Roy Royland ; or, The Young Castellan. By George Manville
Fenn. (W. and R. Chambers.)—We recognise some of Mr. Fenn's best-known characteristics in this" Story of the Civil War." He has a way of making himself master of the details of anything that it comes in his way to write about. The young hero of this tale is appointed by his father, who is serving the King elsewhere, to take charge of the castle, and hold it for the cause. It has the usual appliances for defences, portcullis, drawbridge, cannon, moats, and powder-magazine, but they are all in the condition of disuse, and the " young Castellan's " first business is to put them in order. Nothing could exceed the care with which all this is described, except perhaps the art with which the details are made interesting. We recognise again the author's interest in fish, so lovingly are the big carp and tench which dwell in the moat described. The tale of the siege itself will be found exciting. All the good people come by their own, and the villain meets with a due reward for his villainy. In every way Roy Roy/and should give satisfaction.
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