24 FEBRUARY 1906, Page 24

Dick Pentr.eath. By Rath: Me Tynan. (Smith, Elder, and 'Co.

6s.)—This is a rather pretty and innocent little book, though it is difficult to believe that any one could be quite so foolish as Dorothea, the heroine, or so impetuous as Dick, the hero. Miss Tynan gives a detailed description of society in the county which is the scene of her story. There is a Duke who occupies quite an inferior position in the plot, and the county society is raised to the highest possible pitch of excellence. The story as a

whole is pretty as well as pleasantly written, and will serve to while away a tedious railway journey or a wet afternoon, but it is not equal in charm to many of the novels Which Miss Tynan has recently given us.