The Clever Miss Follett. By J. K. H. Donny. (Blackie
and Son.)—This is a fairly interesting story, though there are defeats in the construction of the plot. There is a surprise when the family difficulties of the Follett family are overcome by the arrival of a fortune from America. But then the most inex- perienced novel-reader will have a strong suspicion that the fortu.no will turn out to bo "fairy-money," gold in the evening, withered leaves in the morning. Everything happens accord- ing to the usual course of events in fiction. And if the plot is not quite satisfactory, the characters are too crowded. The interest which we ought to feel in Dora Follett is too much divided. Still, there is no little merit in the story. It is well written ; the dialogue is easy and unconstrained, and the intention and tone are all that could be desired.
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