2 JANUARY 1897, Page 35

The Saga of the Sea Swallow. Told by Maidie Dickson.

(A. D. Tunes and Co.)—Seven Vikings, of whom IN'nlfric the Bold was the leader, come to an enchanted isle on the west coast of Britain, where they find the White Witch and the Yarl, her brother. The White Witch is something between Circe and the Sirens, for she enchants men and robs them of their strength by her singing. How it fares with the Vikings, and especially their leader Wulfric, who plays the part of Ulysses in this Odyssey of the North, is told in this Saga, told in a style which, though somewhat too solemn, has considerable merit. The illustrations by J. D. Balten and Hilda Fairbairn are attractive.