this story, and suggests the parallel of " Between the
Devil and the Deep Sea," or the more classical "Inter Saxum et Silicem." The tale belongs to the Fiji of the past, when the inhabitants had, and indeed deserved, the worst reputation in the world for the practice of cannibalism. It is vigorous and graphic, and cer- tainly does not err on the side of generality and want of detail.
The Fijian chief of those days—it is carefully explained that the days are long past—was "a mighty hunter, and his game was man," and very much prized the game was.
Nell's School Days. By H. F. Gethin. (Blackie and Son.)— Nell is ordered by the doctor to rest for some months to avoid the danger of curvature. She finds that she has a better time of it than she expected, thanks to the appearance on the little stage of her life of two children, Edna and Jim. The story, if it can be called a story, is a simple and natural picture of young life, and inculcates in an unostentatious way lessons of thoughtfulness and kindness.
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