20 NOVEMBER 1886, Page 21

In the Fort. By Sarah Tytler. With Frontispiece. (Hodder and

Stoughton.)—This is a tale of Anglo-Indian life. The scene is laid prin- cipally at a small station, and the latter half of the book is concerned with the fortunes of the residents and the incidents arising out of the great Mutiny of 1857. The tale is simple and slight, and does not extend beyond an appropriate length. Missionary life, and the develop. ment of one or two of the characters in their devotion to that cause, occupy a prominent place, and introduce a native martyr. The story is natural and lifelike, is told in an easy style, and is not wanting, from time to time, in indications both of deep feeling and penetration.