The Master of the Rebel First. By J. Howard Brown.
(S. W. Partridge and Co. 2s. 6d.)—The organised mischief which can dwell in a class of boys devoid of all discipline is described with undeniable accuracy and considerable relish by Mr. Howard Brown, and one sympathises with the unfortunate masters who try to tackle the "Rebel First." The incident of the "Parrot Pageant " is amusing, and the turning of the tables by the new master and new broom, Paul Parrett, very complete. Mr. Parrett, the hero of the story, is a good character, and Poison, the bad boy and villain, is well drawn. The other actors are somewhat crudely outlined, but there are many dramatic incidents in the story ; it is well written, and the tricks of the boys are most ingenious. Mr. Brown knows boys, how smart and how wicked they can be, so that from start to finish there are no dull moments with the "Rebel First," who are about as ingenious a set of young rascals as can be found in print. One may well ask, without being thought timidly apprehensive, whether it is quite wise to suggest such ideas to boys, who are without nerves and excellent imitators. However, their elders and betters have an opportunity of being forewarned, and they might do worse than follow the fortunes of Paul Parrett, who conquers the " Rebel First."
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