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The World of Romance. (Cassell and Co.)—We have here, in

a handsome volume, well printed, and excellently illustrated, be- tween fifty and sixty short stories of the romantic kind, gathered from many sources, and belonging to many times and many nations. Legends of the Rhine, and stories from the Wild West of America, romances from the East, and classical tales, go to make up the farrago libelli. Among the best known will be Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle," Edgar Poe's " Go1J- Bug," and " Aucassin and Nicolette." But it is sufficient to say that the collection is a very good one, and that it is adorned with a number of spirited illustrations.