11 MAY 1867, Page 20

Emily's Choice. An Australian Tale. By Maud Joanne Franc. (Sampson

Low.)—There is nothing peculiarly Australian in this tale, nor indeed much of anything noticeable. It tells the story of a minister's wife, and moralizes to a very great extent on religions tea and prayer meetings. We are told that dancing is not Christianity in Australia, yet probably the authoress or her characters would say the same of dancing in England.