1 DECEMBER 1883, Page 22

The Madman and the Pirate. By R. M. Ballantyne. (Nisbet

and Co.)—We cannot pretend to check Mr. Ballantyne's account of Pacific Wanders, missionaries, and pirates, who make up the dramafispersonca .of this tale. We can only say that his narrative has a very romantic look, his pirate, in particular, having qualities which are, we fear, strange to pirates. Still, the tale is of a stirring kind, and its inten- tion is excellent, though not always, we think, carried out with the best taste and judgment.