3 DECEMBER 1898, Page 29

Among the Torches of the Andes. By Bessie Marchant. (W.

P. Nimmo, Hay, and Mitchell.) —A tale of gold-hunting among the South American volcanoes. There is plenty of incident and adventure enough to satisfy the most exacting of readers, together with a dash of the supernatural, which adds greatly to the effect. There are also some very good descriptions of South American scenery.