21 MAY 1892, Page 25

Rosenthal. By Peter Burn. (Bemrose and Son.)—This is a well-intentioned

but—truth to tell—rather tedious "North- Country story." Its author, who has already attained some reputation as a Cumberland poet, is evidently thoroughly familiar with the dialect and the social habits of the inhabitants of what may fairly be presumed to be his native county. His object is a good one,—to encourage temperance, uprightness, and generosity. Several of his characters, notably Arthur, the wise reformer on a modest scale who ie the good genius • of the book, and the hero, Henry Fell, are well sketched. But Mr. Burn must learn the art of condensation, if he is ambitious to be a writer of popular stories.