2 NOVEMBER 1895, Page 12

Nadya : a Tale of the Steppes. By Oliver M.

Norris. (R.T.S.)— A pretty story is Nadya, with some attractive local colouring of Russian village life and the persecution of the Stundists. Part of the story is laid in a typical Russian village, and part in a camp in the Balkans, and the circumstances of both are described with considerable force. Grisha, the half-witted shepherd, is a striking character, and he and his father, the worn-out roué and soldier, make an interesting pair. The illustrations are very lifelike presentations of Russian peasants. We recommend Nadya to those of our readers, young and old, who like a truthful and picturesque account of peasant life and a love-story that has the elements of simplicity and pathos in it.