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Archie's Find. By E. Stredder. (T. Nelson and Sons.)—This "story

of Australian life" has plenty of picturesque description and incident. The " find " is naturally a "claim" rich in gold, and gold, all the world over, creates history. The adventure with the eagles in the first chapter is very good, and the descrip- tion of the terrified silence which the fierce bird's approach causes, very effective. There is more in this little volume than in many of larger size and more pretence.