15 DECEMBER 1883, Page 22

The Robber Chief; or, Too Good for his Trade. By

Edward Burton. (J. F. Shaw and Co.)—This is a romantic story, full of adventures and surprises, and ending, as such stories should end, with the happiness of the good and the repentance of the bad. The place is Scotland ; as to the time, we need not inquire too particularly; there is, anyhow, no lack of incident.