A Boyar of the Terrible. By Fred Whishaw. (Longmans and
Co.)—A. certain Alexander Stroganoff, a boyar of the Russian Empire, tells na the story of his life and the intimate connection it had with the character of Ivan the Terrible. A prophecy
associates the conquest of Siberia with the Stroganoffs, and Alexander fulfils it, and finally closes the long quarrel between bim and his Czar, a quarrel founded on a love-story, and one which imbues the narrative with unusual interest. The author
bas certainly added considerable human interest to Ivan's .character, which he has striven to rehabilitate. The heroine, Vera Krilof, has the true patrician courage, and is in every way -worthy of her plucky, reckless, and fearless husband. This is one
-of the best written Russian tales of adventure we have seen for a long time, and moreover, has a serious side. We can commend it strongly to our readers.
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