29 JUNE 1895, Page 13

The Land e the Dawning. By E. H. Canney. (Remington

and Co.)—The exact plan of Mr. Canney's book is somewhat obscure, and the style generally lacks definiteness; but from what we can gather, he has spent some time in Australia without becoming an Australian, though he is appreciative enough of some features of Australian life. He dwells particularly on the weird, desolate character of the great continent ; on the dislike which he says the Australian-bred people have to the English ; and some of the features of travelling between the great sheep-runs. It is readable, but slight, and more we cannot say of The Land of the Dawning.