▁of ▁stories ▁aff ording ▁del icious ▁reading ▁accompanied ▁by ▁rare ▁heart y ▁school boy ▁fun . ▁The ▁stories ▁have ▁been ▁well ▁conce ived ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁remarkable ▁skill ▁and ▁taste .” ▁ ▁Rol lin son ▁and ▁I , ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁school ▁boy ▁accused ▁of ▁an ▁off ence ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁commit ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁Cov entry , ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁full - length ▁novel ▁that ▁expl ores ▁in ▁greater ▁depth ▁the ▁them es ▁of ▁personal ▁integrity , ▁moral ▁courage ▁and ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁friends . ▁The ▁White ▁Kn ights ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁school ▁story ▁ ▁but ▁tells ▁of ▁three ▁boys ▁who ▁elect ▁to ▁live ▁by ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁medieval ▁ch ival ry . ▁They ▁real ise ▁this ▁ideal ▁through ▁acts ▁of ▁service ▁to ▁others . ▁The ▁enemy ▁the ▁" kn ights " ▁have ▁to ▁fight ▁is ▁the ▁inn ate ▁human ▁t endency ▁towards ▁self ish ness . ▁As ▁this ▁appe aling ▁and ▁warm - heart ed ▁story ▁unf olds , ▁we ▁are ▁made ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁War ▁being ▁fought ▁just ▁across ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁In ▁the ▁Secret ▁Sea , ▁originally ▁published ▁as ▁a ▁serial ▁in ▁the ▁Boy ' s ▁O wn ▁P aper , ▁is ▁a ▁" t ale ▁of ▁the ▁desert ▁island ▁variety , ▁better ▁written ▁than ▁most ". ▁ ▁C ule ▁has ▁a ▁sure ▁touch ▁with ▁fair y ▁tale ▁and ▁fant asy . ▁M abel ' s ▁Prince ▁Wonder ful ▁tells ▁of ▁a ▁little ▁girl ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁fair y ▁tales ▁and