Sunset Bock. By May Baldwin. (W. and R. Chambers. 62.)—
The moral of this story is that "pride goes before a fall," and it must be admitted that Edith Everard points it very well. She is a very admirable character in some respects, for much of her pride naturally belongs to high courage and generosity ; but she is a most consummate little snob. How this absurd conceit is finally broken down by a schoolfellow whose part she takes, and who, to her unbounded astonishment, turns out to be a Peer's as well as a washerwoman's daughter, will be found most enter- taining by girls. The scene is laid in Cornwall, and the local freedom of speech furnishes some sharp lessons, and some amusing ones too, in the narrative. Young readers of Sunset Bock will not be less pleased to find that the rebellious schoolgirl has very real claims to their admiration as well as to their criticism.
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