The Clock of Rond,aine, and other Stories. By Frank R.
Stockton. (Sampson Low, Marston and Co.)—In the first of these stories we do not recognise Mr. Stockton's peculiar humour, though the tale has merits of its own. But he is quite himself in "A Fortunate Opening." The hero fails in business, and is ordered abroad for his health. The ship in which he sails is run down by another steamer. Various adventures follow, ending in the acquisition of a modest competence, won partly by courage, partly by the "fortunate opening ; " what the opening was is Mr. Stockton's humorous surprise. We venture to predict that few will have guessed it. "The Tricycle of the Future" is an excellent ex- travagance, and the same may be said of "The Accommodating Circumstance." "The Great Show in Kobel-land" we remember to have noticed before.
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