13 OCTOBER 1888, Page 42

A Romance of the Queen's Hounds. By Charles James. (Chatto

and Windus.)—A jealous and needy adventurer wishing to rid himself of his rival, lends him a fiery horse. This is the plot, and it is foiled by the devotion of a young lady, employed in breaking-in horses, who, knowing the evil reputation of both the man and the beast, rides the animal and is killed. It is a tragic romance for so short a story; but it is readable, and will serve to employ half- an-hour.