3 APRIL 1875, Page 25

Strong as Death. By Mrs. C. M. Clarke. 3 vols.

(Tinsley Brothers.)— This is a story of the Irish troubles of the end of the last century, and is fairly interesting and readable. The love history of the two heroines is harrowing. In one case the young lady is nearly buried alive ; in the other, the lover is positively executed, yet somehow is found to be alive. There is some very lively dialogue in the book, and some graphic pictures of Irish life. But for the cruel necessity which has prolonged it to three volumes, we might have been able to speak of it in terms of higher praise.