15 NOVEMBER 1902, Page 9

Mistress Dorothy. By Dorothea Moore. (National Society. ls.)—Dorothy is the

heroine of a pretty little story of Mon- mouth's Rebellion. She is a Taunton girl, and her brother goes to Sedgmoor. He returns and is hidden, only to reveal himself when a King's officer teases the little Dorothy,—she is only eight. Dorothy then interviews the celebrated. Kirke him- self for her brother's sake. The story is slight and short, but it is well told, and children will prefer it to many a longer and more ambitious effort. The historical basis of the story is sufficient to interest them, and they learn their history better when diluted.