21 DECEMBER 1889, Page 22

The Story of a Queen. By Mary C. Rowsell. (Blackie

and Son.) —The Queen whose story is told in this little volume is Marie of Brabant, second wife of Philip, son and successor of Louis IX. of France. It relates the crime of Pierre de la Brosse in poisoning the King's son Louis, how it was committed, how it was laid at Queen Marie's door, and, finally, how the truth was discovered. The tale is told with plenty of spirit, and is, indeed, a good specimen of this kind of fiction.