20 FEBRUARY 1909, Page 26

A Royal Bluejacket. By Fred '1'. Jane. (Sampson Low, Marston,

and Co. 6s.)—This is an ingenious story which describes how a Prince of the Blood sinks all his prerogatives and goes as a common A.B. on a King's ship. Needless to say, the motive which prompts Prince Arthur to this course is love, for the Princess whom he wishes to marry tells him to be a real sailor, instead of a sham ono. As "Searle, A.B.," the Prince has many astonishing experiences, and it may bo assumed that they do him a great deal of good. The account of life among the sailors is vividly given, and the book will bo found very amusing reading by such readers as are not too particular as to the credibility of their fiction.