7 NOVEMBER 1896, Page 12

Miss Chilcote's Legacy. By H. Louisa Bedford. (S.P.C.K.)— This is

an excellent story. The main subject is the reformation of a young man whom heredity and bad example and the bad opinion of his neighbours seem to doom to ruin. Miss Chilcote receives from a dying relative the charge of his future, and, in spite of many adverse influences and many disappointments, she never despairs. The accessories, also, of the tale are good and skilfully managed, and the characters, especially the stern Mr. Medwin, are well drawn.