11 DECEMBER 1897, Page 25

The Fairies' Favourite. By T. Mullett Ellis. (Ash Partners.)— Here

we have the story of the Queen turned into a fairy-tale. We do not profess to know how a child would regard the fancy. It is quite possible that he would resent it as an affront to his intelligence. But the volume is pretty and daintily illustrated. — Victoria the Good, Queen and Empress (Gardner, Darton, and Co.), is a miniature biography with plenty of pictures, and is, we should say, certain to please.