The Youngest Miss Lorton. By Nora Perry. (Ticknor and Co.,
Boston, U.S.A.)—In this collection of stories, we select "That Ridiculous Child" as being perhaps the best, and having many pointed and wholesome truths in it. It relates the progress of an acquaintance between two children in different stations of life. The writer has drawn with great force and directness the character of the poorer of the two. In Bella we see that fierce, reckless, and irritable nature which catches fire in a moment at any suspected superiority. As in this case, typical of many thousands, this jealous and resentful spirit against any one must make the lives of those who possess it a perfect misery. Little Bella, however, stands up for her class, and makes many a good thrust on their behalf, which will be admitted by all. The other stories, if not so good, have each their moral, and all are interesting. We would recommend them to children especially.
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