At Midnight. By Ada Cambridge. (Ward, Lock, and Co.)— This
volume contains six short stories written with some power. "A Breath of the Sea," a pretty tale of misunderstanding and reconciliation, may be mentioned with spec -;se.—Another
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volume of short stories is The Missionary 131, TI3anet ' (Harper and Brothers), a very vigorous _ .an t explaindeed_ Amos Wickliff, the "plain man who tried t -v An1-2ti," is a very striking figure, and plays his part equally well whether it be the tragedy of the tale which gives a title to the book, or the comedy of the "Cabinet Organ." But we like best of all the last," The Defeat of Amos Wickliff," a defeat which was better than a victory, because it brought the honest fellow all that he desired.—Tales of the Rock. By Mary Anderson. (Downey and Co.)—Here we have eight short stories of varying merit. The Nihilist story—Socialists are not by any means the same as Nihilists—is of the usual type. "The Prodigal Son," with the story of Hugh's escape from Ceuta, is very good. "Four by Tricks" is farcical and somewhat vulgar.
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