19 NOVEMBER 1887, Page 46

Golden Gates, by H. L. Ridley (John F. Shaw and

Co.), is a fairly good story of the "good" kind. There is a " haughty " squire in it who bears a slight resemblance to Lord Dorineourt in Mrs. Barnett's " Little Lord Fanntleroy," and who objects to the intimacy of his eon Rex with his favourite Harry Leeward, because the latter is "of low degree." The Squire is, however, ultimately brought to his senses, chiefly because Harry ie the means of saving his eon's life. This story, such as it in, is carefully, although soberly, written. A night of excitement on board a light-ship is well described.