21 NOVEMBER 1896, Page 13

Taking French Leave. By L. E. Tiddeman. (National Society.) —The

story of Will and Madge's playing truant contains, as it should, a most excellent moral, which will not be lost on youthful readers. It is a pretty story, and the manner in which the twins' truancy leads to the detection of a theft and the punishment of the wrong person owing to their own selfish dread, is skilfully worked out. Children will be in haste to confess their peccadilloes after reading Taking French Leave, and we may earnestly commend the story to all children.