5 DECEMBER 1908, Page 11

A Middy in Command. By Harry Collingwood. (Blackie and Son.

6s.)—A portion of Mr. Henty's mantle has undoubtedly fallen on Mr. Collingwood, even to the didactic tone and the long speeches, but with a dash and a flavour of the sea all his own. The chase of the slaver, the capture by the pirate, and the rescue of the mutinous sailers from torture are stirring incidents, and told with plenty of circumstance and consequential detail. The characters are very natural and very English, and the old General is a typical soldier, formal, but brave and sensible. Many of the characters are distinct and living, and a boy will become much attached to them.