3 NOVEMBER 1894, Page 13

Maria, Countess of Saletto. Translated from the 'Italian of E.

Arbib by Sidney King. (Digby, Long, and Co,)—This is a picture full of detail, and evidently the work of a person well informed as to Italian life. The story, we venture to think, is far too long ; but it has no little interest, while some of the characters are drawn with considerable force and precision.