29 MAY 1909, Page 25

Johnny Gibb of Gushetneult in the Parish of Pyketiilins. By

William Alexander, LL.D. (David Douglas, Edinburgh. 2s. not.) —This is a story of local Scottish life about the time of the Disruption. Mr. A. Mackie, who prefaces it with an introduction and appreciation, attributes its comparative obscurity to the very broad Scots in which it is written. (This, however, is the fifteenth edition.) We need not compare it with Mr. Barrio's work. It will suffice to say that an English reader who does not need, or, if he needs, does not object to using, a glossary will find much entertainment in it.