11 DECEMBER 1886, Page 17

The Black Witch of Hone ycritch. By Phcebe Allan. (S.P.C.K.)

—The so-called "Black Witch" is a really admirable woman, whose reputation suffers from her living in a disreputable hamlet, and from being married to a man who is anything but respectable. Side by side with her story runs that of one of the most uncharitable of her detractors. They are skilfully interwoven, and the moral enforced by them is excellent.