The Boy Skipper. By W. C. Metcalfe. (Jerrold and Sons.)—
Some of our readers have not perhaps forgotten the young sailor Shotton, who navigated the four-masted ship, the Trafalgar,' when she was stricken by Java fever at Batavia, all the way to Melbourne, with the drawback of a lady and disaffected crew. The Boy Skipper is William Shotton, and his first voyage, his voyage to the East, and his taking command when the other officers were prostrated with fever, form the incidents of a read- able and interesting story. A long yarn of a very thrilling nature from one of the officers helps to fill in some of the space, and makes up a really capital story of sea-life. The hero, Shotton, will be all the more fascinating to boys, because he is actually a real live man, and lives to show what courage and character can do. Boys who love the sea must not forget to read The Boy Skipper.
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