6 OCTOBER 1894, Page 26

The Heir of Inglesby. By Vieletta." (Swan Sonnenschein and Co.)—Weak,

but with no great fault except the want of backbone, The Heir of Inglesby is just readable. The scene is laid in Venice and on the banks of the Thames. A lady who writes about baronets and old manor-houses should know better than to tall! of " dog-traps." We do not send "dog-traps" to meet our

friends. The term may express the original purpose of the vehicle in question, but it has an ominous sound.