The Fate of Castle Lowengard. By Estee Stuart. (Snttaby and
Co.)—Castle Lowengard is the abode of a German baron of the old type, the baron who took toll, and something more than toll, of pass- ing merchants, and trod down his peasants like dirt under his feet. Here, thanks to certain gracious influences, notably that of the Baron's ward, the Lady Ghita, the young Baron Engelbert grows up to a higher range of thoughts, to a noble discontent with his sur- roundings. Here we have one side of the story ; the other has for its central figure, Martin Luther. We see him under the protection of the Elector Frederic of Saxony. His bold stand at the Diet of Worms, and his forced retirement in the Castle of the Wartburg, are among the scenes described. Here is abundant material for the writer, and Miss Esme Stuart has used it well.
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