29 JANUARY 1887, Page 25

Aim at a Sure End. By Emily Searebfield. (Cassell and

Co.)—This is one of the best of the " Golden Mottoes" Series. Little Esther Moore, eldest daughter in a family of orphaned children living with their grandfather, is very anxious to do something heroic, and finds her aspirations fulfilled in quite unexpected ways. The child's tender- ness, faith, and courage—a courage which is not in the least nnchild- like or nnwomanlike—are excellently described. Old Mark, the labourer who shows the little maid how work on the barren farm may have something noble about it, and Kit, Esther's humble friend, are particularly good sketches.