22 NOVEMBER 1884, Page 21

Adventures in Field, Flood, and Forest. (Blackie and Son.)— Here

we have some twenty "stories of danger and daring." They have been diligently sought for in many out-of-the-way quarters. Indeed, many of them will be new to most readers. And the result can hardly fail to be satisfactory. We have been reminded by the book of the Excitement volumes (do any of our middle-aged readers remember the Excitement?) which purified our youth with emotions of pity and terror.