20 APRIL 1878, Page 23

Love and Art, a Leaf from the Past ; and

other Stories. By Sophia Henson. (Remington.)—The most interesting part of this volume is a brief introduction, in which the author speaks of her early literary experiences, when she was under the patronage of Miss Pigot, of Southwell, the lady who, she tolls us, "first persuaded Byron to publish." We only wish that it were not so brief. The stories are written in correct and sometimes poetical language, in a style somewhat stiff, and that reminds us of the annuals of forty years ago. The second, "A Leaf from the Past," shows most power, and though it scarcely impresses the reader with a sense of reality, has a certain tragical force.