Deb and the Duchess. By L. T. Meade. (Hatchards.)— "
Deb " is a quick-tempered, dreamy child, who, by some freak of Nature, finds herself in the midst of a family of placid, matter-of-fact brothers and sisters. She is, as one may easily imagine, a very entertaining little person to read about. Mrs. Meade does her baby-talk to perfection, and describes with both pathos and humour the troubled and troubling life which she leads amongst uncongenial surroundings. Deb has a great ally in one Michael, the neglected son of a neighbour, and a bosom- friend in a terrier, Flopsy ' by name. `Flopsy,' too, is a character of no little interest. The writer must have drawn from an original when describing him. The story leads Deb and Mike into some curious adventures which, we must confess, are not so much to our liking as the domestic scenes.
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