The Girls at the Grange. By Florence Warden. (F. V.
White and Co.)—It is a long time since we have met with such an ex- cellent plot as that of The Girls at the Grange. Not only is it well- conceived and led up to, but the details are managed well. There are one or two points in social etiquette that a less skilful writer might well have blundered over, but Florence Warden has solved them plausibly. Some clever situations are created and un- ravelled. The plot, indeed, is one of those which require as much care in developing and bringing to a climax as in their con- trivance. Waldegrave, the moneylender, is an extraordinary character, but by no means an impossible one. He is the best in the book, though not so attractive as Tom Adisham. But all have individuality, and all are interesting. We have refrained from indicating the nature of the plot, for it is too good to antici- pate. On the whole, we are inclined to think that The Girls at the Grange is the best piece of work Florence Warden has yet done.
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