1 DECEMBER 1900, Page 11

The Boy Crusoes. Adapted from the Russian by Leon Golsch-

mann. (Blackie and Son. 3s. Gcl.)—This book is certainly a novelty in the Crnsoe line. It is no desert island, with a wreck con- veniently full of stores at hand to supply what may be wanted, that is the scene of the tale. It is in a Russian forest that our Crusoes make their venture, and in a Russian forest the struggle for existence, what with the climate, the wolves, and other hostile influences, is very severe. This is an excellent tab of its sort, and it is told in a way that makes it seem very real.