28 JANUARY 1893, Page 13

Marton House; or, a Twofold Quest. By the Ven. Archdeacon

Chiswell. (1. Masters and Co.)—Archdeacon Chiswell is very happy in some of his descriptions of society life in the country, and there is considerable liveliness and freshness in the dialogue. It is this, and not the plot, which is not a strong one, that makes Marton House a distinctly readable novel. One of the characters, an Army captain, is a really amusing individual, and the author makes the best of him ; indeed, we almost think we should recog- nise him if we met him in the flesh.