The Woman who Dared. By Mrs. C. N. Williamson. (Methuen
and Co. 6s.)—Most people after reading this story will be thankful to reflect that the women who belong to them are not to be found among the ranks of those who " dare." The adven- turess heroine of this book dares to be a political spy, and gets herself into endless trouble over the business. The story is told in the first person, sometimes by one of the characters, and some- times by another,—an irritating method which even the genius of Wilkie Collins could only render endurable. The first two chapters, too, are from the pen of a woman who turns out to be merely a minor character, and this is a species of deception which the reader finds it hard to forgive. Notwithstanding all these defects, the book contains some exciting adventures, and would pass away the time in a short railway journey quite bearably.
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