Modest Little Sara, By Alan St. Aubyn. (Chatto and Windus.)
—This is a tale of love-making within academical precincts. Affairs are entangled by the not uncommon complication of a heartless young fellow whose extravagancies have to be paid for by the sufferings of a mother and sister ; and who entangles him- self with a worthless woman. The tale is well written, and the • heroine is not the only person in it who interests.—From the same publishers we have also Taken From the Enemy. By Henry Newbolt.—This is a well-contrived and well-told story. The centre of interest is the exiled Napoleon I. An attempt is being made to deliver him from his island prison. The fortunes of the • actors in this drama are described with much skill. A little love- story is worked up with the more important narr ative, and the combination makes a decidedly interesting book.
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