16 NOVEMBER 1901, Page 49

Sundry stories of boy-life must, under the pressure on our

space, be noticed together. These are :—Three Sailor Boys, by Verney Lovett Cameron (T. Nelson and Sons, is. 6d.), a story of the Pacific Ocean, where the three boys lose their ships, and after various adventures by sea and land, emerge happily out of their ,troubles. —A Lad of Devon, by Mrs. Henry Clarke (same pub- .Ishers, ls.), is a story of the last cen ' sometimes at sea and sometimes on narrative, such as Mrs. H. Clarke kn fessor Archie. by Leila Percival (same to Scotland, and among its fisher-folk Hack (Wells Gardner, Darton, and Co. the " muff " turning out, as might tury, the scene being laid land. It is a picturesque ows how to write.—Pro- publishers, ls.), takes us .--Leo : a Muff, by Julia , ls. 6d.), is a school story, be expected, better thnn