3 SEPTEMBER 1910, Page 27

Rags. By Arthur Applin. (F. V. White and Co. 62.)—This

is rather an absurd story of a Duke's daughter who runs away from home and tries while working for the Salvation Army to earn her living by needlework Incidentally she converts a burglar, who with his dog follows her about devotedly and saves her from all the dangers of the East End. There is a certain verve and "go" about the story which make it worth reading, though the characters cannot be said to be true to nature, and the contrast between life in the East End and life in the Duke's mansion is drawn in colours which are almost too startling.