18 FEBRUARY 1893, Page 24

The Story of Allan. Gordon. By Captain Lindsay Anderson. (Chapman

and Hall.)—Allan Gordon's narrative is a faithful description of life on board ship in the Indian Ocean. The working of a sailing-vessel is always well rendered by Captain Lindsay Anderson, and he is particularly good in the treatment of storms,—a peculiarity noticeable in his previous stories.

There is not so much adventure as usual in the volume now before us ; but it is good reading, and boys will learn a great deal of sea-life and its hardships and its fine training from the author. We can recommend The Story of Allan Gordon to boys.