29 DECEMBER 1894, Page 26

In Jungle and Kraal. By Arthur Lee Knight. (Nimmo, Hay,

and Mitchell.)—Mr. Knight describes the adventures of two midshipmen in Ceylon, thus taking occasion to introduce his own knowledge of the island. We hear about its people, its scenery, about the creatures that are met with there, apes, leopards, snakes, elephants. The book is sufficiently lively and entertain- ing.—From the same publishers we have also The Ghost of Reeder's Wood, by Maude M. Butler. Bert and Leo Allardyce are two amusing little fellows to read about, Let us hope that no actual clergyman is plagued with such creatures. He preaches about clothing the naked, and they give away their best jackets to a tramp for his children. This is a good story, though somewhat farcical.