15 NOVEMBER 1884, Page 22

Ursula Vivian. By Annie S. Swan. (Oliphant, Anderson, and Ferrier,

Edinburgh.)—A heroine who is "not beautiful" in chapter 1 is pretty sure to become so before the .end of the story, and Ursula is no exception to the rule. She has other good-fortune. Publishers accept her ventures with a surprising readiness, and pay with a still more surprising promptitude. The right lover presents himself in due time ; there is an unsuccessful admirer whom many girls would have been glad to attract ; and the great object of her life, the keeping up the family credit, is accomplished with success. The story has certainly the attraction of having everything about it coleur de rose.