Blind Bats. By Margaret B. Cross. (Hurst and Blackett.)— This
is a love-story of the not unfamiliar kind in which "a little aversion" has its well-known effect. Robert Ward leaves the guardianship of his young daughter to a friend, pointedly ex- cluding the kinsfolk of his wife, with whom he has been on bad terms. This friend and Barbara Plowden, the wife's half- sister, naturally differ in opinion on this subject. Miss Cross tells the tale of what follows with much skill, drawing her characters with a firm hand, and giving care and force to her dialogue. Altogether this is above the average of tales.—d Friendship after Plato. By F. M. Peacock. (Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.)—The scene of the story is laid in India. Mrs. Hasler, the suffering wife of a foolish and brutal husband, and Reginald Vale, with his stern devotion to duty, are well described ; but we cannot but think that Bickerstaff is a somewhat melodramatic personage.
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