Alick Treherne's Temptation. By Alarie Carr. (Smith, Elder, and Co.)—The
author of this novel ought to have written a better one. He—or should we say she P—possesses some of the qualities requisite for the writing of readable and enjoyable fiction, but has not yet acquired the art of using them skilfully ; they are, so to speak, in a state of jumble, like good things in a bag, which are pulled out at random. The author is wasteful at one part of the story, and niggardly at other parts ; bangs off a quantity of ammunition at the beginning, and then hangs fire, under the stern and senseless three. volumes condition. There is also some carelessness about the style, and lawless handling of parts of speech. Nevertheless, this novel has interest, and is pleasant to read ; but the author would make a mistake in regarding it as an achievement ; it is only a tolerably fair promise.
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