17 MARCH 1894, Page 25

Proverbs in Porcelain. By Austin Dobson. (Began Paul, Trench, and

Co.)—This is a very cleverly illustrated edition of -seven sketches in verse (Mr. Dobson adds to his six " Proverbs," all of which have a dramatic form, what he calls a " Dramatic Vignette," with the title of " Au Revoir "). Mr. Dobson's poems are well known to readers, and it is therefore sufficient to mention the name of the able draughtsman whose pencil has given them a new charm. This is Mr. Bernard Partridge.