13 OCTOBER 1888, Page 46

AU Else of No Avail. By Ben Hayward. 3 vols.

(Hurst and Blackett.)—This story will suit the numerous readers who like a stirring, well-tangled plot, with plenty of exciting situations, and are not unduly exigent in the matter of probability or character- portraiture. It is absurd enough in places ; but it can be read easily and briefly by proficients in the art of "skipping," and it will do nobody any harm. More than this we can hardly say.