2 MARCH 1889, Page 26

The Romance of a Quiet Watering - Place. By Nora Helen Wardell.

(Belford, Clark, and Co., Chicago.)—If any one should imagine from this title that the romance, like the scene of its enactment, is of peaceful nature, he will be much deceived. The story takes the form of letters from one young lady to another. For "unpre- meditated confessions" they are very well written, and form a readable story. Their tone is at times calculated to inspire dis- trust. Indeed, we cannot help thinking that the all-wise Mr. Redhew would have been less certain about the attractions of Miss Evelyn Dwyer as a wife, had he had the opportunity of seeing them. They are, however, worth reading.