loam from Mr. T. Fisher Unwin that he has recently published in his Colonial Library a volume by Mr, Morley Roberts, entitled "Captain Balaam of the Ovrmorant, snd other Sea Comedies" The Aberdeen Froe Pross " save of it "Those who read and enjoyed the humorous delinvations of sailor life con. tained in Mr. Roberts' previous velum: The Promotion of the Admiral,' will turn with interest to his new book, The 'Comedies' it contains are nearly all fresh in conception, only the last, "The Comedy of the Orissa' being in any way reminiscent of the Admiral, and the manner in which Mr, Roberts tells how pi the British Captain got the pull of the notorious Irivh-American eri Healy, a scoundrel who, in the playing of a low-down game, could hea given points to Shanghai Smith himself, will unfailingly appeal to all readers with any sense of humour and fair he tle atory, 'Ovptnin Balam,' Mutinoas Comiuet of Mrs. Ryder' describe races for port between rival captving, the shipper the latter story living grostly aided by a resourceful wife." One of the best tales in the book is 'The Order of the Gun,' wi ich tells how the conceit was taken oyt of a ship-owner's son, who on the strength of being his father's son, wxs endearouring to play the' ess' on board a vessel bound from 7.w Orkans to the Cape with "the rakings ud sorapinys of Texas mon and horses on boxed Mr. Unwin is bringing out in hi Coloniat Library a uew novel by) Mr. Alphonse Courlander,—white firet story, "The Taskinaster," way recognised by the critics ws a work of excep. tional promise and was one of the successes of its season. The Daily Telegriph" says of this new bok:—" "Seth of the the story of a village tragedy, Tt is just such " tragedy ug renders will find now and then recorded in the short and simple annals of the There is genuine and unforced pathos in the narrate live of Seth Craddock's struggle against fate, #0 pitiful and so unavailing proves in the end. The ruadmender, sturdy, resolute, capable of better things, and striving in despite of the tricks of fortune, to raise himself shove the mean ud debasing surrounding of his existence, is amazingly well drawn, The roral environment around which the story passes is particularly vivid and striking, Dir. Courlander paints his villose and village life with all the fidelity and
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