Red Morn. By Max Pemberton. (Cassell and Co. 6s.)—Mr. Max
Pemberton shows himself, not for the first time, very apt at describing perilous adventures on the sea. The picture of the shipwreck is drawn with remarkable force ; one feels that the artist must have personal knowledge of the experience. Scarcely less striking is the scene on board the 'Royal Scot' (by which the hero and heroine are rescued), when it is a toss-up whether Murray and Fenton are to be murdered or not. Finally, there is the chase by the Venezuelan gunboat—the `Royal Scot' is carrying contraband of war—and the most dramatic interruption by which it is concluded. This last is, we think, a special credit to the inventor. The scenes on land are not so much to our liking, but Red Morn is beyond doubt a striking story. One criticism on a matter of style we have to make. "Womanly spite" is hardly a correct expression. The epithet is now, by common custom, used in a favourable sense.
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