28 NOVEMBER 1891, Page 22

Great-Grandmantma ; and Elsie. By Georgina M. Synge. (Cassell and

Co.)—In this volume we have two children's stories.

The heroine of the first is a little Lady Betty, and the hero, if he may be so called, a scapegrace cousin, who is, unfortunately, heir to the title and estates. However, things turn out better than might be expected, even though the little Lady is disappointed when she asks the family lawyer if he cannot turn her into a boy. The " great-grandmamma," we may explain, is a picture which the ecapegrace rescues, along with his little cousin, from the fire. -" Elsie" is a sad little story. Mr. Gordon Brown.e's illustrations are as good as might be expected.