23 MARCH 1895, Page 26

The Witch of the Juniper Walk. By Mrs. Frank May.

(Gay and Bird.)—These five fairy-stories which make up the contents of this volume are of the new kind. They are didactic ; they have a moral. The old folk-lore fairy-tale is quite without it. The hero has to be brave, it is true, but it is a more important thing that he should be a younger son. But if we must have a moral, it is well to have it gently insinuated. Mrs. Frank May's stories do this ; they are pleasantly fanciful ; they are gracefully

written; and the illustrations—Mrs. F. May uses the pencil as well as the pen—are excellent. To be quite candid, we prefer them to the letterpress.