Old Comrades. By Agnes Giberne. (j. F. Shaw And Co.)—if
we had not met an Indian officer resembling Colonel Tracy in every respect, we should not have believed that such a boor existed. As it is, we cannot help thinking he is a......
Young Denys. By Eleanor C. Price. (w. And R. Chambers.)—
Denys Hyde is an interesting hero, though he does nothing very extraordinary, and his adventures are not of his own seeking. A bookseller's son at Winchester, his love-story is......
Three Girls In A Flat. By Ethel T. Heddle. (gardner,
Murton, and Co.)—The weak point in Miss Reddle's story is the character of Mabel. She is too openly selfish; people may be quite as much devoted as she was to her own pleasures......
The Slave - Raiders Of Zanzibar. By E. H. Burrage....
Co.)—A good wholesome story is The Slave - Raiders of Zan- zibar, and crammed full of incident and many a stirring light between the seamen and the Arab slave-smugglers. It does......
Travels By The Fireside. By Gordon Stables, Rn. (f. V.
White and Co.)—The two old Scotchmen, Lochlin McDuff and Struan McRobb, have some stirring tales to tell of their adventures by flood and field. The zones of the Cheyenne......
Toby's Promise. By A. M. Hopkinson. (e. Arnold.)—as Fak As
we can remember, the plot of Toby's Promise is a fresh ono. Toby, who is one of a family of four, is adopted by a soldier and his wife, who have lost their only son. Toby's......
To Tell The King The Sky Is Falling. By Sheila
E. Braine. Illmi- trated by Alice B. Woodward. (Blackie and Son.) —The absurd adventures of Max and Molly, in the company of Madam Ducky- Daddies and Mrs. Henny-Penny, will make......
Sappers And Miners. By G. Manville Fenn. (f. V. White
and Co.)—Mr. Manville Fenn is at his beat in his Cornish stories, and with a couple of British boys and an old tin-mine he contrives to keep the reader's attention fairly well......
The Sign Of The Red Cross. By E. E. Green.
(Nelson and Sons.)—This story of old London Bridge brings the visitation of the Plague and the life of citizen London in the Restoration days very vividly before us. Two......
The Palace On The Moor. By E. Davenport Adams. (e.
Arnold.) —The hero of this story is a somewhat weakly and "coddled" Anglo-Indian boy who is sent home to his grandparents in • England. The other small boys and girls find their......
Raid's Ugly Duckling. By H. L. Bedford And E. E.
Green.—There is always a wide field for writers who describe tbe development.of child character. Given a child with strong mental powers, great prejudices, and utterly......
The Boy Tramps. By J. Macdonald Oxley. (w. And R.
Chambers.)—The two heroes of this tale conceive the somewhat original idea of tramping across Canada, but, needless to say, it is confined strictly to the settled parts. There......
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