16 OCTOBER 1897, Page 26

A Eight for Freedom. By Gordon Stables, M.D. (Nisbet and

Co.)—A family of Russians come over to Scotland and make the acquaintance of a young Highlander. They are "suspect"; the father is already imprisoned, and the son, a student, also gets into trouble. The " fight " itself does not come till somewhat late in the story, when the young Highlander contrives to deliver his friend ; but there is abundance of picturesque incident, escapes from wolves and other adventures by flood and field, and as there are heroines, no less beautiful than usual under the circum- stances, there is a sufficient element of love-making.