23 MARCH 1867, Page 22

The Draytons and the Davenants. A Story of the Civil

War. By the Author of Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family. (T. Nelson and Sons.)—The Draytons are a family in close alliance with Mr. Oliver Cromwell of Ely, and the Davenants are neighbours and friends, taking- the Royalist side in the great struggle. - That is all we mean to say about the story of this book, because we want our readers to form their own opinion upon it. We must warn them that the author will trans- plant them back to the time of the Civil War with such completeness- and fidelity that they will be afraid of an inroad of Prince Rupert's. horse, particularly if they live in the neighbourhood of Brentford.