Books: Young Royalty
ERNESTINE SOPHIE—Sophia Cleugh—Macmillan ($2.00).
A little girl, most mysteriously derived, is living at an English parsonage when the Crown Prince of Nicomedia dies. A general and a count come to claim her for the little comic opera kingdom as its heir presumptive, the daughter of the King's youngest son. For a girl in her early teens, Ernestine Sophie has admittedly a remarkable amount of poise, extraordinary insight and understanding. She likewise develops into an excellent shot with the revolver. So she goes to the intriguing little court and sets it upon its ear. The Princess finds two men who love her dearly, besides revolutionary plots and a near-revolution, but all are successfully quelled and at 16 Ernestine becomes Her Majesty. The story is one part Graustark, one part Prisoner of Zenda, and one part original merit. The original merit provides enough good characters to make entertainment. Highly to be recommended for consumption by maiden aunts and ingénues.
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