15 NOVEMBER 1890, Page 44

Shadow - Land in E//an Vannin. By I. H. Leucy. (Elliot Stock.)—The

folk-lore of the Isle of Man is, as this little collection will show, of a thoroughly Celtic nature. " Changelings " and " second-sight " play an important part in it, and the general tenor of the tales is eerie and tragic. This, we hope, is only a portion of existing lore, and from the careful and appreciative way in which the writer has woven her materials together, we shall look forward to more. Such aid, and, indeed, any aid that helps to preserve folk-lore, is invaluable, particularly if it be in a literary form, and deserves thanks from a wide circle of readers. Shadow-Land in Ellan Vannin is a most acceptable little volume; it is a pity that it is so short.