6 NOVEMBER 1897, Page 12

Triscombe Stone. By P. B. Akerman and Norman Hurst. (Bliss,

Sands, and Co.)—The rebellion of Monmouth is worked into this romance of the Quantock Hills, and we have some pleasing descriptions of country life and scenery. The story never becomes exciting, though there are some vigorous touches and good studies of character in it. It is distinctly readable, though one notices with regret that the circumstances of the death of Kate are such as would prevent our putting the book into the hands of some readers. It is a mistake to introduce a detail of this kind into a story the style and treatment of which obviously point it out as one for young readers. It may have been true, but it is not necessarily art.