30 JANUARY 1897, Page 12

The Finding of Lot's Wife. By Alfred Clark. (Sampson Low,

Marston, and Co.)—There is at least a full proportion of adventure and romance in this volume. The characters present familiar types. We have the stolid, solid Englishman and his mercurial complement, the villain—this character is put into commission, and the commissioners are numerous—two heroines, one happy, one unhappy, and so forth. These all play their parts sufficiently well, and the result is a brisk tale which the higher criticism would easily demolish, but which average readers will receive with general satisfaction.