15 DECEMBER 1888, Page 27

The Story of the Mermaiden. Adapted from the German of

Hans Andersen, by E. Ashe. Illustrated by Laura Troubridge. (Griffith, Farran, and Co.)—Miss Ashe has done her task of versi- fying the story with fair success. We must own to a partiality for prose ; but it is quite possible that other readers may have other tastes, and Miss Ashe's verses are melodious and pleasant. We cannot say much for the illustrations. They do not, to our mind, increase the attraction of the story.