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breadth escapes of " Dick " in the land of

Dahomey, and feel

-unpleasantly thrilled at the description of Dahomian customs. -The zest of Dick's adventures—they are nothing very original or

exciting in themselves—consists in the knowledge of the hideous tortures that await him should he fail to escape. We may add that the hero's mother goes through similar adventures, so that

Dick's mental condition is rendered doubly unpleasant. Prince Dick of Dahomey is full of action and incident, and certainly never grows dull, though it is perhaps a little below the average in its treatment of trifling adventures.