29 JUNE 1895, Page 13

A Fisherman's Fancies. By F. B. Doveton. (Elliot Stock.)—All Mr.

Doveton's " fancies " are not connected with fishing. We

must own to liking him best when he is describing his angling experiences or giving his impressions of nature,—a subject which always moves him to something like eloquence. We are least impressed when he is most obviously laying himself out to amuse. The most notable paper in the volume is the " Future of Animals." We have every wish to believe in such a future, but the difficulties are surely enormous,