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Sister K. By Mabel Hart. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)—The only

portions of this book which are of interest are those which give a graphic description of life in the wards of a London hospital as seen from the point of view of the nurse. The curious hard- ness, combined with great professional kindness, of the outlook of the nurse runs as an undercurrent through all these scenes, and is a strange study for the analyst of human nature. The story is otherwise commonplace ; but the book is worth reading by any one who wishes for information as to the details of hospital work.