11 JANUARY 1879, page 20

Macleod Of Dare.*

Tim- Mr. Black is a master of his art is a fact that has been re- cognised long ago by the novel-reading public. Even if there be a certain amount of sameness about them, his......

The Devil's Advocate.'

Tim is a curious and very thoughtful book, which takes a great deal of reading, and is, after all, hardly fairly represented by its title. That it does explain at great length......