Tormentilla. By Liege Forest. (S.P.C.K.)—Young readers will follow the fortunes
of Tormentilla Clairville and her dog Flou-Flou' with interest. The moral of the story is of the best ; it is, in effect, the familiar truth, "the greatest of these is Charity." Torn is a strange, perverse, passionate little creature, who has been much neglected by those who had her in charge ; and the success of those who try to make her better is in exact proportion to the amount of love which they are able to bring to bear on the work. The story is very pleasantly written and the figures skilfully touched. Desiree and Petit Paul, for instance, are typical French children of the better sort.
It is not easy, and possibly it is not necessary, to say anything new of serials which we have noticed so often as Home Words for Heart and Hearth, conducted by the Rev. Charles Bullock (Home Words Office), and The Day of Days Annual (same editor and publisher). The contents are as varied as usual, and come with the commendation of not a few respected names. One of the interesting papers in the Day of Days is Dr. Handley C. U. Moule's account of the composition of the well-known hymn, "Just as I am." In Home Words there are serial stories by Mrs. Garnett and Miss Agnes Giberne. The illustrations in both are good.
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