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My Son's Wife. By Rose Porter. (Nisbet and Co.)—This is

a study of character rather than a tale. Bona is finely drawn, and an example of what a naturally fine temper may be made by genuine piety ; one " cui meliore luto finxit praecorclia Titan," if a quotation from a "profane" author may be permitted.