Through Thick and Thin. By Margery Hollis. 3 vols. (Bentley
and Son.)—This is a novel of no little merit. The heroine, with her resolute will and steadfast forgetfulness of self, is a fine study, and the minor character of the weak Sophy, and the conventional mother and daughter, are also excellent in their way. The men play their parts sufficiently well, but it must be allowed that Miss Hollis does not make us realise them as we realise the women. She does not, for instance, make us see the workings of Thornburgh's mind with anything like the clearness with which she displays the thoughts and feelings of Gay Rushton. In part of the story there is a certain obscurity. We are not quite clear whether Palter ought to have been hanged or not. Anyhow, it was convenient to get him out of the way. —Love in a Life. By the Hon. Mrs. W. Acland. 2 vols. (Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co.)—Mrs. Acland utilises some diplomatic experiences, combining them with a love-story, and so making up a readable and pleasant tale.
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