Beatrice of Venice. By Max Pemberton. (Hodder and Stoughton. .6s.)—Beatrice,
Marquise de St. Remy, inhabited Venice in the last days of the Republic. Mr. Pemberton repre- sents her as a beautiful Italian widow, and she saves the life of Napoleon's emissary, whom she subsequently marries. People who like to take their history in the form of fiction will find this an interesting account of Napoleon's dealings with Venice, though Mr. Pemberton necessarily takes the license of the artist with regard to some of his incidents. If his account of the government of the Republic in its last days is to be believed, it is obvious that any change must have been for the better, and the reader will feel no animosity towards Napoleon for having put an end to a period of such misrule. The novel contains many exciting incidents, and is altogether a more serious 'piece of work than Mr. Pemberton's usual stories.
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