11 DECEMBER 1875, Page 23

Fair, Litt Not False. 3 vols. By Evelyn Campbell. (Samuel

Tinsley.)—We have been frequently reminded in reading these volumes of the long, gossipy letters, not generally of the most intelligent sort, that young ladies in their teens describe as " correspondence," and that convey the news of one country town to another. They are received by the initiated with a cry of rapture, but to those who are not equally behind the scenes they seem somewhat flat. Sandport is one of the smaller garrison towns, and Mrs. or Miss Campbell invites all the world to interest itself in its flirtations, scandal, rivalries, and fashions. If any one cares to read about such things here is the opportunity.