Spindl.e and Shears. By Lewis Armytage. (W. H. Allen and
Co.) —This is undoubtedly a well-written and well-conceived story. There is something real, almost realistic, about the characters, a great deal more flesh-and-blood in them than is usual in novels of this type, which are often in such haste to portray passion and tragedy that the connection between persons and their action is frequently incongruous and improbable. The writer finds no- trouble in saying what he means, is frank, occasionally un- necessarily so, and once we get an aside which is in questionable taste. The scene is laid in Wales, and the background is, with. its descriptive bits, perhaps as good reading as the narrative itself. A hunting scene is especially good. Endes, Morgan is not a pleasant character; she is a little too volatile and coarse; still
she is a strong creation. This is a readable story, and if it had been a little smoother, and the "shears" less obtrusive, would have been more so.
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