The Sunday Magazine, for 1882, and Little Snowflakes, being the
Children's Christmas Number of the same. (Isbister and Co.)— Dr. Maodonald's admirable, unseotarian Christian spirit rules this volume, and he is well supported by others who also supply stories. The volume is as full of varied, interesting, and useful matter as usual, including papers by well-known divines on Bible history ; delightful Sunday-evening lessons to the young by Mr. Waugh and his coadjutors, illustrating the true meaning of Christian truth and love. Natural history is dealt with most attrac- tively, by Mr. Wood especially. The biographies of Darwin, Dr. John Brown, Longfellow, and others, are amongst the most valuable contributions; and finally, the pictures are beautiful, and the por- traits of contributors, the illustrations of Psalm civ., and other of the best engravings, are on thick paper. Little Snowflakes is full of nice stories, with high ideals that the little ones can grasp and imitate. We do not altogether like the leading story, but "Jean and Sandy," "Meg's First Christmas-tree," "Dolly's Little Bird," " The Oak and the Ocean," &c,, are interesting and touching. The poetry is not good, either in the Sunday Magazine or Little Snowflakes, with very rare exceptions.
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