Walpole's "Wooden Horse" Marie Murray Recently I read a book entitled "The Wooden Horse" by Hugh Walpole. Following is a brief resume of the plot: Mr. Trojan makes his oldest son, Harry, Iseave home because he is disgracing the family. Harry is told not to return until he has made a success of himself. Harry goes to New Zealand, gets, married, and starts to bring up a family. When Harry's son Robin, is two years old, his wife dies and he sends Robin back to England to be brought up by his sister Clare. Clare brings up Robin so that he is the perfect little gentleman, instilling in him all the traditions of the Trojan family. After 18 years, having made a fortune in New Zealand, Harry returns. The problem is: How will Harry who is loud and boistrous, but sincere, fit into the Trojan family which is noted for its dignity and tradition? Will Robin receive his father lovingly and understand him, or will he hate his father becasue he is un¬couth and not educated to the things which are so important to society? Will Robin, in the end, accept his father, or will he stay with Clare, who has spent her whole life bringing up Robin? The author solves this problem by having Harry finally win Robin over to his side. Harry is also recognized by all the Trojans as the true leader of the family. This, of course, makes Clare's life end in tragedy. The story was written mainly for entertainment, but it does, represent a type, inasmuch as it tells how society will always look down on people who cannot keep up with its standards of"liv¬ing. The strong points of the book are the description, which is often ranked with that of Kipling, and the clear, concise dialo¬gue. The strength of Harry's character could be said to be one of the strong points of the book, too, because the whole story hinges upon it. I recommend this book, "The Wooden Horse", for easy-going entertainment.