With Frederick the Great. By G. A. Henty. (Blackie and
Son.) —This is a "tale of the Seven Years' War," and shows the characteristic qualities of the author. The hero is even more of a paragon than usual ; he must have "attained to the first three," to say the least, in the company of young warriors whom Mr. Henty has called into being. He is sixteen—tall of his age, it must be allowed—and he kills six Pomeranian soldiers, who are marauding, within the space of a few minutes. It is scarcely less remarkable a feat to escape from Spielberg, make his way to Vienna in disguise, and finally get back to his friends. Such achievements are difficult to reward properly ; but Frederick— who, by the way, is described in a very graphic way, makes him a Colonel by about the time when he is of age, and he finds his Tates sorer in Mr. Henty. There is a pretty little love-story com- bined with the hero's military career. His exploit with the Pomeranians naturally commends him to a young lady whose father and mother, not to speak of the family plate, he rescues at the same time.
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