18 AUGUST 1894, Page 26

Christina Chard. By Mrs. Campbell Praed. 3 vols. (Chatto and

Windus.)—Christina is the daughter of an Australian millionaire, or reputed millionaire, for indeed his millions are in the pockets of others, for his ingenuity to extract, rather than in his own. Her social adventures and his financial schemes are the subject of this story. In both subjects Mrs. Campbell Praed seems fairly well at home. Her pen is as facile as usual ; the dialogue is brisk ; the characters, if not meant for profound studies of nature, are yet natural. Christina Chard is as good a specimen of the author's work as we remember to have seen.