'Twist Will and Will Noe By Jessie L. Nicholson. (Hurst
and Blackett.)—There is nothing startling or sensational in this story,
nothing at all to disturb the even tenour of the narrative, yet there are two excellent characters in it, and the secret of Charles Burke's behaviour is so skilfully concealed that we do not guess it till it is revealed. Jack Burke is a character that might well have been elaborated, but as he is, he is loveable enough. Rhoda, the heroine, does not interest us much ; she is a plain, straight- forward creature, and acts as a foil to Charles Burke. The style has no pretensions, but one reads it, for it has the merit of trans-
parent plainness and common-sense, and the details do not bore. 'Twist Will and Will Not is most readable. We may add that no character in the book is carelessly drawn, and that all are distinct individuals.
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