29 MARCH 1902, Page 22

tyranny of the official prison-keepers more than he can bear.

With two convict companions, therefore, he retires to a sylvan retreat discovered by accident on an island surrounded by a horrible swamp, and there he becomes the Claude Duval of bushrangers. It is the old story of the attractive thief, and if the book is not read by imaginative street boys it will do no harm. In this case, as it costs six shillings, the morals of the aforesaid young gentlemen are probably quite safe. The book is readable in its own line, but not distinguished.