28 OCTOBER 1893, Page 25

Beneath the Surface. By Sarah Tytler. (Sunday School Union.) —This

is a simple story, without any particular moral, but not, perhaps, the worse for that. The title describes the character of "Ned," the elder brother, who conceals generosity, courage, and prudence, under a somewhat cold and even forbidding exterior. The supposed manslaughter seems to us an unnecessary incident. A. property so well-worn does not increase the attractions of the story. This is hardly as good work as some that we have seen from the same hand, but is wholesome and pleasing.