The Dagger and the Cross. By Joseph Hatton. (Hutchinson and
Co.)—Mr. Joseph Hatton takes for the scene of his story the Derbyshire village of Eyam, memorable for the terrible outbreak of plague which devastated it. This outbreak was brought about, it will be remembered, by a parcel of infected clothes which was sent down to the village from London. Mr. Hatton utilises this to combine with the history of Eyam and the sufferings of its people a romantic story of Italian love and hatred. A certain Giovanni Ziletto appears on the stage of the drama, which begins at Venice. He possesses a certain fascination which makes him
a very dangerous person. We will not follow the story any further. It has plenty of strong effects in it, but we are not sure whether the Eyam tragedy would not have been more impressive without the introduction of this element.
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