31 AUGUST 1901, Page 22

Arthur Laurenson's Letters and Literary Remains. Edited by Catherine Spence.

(T. Fisher Unwin. 7s. 6d.)—Mr. Laurenson was a native of Lerwick (in Shetland), who did much good work for his native place, and was a man of considerable culture, especially in the direction of Scandinavian literature, and he had an unquestionable gift of verse. "In the Seven Months' War" —an incident of the Franco-Prussian Campaign—is rugged but strong, and the "In Memoriam," written on the death of the one woman whom he loved, full of pathos. He was not exactly of first-class ability, but, without doubt, one whose memory is worth keeping alive.