28 MARCH 1908, Page 25

By Bight of Purchase. By Harold Bindloss. (John Long. 60

—Mr. Bindloss is always interesting on the subject of his own country, but his present book does not quite reach the level of some of his former works. It is probably inevitable that there should be a certain sameness in picturesque stories of adventure in the less settled parts of Canada. Mr. Bindloss's forte is in his descriptions of such scenes and not in character-drawing, and therefore his novels necessarily tend to resemble each other. Readers, however, who are not acquainted with the author's particular form of narrative will enjoy his present book, some of the adventures in which are highly exciting.