21 DECEMBER 1895, Page 23

Marcia's Home. (Wells Gardner, Darton, and Co.)—Marcia is a child

sent home to kinsfolk 'by parents in India. The story tells how her patience, goodness, and unselfishness work a change in the family of which she becomes a part. Possibly the ending of the story is that which suits it best, but we should have liked to see the little )11arcia left to make another home here happier and better.