His Indolence of Arras. By W. J. Eccott. (W. Blackwood
and Sons. 6s.)—This novel deals entirely with Court intrigues in the days of Louis XIV. The scene moves from the provinces to Paris, but the motives which actuate the characters are quite as worldly in the country as when they arrive in the actual Court of le Roi Soleil. All the familiar figures move across the scene, and elopements, duels, and ambushes are the order of the day. The main love story, if not very original, is at any rate fairly interesting; and the book is by no means badly written. It must be confessed that to most people romances of that particular period of history have lost their freshness. There are too many of them, and they are all too much alike. Readers, however, who are not tired of the Court intrigues of that day will find His Indolence of Arras a very readable book.
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