THE CAREWES. * Miss On,LiEs has long been favourably known as
a writer for young people; but the present book is a work of greater labour, ' and we may add of greater merit, than any we have yet seen by her. In it, she tells the story of a baronet's family which is, of course, to a certain extent, divided against itself—" the brother against the brother" in the great Civil War between the King and the Parliament. The tale is very pretty, and is told with grace and force. The authoress's sympathies are strongly in favour of the vanguard of our English liberty, and her details of political matters are good. She has no spite against the King and the court party. One of the young Carewes is a Member of the Long Parliament, and in that way. we hear the trial of the Five Mem- bers. The chief value of this book, is that it gives what most historical novels do not give, details of the effects of war upon the
• The Caree'r's, A Tale of the Civil Wars. By Mary Gillies. Published by Rent and Co.
poor people. Miss Gillies does not keep us entirely to battle- fields, and the biography of eminent historical personages. She shows the daily life and the nightly insecurity, the family dis- sensions, the trickery, the treachery, which the breaking-up of law and order produced in the nation—especially in country dis- tricts, where everyone knows his neighbour's affairs. Birket Foster's illustrations are good, as far as the designs go—but they are badly engraved for the most part. We recommend the Caretees to those who are seeking an entertaining and instructive book, to give a young person of either sex, between the ages of twelve and sixteen. It is scarcely necessary to add, that many parents and teachers may read it with as much profit as the young folks.
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