19 NOVEMBER 1898, Page 27

The Silver Salvors. By George Manville Fenn. (S.P.C.K.)— This "tale

of treasure lost and found" is scarcely up to the high mark which we expect to find in Mr. Manville Penn's books. Things happen too much according to rule, not the rule of actual life, for, of course, all this kind of thing is quite remote from that, but the conventional rule of the tale of treasure- trove. Nevertheless, there is, as indeed there was sure to be, much that is good in it. Mr. Fenn always seems to be thoroughly at home when he has to describe some operation, whether it be catching a big fish, or, to give the example that has impressed us here, going down in a diver's dress to look for treasure. All this is very good; Mr. Fenn appears to combine not a few experts in his own person.