My Dog Plato : his Adventures and Impressions. (Edward Arnold.)—`
Plato' tells his own story, and begins by informing us, on the authority of his mistress, that " he is remarkably clever, thoroughly gentle, and perfectly obedient ; " further, that he is a " golden collie, of old &etch family, and much superior to the black-and-tan variety." We gather that he is a trifle con- ceited and lazy, has at least to contend, not always successfully, with greediness, and is fond of having his own way—but then, as he remarks with some force to the reader—" don't you ?" Whatever he is, he tells a capital story of himself, of what he thinks about humans, about other dogs, about cats,—he has a special objection to the cat which, when it is chased, will not run. And who does not know how foolish a dog looks when the cat stops still ? One of his least satisfactory experiences was going to be shown. It seems that he was deluded with the hope of visiting a palace, and found that the quarters set apart for the dog-guests were not at all satisfactory. On the whole, this is a most amusing book.
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