A Passage through Bohemia. By Florence Warden. 3 vols. (Ward
and Downey.)—This is not a novel for every one, certainly not virginibus puerisgue. The Bohemia through which we are invited to pass in the author's company is not a sentimental region where people do not do much worse things than wear outri garments, and drink and smoke more than is good for them, but a place where passion and crime are only too real. The hero of the story is banished into it by an unhappy mischance, and meets with some strange and exciting adventures. His career as a " giant" —his stature of 6 ft. 4 in. being helped not a little by some skil- fully contrived boots—is excellently told. In fact, the whole book shows as good work as Miss Florence Warden has ever done. In "Jack" McKonna—" Jack," we should explain, is the nick- name of a girl—she has given us a very powerful sketch. The purity, courage, and enthusiasm of the girl do indeed make a light in a dark place.
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