knowledge
of, and sympathy with, working-class conditions and types of character
are no less apparent. In its variety, and in its freshness of view,
_How ’Twas_ is a remarkable piece of work, and should add considerably
to its author’s reputation.