Across the Spanish Main. By Harry Collingwood. (Blackie and Son.
5s.)—This is a tale of the days of Queen Elizabeth, when the Spanish Main was the great field of adventure for English youth. Two lads take service under one of the great seamen of the day, and soon see an example of his seamanship and capacity of command in a successful engagement which he has with five Spanish frigates,—his own squadron numbers but three. This affair is admirably described ; a landsman can understand the manceuvring, and this is certainly not always the case. This is the beginning of a career of many perils. Our heroes are terra iactati et alto, and behave themselves with the courage and discretion with which these young gentlemen are liberally endowed. Mr. Collingwood is a well-known teller of stories, and is not unequal to himself.
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