A Lost Battle. (David Douglas.)—This is a charming story, of
a sort which has come to be so old-fashioned, that it is very hard to find, in these days; like the Elzevir cookery-book and silver teapots before the "crown" mark, only more interesting when it is found. The author has perfect taste, considerable invention, and extreme delicacy of touch in description. The portion of the story that takes place in Franco is the best, and the author paints certain phases of Parisian life with great fidelity, spirit, and neatness. Bost of all the qualities of the book is the true love of honour and goodness in both men and women which shines through it, and has inspired the writer with courage to depend on those virtues for the interest of a story which is pure and lofty from beginning to end, and has not a dull page in it.
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