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Where is Fairyland? By Joseph F. Charles.
The SpectatorWhere is Fairylahnd? By Joseph F. Charles. (Sampson Low and Co.)-This volume is, alike in aimi and execution, very much above the run of children's books. It is an attempt to...
Stories Told in an African Forest. By A. J. Mounteney Jephson.
The SpectatorStories Told in an Af'rican Forest. By A. J. Mounteney Jephson. I (Sampson Low and Co.)-This is one of the brightest and freshest of the innumerable collections of stories the...
[A seasonable reissue of a useful book will be found in A Hand-...]
The SpectatorA Seasonable roissno of a u sofuLI book will bo found in A Hand- I To)0k for Pravrnlers on the Riviera froom Marseilles to Pisa. (Jolh ,tyurr)y). 'The volumnlo has not appeared...
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Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre. Translated into English, with an Introduction and Notes, by Violet Fane.
The SpectatorCURRENT LITER NTURE. 2e11,0oirs of Marguerite (le Valois, Queen oqf Navarrc. Translated into English, with an Introdaction and Notos, by Violet Fane, (John C. Nimmo.)--This...
Christopher Columbus. By Clements A. Markham, C.B.
The SpectatorChristopher Coliumbus. By Clenionts A. Markham, C.B. (G. Plhilip and Son.)-Lientenant Markham Lhas provided in this volume quite the best and roost readable short Life of the...
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[PARLIAMENT was opened on Tuesday by Commission...]
The SpectatorNEWS OF THE WEEK. pARLIAMENT was opened on Tuesday by Commission with a Queen's Speech which is in no way pretentious, except in the extraordinary number of Bills it promises....
[Lord Kimberley's speech, perhaps, not unnaturally fell...]
The SpectatorLord Kimberley's speech, perhaps, not unnaturally fell 41- T - I. - P our wni uspoatater Lord Salisbury's, and afforded no answer to his opponent's points. In effect, he...
[Lord Salisbury's speech, on Tuesday, was one long series of...]
The SpectatorLord Salisbury's speech, on Tnesday, was one long series of hits, as wise as they were felicitous. In regard to Foreign affairs, he declared it necessary to keep Uganda in...
[Mr. Gladstone's reply, which in manner was full of his usual...]
The Spectator| Mr. Gladstone's reply, which in manner was full of his usual dignity and vivacity, was in substance ineffective. He had nothing to say about the attack on the Evicted Tenants...
[In the House of Commons, there was a long dispute between...]
The SpectatorIn the House of Commons, there was a long dispute between the Parnellites and the Irish Unionists as to moving for, or delaying, the issue of a new writ for South Heath; and...
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[Mr. Morley has received a damaging blow from the Law...]
The SpectatorMIr Morley has leceived a damaging blow from the Law 'n 14 TXs --o ..ain lw r m h 'Courts. He sanctioned, it will be remembered, an order forbidding the police to grant...
[King Milan and Queen Nathalie have been reconciled with...]
The SpectatorKing Milan and Quecn Natbalie have been reconciled with I ,all the approved dramatic forms; and they are either to be remarried, or the divorce is to be cancelled. The young...
[The "Irish National League" of America has issued a mani-...]
The SpectatorI The, " Irish National League " of America baRs issued a mani- festo, signed by President Gannon, denouncing Mr. Gladstone's Home-rule Bill as "a mass of legal verbiage, not...
[It certainly cannot be said that London juries "encourage...]
The SpectatorI It certainly cannot be said that London juries "cneoulagc the licence of the Press." The National Observer, a paper not given to libel, recently reviewed a send-religiouls...
[Mr. Atherley Jones can hardly be reckoned a very acute...]
The SpectatorI Mr. Atherley Jones can hardly be reckoned a very acute politician. He writes to Thursday's Times to lay down conditions for a satisfactory Home-rule Bill, one of his...
[There has been a revolution in Hawaii.]
The SpectatorThere has been a revolution in Hawaii. According to the I ;$an Francisco correspondent of the Times, the Queen of the Sandwich Islands on January 15th proposed a reform of the...
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The Colonial Era in America. By George Park Fisher, D.D., LL.D.
The SpectatorThe Coaonial Bra in America. By George Park Fisher, D.D., LL.D. (Sampson Low and Co.) -We learn from the preface to this neat little book that it is the first of a series of...
In the Levant. By Charles Dudley Warner.
The SpectatorIn Ihe Levant. By Claurles Dudley Warner. 2 vols. (Osgood, I McIlvaine, and Co.)--This is a new and illustrated edition of Mr. WTarner's book, whiclh tnade its first...
Twelve English Authoresses. By L. B. Walford.
The SpectatorTwelve English Authoresses. By L. B. Walford. (Longmans.)- It is evident that these biographical sketches were published originally in a newspaper or magazine. The little...
Mrs. Greet's Story of the Golden Owl.
The SpectatorMis. Ga-eet's Story of thle Golden Owl. (Loadlenhall Press.)> -This b)ook will attract readers more by the eccentricity of its got-up than by the character of the story told...
British New Guinea. By J. P. Thomson.
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A HOME FOR THE DYING.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorA HOME FOR THE DYING. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." SIR,-Close to the Swiss Cottage Metropolitan Station at South Hampstead, stands a large white house in a garden. A...
A STORK MONOPOLIST.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorA STORK MONOPOLIST. ETO Tim EDITOR 01 THEI " SPICTATOR."] SiR,-The following incident, illustrating the reasoning. faculty in the stork, took place in my Swedish home. It may'...
"THE GREAT ENIGMA."; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator"THE GREAT ENIGMA." [To THEI EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.-] Siit,-Will you kindly allow me to correct what is obviously an error of the press, in the review of my recent work,...
TENNYSON'S "CROSSING THE BAR."; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
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TEMPERANCE AGITATORS.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
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TENNYSON'S FAITH.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorTENNYSON'S FAITH. [To THE EIDITOR OF TlE " SPECTATOR."] SiR,-Much has been written about Lord Tennyson and the "faith that was in him," and many quotations from his writings,...
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[Mr. Morley, who was evidently considerably excited by the...]
The SpectatorMr. Morley, who was evidently considerably excited by the speech, accused Mr. Chamberlain of the most mischievous utterances on foreign affairs of which a statesman of his...
[The French Chamber was the scene of a violent debate on...]
The SpectatorThe French Chamber was the scene of a violent debate on Tuesday. It appears that M. de Cassagnac and other journalists hostile to the Republic, in their eagerness to increase...
[Intelligence from Egypt is still unfavourable.]
The SpectatorI Intelligence from Egypt is still unfavourable. The Khedive has promised to take English advice, but he remains hostile; and is said to have placed one of the new Egyptian...
[The first "scene" of a Session which will probably be...]
The SpectatorThe first " scene" of a Session which will probably be I marked by many scenes, occurred on Thursday. Colonel Saunderson, the Orange orator, while discussing the Gweedore...
[The debate in the Lords on Thursday produced some able...]
The SpectatorThe debate in the Lords on Thursday produced some able I speeches, but was unmarked by novelty or special interest. Lord Londonderry accused Mr. Morley of producing disorder in...
[On Wednesday, the rather short debate on the Address had...]
The SpectatorOn Wednesd.ay, the rather short debate on the Address had refei ence chiefly to the proposed Suspensory Bills in relation to the Scotch and,,Wclsh Established Churches. Mr....
[After the scene with Colonel Saunderson, the interest of...]
The SpectatorI After the scene with Colonel Saunderson, the interest of Thursday night's debate was concentrated on the duel between Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. John Morley. Mr. Chamberlain...
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THE SITUATION IN EGYPT.
The SpectatorTHE SITUATION IN EGYPT. VNGLSIIMEN scarcely yet estimate the gravity of the _1_2 crisis which has occurred in Egypt, or the extent of the trouble and responsibility that it...
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THE BIBLE AND THE STAGE.
The SpectatorTHEl BIBLE AND THE STAGE. ' lHERE is a discussion in the New Review for February as T to the fitness of the various Bible stories for the stage. Alexandre Duias */i.ls, in a...
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THE POLICY OF IRISH LOYALISTS.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorTHE POLICY OF IRISH LOYALISTS. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SiR,-As one who hna a deep sympathy with the position of the Ulster Unionists, I would venture to protest...
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator[-TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE " P9irCTATOR."] SiR,-I respectfully submit that there is no question to the above effect before Ulster at present. Of course, any one's feelings would...
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MR. BLAINE.
The SpectatorMR. BLAINE. M R. BLAINE'S career was in the highest sense JJJ-. creditable to the people of the United States. .That, we believe, will be the final verdict of history on the...
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MR. MONTAGU WILLIAMS OUT OF COURT.
The SpectatorMR. MONTAGU WILLIAMS OUT OF COURT.* I THIS volume of entertaining sketches of London life, by the late Mr. Montagu Williams, could not wvell be freer than it is from anything...
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THE MAGAZINES.
The SpectatorTHE MAGAZINES. MR. AnitcirI3ALD FoitlBES sends to the Contemporary Review his experience of the military courage of Royalty. He has been provoked by Mr. Lanin's strictures on...
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MR. GOSCHEN AS CONSERVATIVE.
The SpectatorME. GOSCHEN AS CONSERVATIVE. AS Mr. Goschen has been elected by the Carlton Club, A we may assume that he wishes to be classed in future as a Liberal Conservative, rather than...
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THE LANCASHIRE LOCK-OUT.
The SpectatorTHE LANCASHIRE LOCK-OUT. TO an impaLrLial outsider the present-by the timhe theselines appear it may be the recent-strike in the spinning branch of the LaneAsliire cotton....
THE REVOLUTION IN HAWAII.
The SpectatorTllE REVOLUTION IN HAWAII. 'W E have great difficulty in believing that the GovernT T inent of the United States will comply with the demand of the American residents in...
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THE FIRST IRISH DEBATE.
The SpectatorTHE FIRST IRISH DEBATE. THTE Ministers continue to keep their secret; but Lord T Kimberley tells us that the Irish Bill will be no milk-and-water affair. The Anti-Parnellites...
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BEFORE BREAKFAST IN THE FEN.
The SpectatorBEFORE BREAKFAST IN THE FEN. ALTHIOUGH Cornelius Vermuyden, the Dutch engineer, A .drained sixty thousand acres of the fen of SouthEastern Yorkshire in 1626, completing in two...
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WILLIAM BELL SCOTT.
The SpectatorBOO K S. WILLIAM BELL SCOTT.@ PrimAi facie, it would seem impossible to justify the publication of the two thick octavo volumes that form the subject of this notice. Williamt...
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THE LIBERAL CHURCHMEN'S UNION.
The SpectatorTHE LIBERAL CHURCHMEN'S UNION. THIE formation of a new society is not uncommonly T a sign that the work it is intended to further has already been done. It is the change that...
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ULSTER AFTER HOME-RULE.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorLETTERS TO THE EDITOR. ULSTER AFTER HIOME-RULE. LTO THs EDITOR OF TIHE SPECTATOR.-3 Snip,-I have been much interested in the correspondence in the Spectator on the subject of...
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A PARADISE OF ENGLISH POETRY.
The SpectatorA PARADISE OF ENGLISH POETRY.* OF anthologies of verse there are many varieties. There is, to begin with, the kind with which we are familiar in Mr. Palgrave's Golden Trasury....
STEPHANIA.
The SpectatorSTEPHANIA.* Wx cannot but feel great regret to find the poetical power so firmly connected with the composite name of "Michael Field " directed to a subject much better left...
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THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.
The SpectatorTOPICS OF TILE DAY. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. THE Queen's Speech, with which the Session began, has one separate and peculiar interest. It is intended to embody the latent wishes of...
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SCOTCH FEUDALISM IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
The SpectatorSCOTCH FEUDALTSM TN THE SEVENTEENTH I ~~~CENTURY.* TiiIS volume, whlichl is not the leajst important of the publications of the Scottish History Societjy, will be found of...
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AN OLD EXTRAVAGANCE.
The SpectatorAN OLD EXTRAVAGANCE. ElVER since the days of Isaiah there has been no lack of E reformers to point the finger of scorn at worman's apparel and to prophesy evil of its...
