29 NOVEMBER 1884, Page 21

Qu.eensford. By Bruce Edwards. (Scottish Temperance League, Glasgow.)—A story is

weighted by its having a purpose ; but Miss Edwards (or should we say Mr. ?) contrives to bear the burden with much facility. There is some real humour in the book ; and the merits of the book, which lie in the writing, perhaps, rather than in the tale, are not difficult to realise.