The Double Emperor. By W. Laird Clowes. (Asnold.)—This narrative has
for its plot a, somewhat novel idea, which may, in- deed, be half suspected from the title. We are introduced to a hard working young Emperor, whom it is no disrespect to call a fairly accurate copy, in many particulars, of William II. The striking resemblance to himself of a young officer whom he sees on one of his garrison-alarming expeditions, suggests a plan by which he may be relieved of the merely automatic functions, and gain an hour or two for study. How this works, and the quite unexpected test which the double is put to by the kidnapping of the Emperor by some New Yorkers of the "boodle" type, who make an effort to bring off the biggest "boodle" that ever a New York Alderman conceived, is capitally imagined and brilliantly carried out. The tale is refreshing and novel, and the excitement is kept up to the last page. The Double Emperor is a fascinating and really a clever story.
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