20 DECEMBER 1884, Page 21

We have received the annual volume of Cassell's Family Magatine

(Cassell and Co.), with its usual variety of fiction and fact, enter- tainment and utility. So much trouble is taken with these periodi- cals, so mach ability is at the disposal of their conductors (for men who are not professional litterate are can always be found to write upon their own subjects), that it is difficult to bestow the praise which is really deserved without seeming extravagant. The volume before us, besides its literary merit, is noticeable for the excellence of its illustrations, paper, and general "get-up."