An Unknown Lover. By Mrs. George de Home Vaizey. (Mills
and Boon. 6s.)—The curious coincidence of the disaster of the- ' Titanic ' occuring just when the author of this book was engaged on her account of a shipwreck is noticed in a preface, which, of course, absolves Mrs. de Home Vaizey from any accusation of making capital out of the disaster. As a matter of fact, howeveil, the shipwreck is by no means essential to the plot, for the interest of the story is in the situation caused by the hero and' heroine having never met but having fallen in love with each other's letters. Indeed, the problem would have been more curious if the hero and heroine had been allowed to meet without the hero taking it into his head to impersonate his friend. This impersonw- tion introduces a new element into the novel which is hardly wanted. If not a very subtle piece of work, the story is eminently readable, and should be a warning to all young ladies not to
sacrifice themselves to their brothers. •
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