The Cruise of the Alerte By E. P. Knight. (Longmans.) —
Though we include this among the "gift.books " of the seasons our readers must not suppose that it is one of the naval fictions' which the young of the present generation take so much pleasure in perusing. On the contrary, it is a true story, and for many, reasons it is the better for being true. In fiction, treasure is almost invariably found. In The Cruise of the Alerte,' it evades. the most diligent search of the author and his comrades. This is as it should be. There is very little treasure left about in the world for finders to appropriate. Mr. Knight describes his adven- tures with much gusto. It seems that, after all, though he di& not find the "crock of gold in the orchard," be found what the disappointed brother found by digging in the rocks, health and contentment. This is an excellent story, which we can recommend..
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