14 JANUARY 1905, Page 22

The Prisoner of Mademoiselle. By Charles G. D. Roberts. (A.

Constable and Co. 6s.)—Besides throwing very interesting side- lights on the history of Canada under French rule, Mr. Charles Roberts tells us a charming love-story in his new book, The Prisoner of Mademoiselle. He certainly abandons his personages whilst they are still in circumstances of great danger, thereby ending the book ; but his intentions are so obviously benevolent that even the most nervous reader cannot mistake them. Mademoiselle Anne, the heroine, though she is possessed of a dangerously successful talent for intrigue, is a very fascinating personage; and Zachary Cowles, though less minutely drawn, is also an attractive figure. The novel is a most pleasant record of love and adventure.