31 MARCH 1883, Page 24

This Work-a-lay World : Thoughts for Busy People. By B..

Wordsworth. (latchards.)—This sound, excellent little book—a reprint of short lectures to girls in factories and other centres of industry—is described by its author as "a humble attempt to aid those who live in this work-a-day world not merely to look beyond it, but to look into it." The purpose and the execution are alike admirable.