In Lincoln Green. By the Rev. E. Gilliat. (Seeley and
Co.)— This story, with its quarter-staff fights, its Robin Hood, and its Cceur-de-Lion, inevitably recalls "Ivanhoe." But Mr. Gilliat is no imitator of Scott. His conception of the Sherwood outlaw is not the same as that of the great master, for he conceives him as really Robert of Huntingdon and an ill-treated nobleman, who is restored to his rights when the lion-hearted Richard secures his own again. He also differs from Scott in giving life to Robin's great enemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham, and in making a genuine personage—a good wife and mother—of Maid Marian. Mr. Gilliat is thoroughly successful with the adventures, both by land and by sea, which he gives to his heroes ; they are interesting, but not too sensational. It was an excellent idea also to place the son of the outlaw at the same school with the son of the Sheriff. It is hardly necessary to say that Little John and the indomitable Miller live and move with as much reality as Robin and Marian. Altogether, In Lincoln Green, which is beautifully printed and illustrated, must be regarded as the best representa- tion of the times of Robin Hood which has yet been given specially for boys.
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