Vince the Rebel. By G Manville Fenn. (W. and R.
Chambers.) —This is a story of Monmouth's Rebellion. We do not see much of the fighting. for the scene is mostly laid at the old house sur- rounded by bog; but Vince, the nephew of the house, seeks refuge from the pursuit in the sanctuary of the bog, and is, of course, followed by soldiers. The description of the bog and the poaching expeditions of Walter Heron and a half-wild retainer of the Herons, one Solomon Bogy by name, shows Mr. Manville Fenn at his best. And the interest is well kept up in the exciting chapters which relate Vince's return, the rescue of the bogged horse, and the temporary sojourn of the fugitive in an island. The incident which nearly leads to the discovery that the island is inhabited is most graphically written. There is a return to Mr. Manville Penn's old form in this picturesque story, with background of a West-Country marsh and its Jacobean figures. It is a capital boy's book, and may be recommended to all readers.
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