Doris and I. By John Stafford. (Chatto and Windus.)—This is
a collection of short stories,— every third book we take up seems to belong to this class. They are much the same as other short stories ; the style is somewhat grandiose. There is always a temptation to this kind of writing when matter runs short, and run short it must, seeing that the demand exceeds so largely all possible supply.—An Undeserving Woman, and other Stories. By F. C. Philips. (Downey and Co.)—These stories are of very various quality—a thing not to be wondered at—and of equally various tone, which is, perhaps, somewhat surprising Nothing could well be more disagreeable than "We are Soon Forgotten." "Not so Bad After All," on the other hand, leaves quite a pleasant taste after it. But in all the stories we can see the work of a practised pen.
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