29 OCTOBER 1892, Page 24

Through Storm and Stress. By J. S. Fletcher. (W. and

R. Chambers.)—In this tale is embodied the story of John Fox, who made such a remarkable prison delivery, in the year 1577, from the then pirate city of Alexandria. The story is well told, and, indeed, the autobiographical character and mannerism of the narrator, a runaway, is happily rendered. John Fox does not figure till late, and the first part of the tale is as good, if not better than the last part, where the writer has doubtless felt tied by history. The literary form of Mr. Fletcher is a great attrac- tion in the story, itself a moving tale, and one certain to hold a boy's interest to the end.