The Young Idea. By the Author of " Culmshire Folk."
(Rem- ington and Co.)—This book ought to have come to us some two months ago. It would have been welcome among the " Christmas Books." Billy Banc% child of a London poulterer, who has never been out of town before, pays a Christmas visit to Farmer Stubbs, who does business with his father. His sayings, especially the ques- tions with which he perplexes his host and his hostess, make a very amusing book, which would have been more appropriately dressed in the gay garb of a gift.book than in the sober covering in which it now comes to us. If we must criticise, it will be to say that we doubt whether there is such genuine country as is the scene of Billy Bunce's visit within "an easy drive of London." The truly rural village, with its ideal squire and jolly farmers, is, alas ! not to be found within the limits of villadom. For we take it that ten miles is quite the outside limit of "an easy drive." If the author will tell us privately of such a place, we will keep the secret, and recant.
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