Cousin Geoffrey and I. By Caroline Austin. (Blackie and Son.)
—Here the young heroine tells her own story. She is the daughter of a squire, left, it would seem, penniless by him when he meets with a sudden death in the hunting-field. His estate goes to the heir of entail, who treats the daughter of the old squire very badly. She finds friends in an unexpected quarter,—that is, a circus proprietor and his wife ; and being a fearless horsewoman, is trained for public performances, and seems likely to succeed. We must not follow Miss Austin's story any further. Let it suffice to say that it ends as the lovers of poetical justice would wish, and that the d6nouentent is brought about by some exciting incidents. At first, the story, we think, hangs fire a little; but when the heroine is launched on her independent career, no one can complain that it is wanting in interest. The way in which the villainous heir of entail is punished is not very clear. Important transactions,
such as the breaking of an entail, leave more trace behind them. But we are not disposed to quarrel with a good story on this account.
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