4 JUNE 1892, Page 24

We have received The Manchester Quarterly, Volume X. (John Heywood).

This contains various essays and papers by the members of the Manchester Literary Club. We may mention the brief memoir of the Rev. W. A. O'Conor, by Mr. Peter Okell ; "The Poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti," by Mr. John Walker; and Mr. J. T. Foard's " Story of a Ring," supposed to be the ring which Queen Elizabeth gave to Essex. Mr. Foard believes the traditional story. He proves that a ring was given ; that the Queen, previously in fair health, attended the death-bed of the Countess of Nottingham, and immediately afterwards sickened of the disease of which she died. We may also mention Mr. A. Monkhouse's paper on " Ibsen's Social Plays." Mr. W. R. Cred- land contributes a curious little paper on "Imaginary Books and Libraries."