FOR Boys OF SEVENTEEN OR OLDER. -
In A Sailor of Napoleon, Mr. Lesterman has set down, in autobiographical form, the experiences of a French lad fighting against Nelson. His adventures and hairbreadth escapes culminate in his being taken prisoner at Trafalgar. The story is thoroughly exciting, but it also has serious value as an historical study. The illustrations deserve special praise. Dick Valiant describes vividly the actual life of a naval cadet, from his appearance before the Examination Board to the mobilization for the War. It is to be followed next year by a sequel entitled Dick -in the Dardanelles. - Last of all, in For Land and Liberty, we have a fine historical novel, dealing with the Norman Conquest. The hero, Leofric, is an English youth who is a " die-hard " rebel against the invader. After many fightings, including some under Hereward at Ely, he is taken prisoner and sentenced to death, and is only brought in the nick of time to allegiance to William by the girl whom he loves, and whom he finds to be of partly Norman blood herself. Mr. Escott Lynn has made a special study of his period, and his story is as educative as it is absorbing.
G. T.
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