28 NOVEMBER 1885, Page 21

In Historical, Legendary, and Romantic Tales from the Works of

Sir Walter Scott, selected and arranged by William T. Dobson (Bickers and Son), the editor has gone to a mine fall of admirable metal.

The historical works, the novels, the poems, in fact all the great author's works, have been laid under contribution, and the result is a volume of great and varied interest. It is adorned with twelve