The Conquest of the Moon. By Andre Laurie. (Sampson Low
and Co.)—This, as its title indicates, is a scientific extravaganza after the manner of M. Jules Verne. Science and commercial speculation combine to make an attempt upon the moon ; and the method pursued is, it being plainly impossible to reach that satellite from the earth, to bring the satellite here, this being accomplished by increasing the power of the earth by magnets. The romance consists of two parts, the first relating the experi- ences of the adventurers in reaching the Soudan, in which part of the world the process is to be worked out ; and the second, de-
scribing their life on the moon itself. All this is done with spirit and ingenuity, but the subject is not good enough for a tale of this length. Edgar Poe had a better idea of the proportion of things when he wrote his "Journey to the Moon." But then, a " gift-book " must have so many pages.
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