Bed - Cap Adventures. By S. R. Crockett. (A. and C. Black.
6s.) —This is a continuation, so to speak, of Mr. Crockett's " Red-Cap Tales." The "Adventures" have been " stolen "—we quote Mr. Crockett's own words—" from the treasure-chest of the Wizard of the North." This time it is " Ivanhoe," " The Fortunes of Nigel," "Quentin Durward," "The Pirate," and "A Legend of Montrose" which have been drawn upon. Of course it may be said,—Why cannot the young people road Sir Walter in the "original" as their grandfathers did? Well, for one reason, they have ten books at the very least where the said grandfather had one. The volume is attractive in every way. There are some effective illustrations,—one of them, serving as a frontispiece, showing us Sir Walter Scott himself, as Maid Margaret saw him in a dream. For itself, and as a foretaste of the great teller of tales, whom many people do still read, the book is most acceptable.
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