Captain Shannon. By Coulson Kernahan. (Ward, Lock, and Co.)—Captain Shannon
bears a strong resemblance to No. 1, of Invincible fame. The story begins in a striking fashion. An infernal machine is exploded on the Underground Railway and kills hundreds of people. The Dai/y Record, a London newspaper, offers rewards of £20,000 for the arrest of the conspirator who is the chief author of the outrage, and £3,000 for each of seven sub- ordinates. The editor is assassinated. A Dublin journal follows the example, and offers 25,000 more, and its editor shares the same fate. That is the beginning of an exciting narrative which Mr. Coulson Kernahan carries on to its catastrophe with his usual skill.—Ill-gotten Gold. By W. G. Tarbet. (Cassell and Co.)—We have found some difficulty in following the story. There is no fault that tells more against success. We ought to be in the dark as to what is going to happen, but with a complete understanding of what is going on or has taken place. There is enough of vigorous description and striking incident in Ill-gotten Gold, but something seems to be wanting.—In a Country Town. By Honor Percival. (Bentley and Son.)—It is scarcely a satis- factory ending for the heroine, when the hero, having married the wrong woman and found out that his wife had been behaving in the meanest way, says to the right woman, "Above all women I honour you." However, she goes away quite satisfied. "There was only one thing in all:the world I cared for and wanted, and now it is mine." Let us hope that she remained equally content.
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