19 JUNE 1897, Page 26

The Queen's Reign for Children. By W. Clarke Hall. (T.

Fisher TJ nwin.)—This book has not been very happily fitted with a title. The obvious meaning is the story of the reign told in a way to interest children. What Mr. Hall has really done, and, of course, intended to do, is to set forth what has been done for children in rescuing them from cruel and degrading work, from parental cruelty, and other preventable evils during the present reign. He deals also with the subject of industrial and reforma- tory schools. All this, painful as much of it is, is profoundly interesting.