The Adventures of a Microman. By Edwin Pallander. (Digby, Long,
and Co. 6s.)—Professor Hassler, of Richmond, discovers a certain gas which he calls " microgen." It has the power of diminishing to the very minutest proportions any living thing, from a flower to a man. By some unhappy chance, after a public lecture and demonstration of the newly discovered agent, the Professor, his son, a friend, the curate of the parish, and one Muriel Hilton come under the influence of the gas, and are diminished into something smaller than flies. The situation is certainly curious. Let any one imagine what it would be
suddenly to become so small that the bench on which you sit has the appearance of an almost immeasurable precipice. This is Mr. Pallander's theme, and he develops it with great ingenuity. Such things are apt to grow a little tiresome after a while. The idea is good enough, but we become wearied of the detailed working out. Mr. Pallander, however, meets this difficulty with considerable skill. His ingenuity is inexhaustible, and the " microman" and his companions continue to interest us, more or less, down to the end of the story.
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