6 NOVEMBER 1909, Page 11

The Coming of Navarre. By 0. V. Caine. (I. Nisbet

and Co. 5s.)—" An English Boy's Adventures in the Days of Guise and Henry of Navarre" is the sub-title. It begins while the Armada is on the sea, and the fate of England is still in the balance ; it may be said to end with the assassination of Henri of Guise.

There is a private interest in the fortunes of a French heiress who is carried off by an unwelcome suitor. The story is told in a very effective way. We are particularly struck with the vigorous drawing of the historical characters, as notably of the French King, Henri III., and his confidant, Rosmy. Nor is the byplot less worthy of praise.