The Cruise of the Katherina. By John A. Higginson. (T.
Nelson and Sons. ls.)—Mr. Higginson tells us a breezy story of " blackbirding " and piracy in the South Seas. It is full of ad- venture, contains an exciting plot, and is by no means long; but it is not told in the best English, and suffers from redundancy of style. Mr. Higginson should know better than to write " a succouring rescuer." 'There are vulgarities, too, which, natural enough in conversation, are best left out of print. We cannot forget or ignore these ; boys pick up enough pot-house phrases without any printed aids. It is a pity that such a string story should be marred by such defects, for there are good things in it—notably:a most impressive description of the eruption of a submarine volcano—and Mr. Higginson knows what he is writing about.
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