Ivan Greet's Masterpiece. By Grant Allen. (Chatto and Windus.) —Mr.
Grant Allen republishes here a number of short stories which have already appeared in various periodicals. Most of them have been written " more or less to please himself," he tells us ; and he goes on, " others, however, are cast as a sop to Cer- berus." He does not say which is which, but we can guess that the sop to Cerberus " includes those that are the least risquti. The tale which gives a name to the volume was accepted, he informs us, somewhat to his surprise, by the editor of the Graphic. But why surprised P The newspaper that published " Tess of the D'Urbervilles " cannot be lacking in the boldness which Mr, Grant Allen so much admires. Two of the number, however, found 'acceptance nowhere. We cease to wonder. It would be difficult to find anything more disagreeable and paradoxical than "The Sixth Commandment," or a greater caricature than "The Missing Link."
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