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The Book-Lover. By James Baldwin. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.)— This

"guide to the best reading" is drawn up with knowledge, care, and good-sense. Mr. Baldwin knows what he is talking about, and can give good advice as to what a student should read and how he should read it. He has lists of books for older and for younger readers ; various subjects he treats separately, a wiser plan, it seems to us, than putting a farrago of a hundred books together.