In the Great Whets Land. By Dr. Gordon Stables, RN.
(Blackie and Son. 3s. 6d.)—Dr. Gordon Stables takes us first to the Arctic, and then to the Antarctic, regions. The latter of these two voyages is the main subject of the story. The adventurers are not permitted actually to reach the Pole, but of course they plant the British and American flags at a spot further than had been gained by any traveller before. We cannot quarrel with Dr. Gordon Stables if he enlivens his story by some imaginative details. The Antarctic region is sadly uninteresting; but for the considerable spice of danger with which its experiences are flavoured, they would be but an indifferent subject. Hence we accept the volcanic cavern and the remains that have come down from the far-off temperate epoch without a murmur. The actual conditions of life in such a climate are well described.
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