"The Celebrity" by Winston Churchill (MacMillan and Co.) may be briefiy described as one of those books which it is hard to lay down until finished. It describes the adventures of a young American author, the Celebrity, who disguised under an incognito, visits a summer resort by the great lakes, in quest of a very charming young woman whom he wishes to marry. Meanwhile the man whose name he has assumed, takes the opportunity to decamp with various embezzled monies. The Celebrity accordingly falls into some trouble, the police being in hot pursuit and finally escapes to Canada. Intentionally or otherwise, the author has perpetrated a most amusing satire upon one of our younger authors who has rather persistently advertised himself before the public.

The book is one of the most amusing of the year, being filled with a good deal of clever conversation. It is moreover very simply written, and above all, it is not long. The author, a recent graduate of Annapolis, although little known to the reading public, bids fair to acquire a place among our best short story tellers.