David Dimsdale, M.D. By M. H. Hervey. (Redway.)—Doctor Dimsdale's experiment
in suspended animation possesses real fascination, and nothing could be better than the description of his recovery and the anxiety with which his friends await the return of his memory and reasoning faculties. The rest of the story, though the interest is well kept up, falls a little flat after the startling incidents of the first few chapters. The author shows considerable self-restraint in keeping the secret to the family circle, for he might have handled the sensation which the news would have created, with great effect. The original idea of the story would in that case have been better preserved, and the story itself would have gained in completeness. However, it is distinctly good, and always readable. The latter part of the book is supposed to be written about the year 1920, and of course aerial machines are in regular use as well as other improvements',
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