Uncle Joe's Legacy, and other Stories. By Guy Boothby. (F.
V. White and Co. 5s.)—]Iere we have a set of commonplace stories, each of them fairly well fitted to amuse for a few minutes, but producing, when thus collected, a somewhat depressing effect. "The Man from New Orleans" is, perhaps, as good as any. At least it is up to date, for the "Man" is a Boer spy. But how should the old General have had such valuable military secrets at his hall in the country ? The Boers, we imagine, had so many ways of finding out what they wanted in South Africa that they would not have been at the trouble of sending spies to England. "Foot- bait at Great Tuggleton," on the other hand, is somewhat foolish ; and "Uncle Joe's Legacy" and not a few others resemble what used to be described as " Adelphi melodrama." "The Impostor" is one of the best; the story is skilfully managed, and would make, we fancy, an effective dramatic sketch.
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