Prom Playground to Battlefield. By Frederick Harrison, MA. (S.P.C.K. 3s.
6d.)—The "playground" reminds us of Dotheboys Hail; Mr. Timson, chief of the "small academy," is not unlike Mr. Squeers, and Clifford Baxter has a considerable resemblance to Nicholas Nickleby. This part of the story occupies more than a fourth of the volume. Then we have about as much more given to adventures with smugglers and others in England. On p. 232—the total number is 382—we reach the " battlefield " of Quatre-Bras. To this a chapter is given, and as Quatre-Bras is somewhat obscured by the greater glories of Waterloo, not without gold reason. After this we have some personal adver. tures of our heroes. Then there is the return to England, Jaci the smugglers—Mr. Harrison's speciality seems to be smugglers— make another appearance. The book is readable, but we cannot say that it is well constructed.
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