8 FEBRUARY 1902, Page 26

Lady Gwendoline. By Thomas Cobb. (Grant R.ichards. Os.)— Only on

the actual title page does Mr. Cobb accord his heroine her title. On the back and outside, the book is called " Gwendo- line " tout court. But by whatever name she is called, the young lady's adventures must have been most unpleasant for her and hers. We wish the book were not so slight and thin, for Mr. Cobb can write when he chooses, and this work is certainly not up to his mark. It is smooth and polished, and the personages are fairly lifelike, and are really ladies and gentlemen ; but this is all one can say for the story, which, we repeat again, is decidedly disappointing.