25 JULY 1868, Page 22

The Two Lives of Wilfrid Barris. By Frederick Wedmore. (T.

0- Newby.)—A slight, pleasantly written story, chiefly illustrative of the bitters and sweets of authorship, and of the comparative value of the "two lives" of literature and money-making. Mr. Wedmore writes with healthy enthusiasm and good taste, and his lighter sketches ste- am:Laing, while the main theme of the hero's moral progress, under his increasing misfortunes breathes a true and noble lesson, which we do not find too often in modern fiction. The book is dedicated "to Robert Browning, with love and honour," and bears evident marks of the writer's admiration of Mr. Browning's school of thought. If this be a first work,„ we think it affords a fair promise for the future.