Conan, the Wonder Worker. By Mary II. Debenham. (National Society.
3s.'Gd.)—This is a Viking story with much of the full-
bodied flavour we attach to the times and deeds of a lawless age.
Conan, a Scot, is captured with a young Saxon thegn and a Danish girl, the survivor of a freebooting family, and taken to Norway.
There the Scot, with his mastery of the silversmith's art and his faith, gradually overthrows the worship of Odin and circumvents the Dream Woman, and finally saves the homestead of Hakon, his master, from the revenge of an erstwhile rival. The tale will fascinate most boys and girls. There is action, there is senti- ment, the characters, one and all, are strongly distinctive, the plot naturally reaches its climax, and the interest is well sus-
tained. Hakon, the good-tempered, wise Viking, who finally and decisively becomes a Christian, is a really fine and lovable character. Lost in the Slave Land. By W. Murray Graydon. (S. W. Partridge and Co. 2s. 6d.)—The heroes of this tale fall into the
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