A Story Of The Golden Age. By James Baldwin. (sampson
Low and Co.)—Mr. Baldwin ingeniously weaves into a continuous story some of the non-Homeric legends which make up "the tale of Troy Divine." He takes Odysseus for his hero. It......
Little Margit, And Other Stories. By M. A. Reser. (griffith,
Farran, and Co.)—This volume contains five fairy.stories. Little Margit comes unawares on the fairies, and is condemned to knit twelve- dozen comforters out of the best cloud......
The Palace Beautiful. By L. T. Meade. (cassell And Co.)—mies
Mead treats her readers here to a downright romance, and a real treat it is. Three girls are left orphans with a slender supply of money. They have friends and would not lack......
Dacia Darlingaea. By Mrs. Dambrill.davies. (abel Heywood...
have here a series of descriptions of home life, diversified by travels by sea. These are joined together by a slender thread of story. For the most part, the author's......
Tales.—namesakes. By Mary E. Mullah. (hatcharde.)—we Had...
through this little book, not before we saw its merits, but before we recognised in the author the writer of that very charming story, "The Lion Battalion." It is sufficient to......
Etchings Of Venice. By Ernest George. (the Fine Art...
—Mr. Ernest George's merits as an etcher are well known, and the mention of his name and of the subject on which he has employed his skill will be a sufficient recommendation of......
The Complete Picture Gallery Of The Animal Kingdom. (gill...
Sons.)—This is an illustrated natural history. Having to be con- cluded in a single volume, it is necessarily on a small scale. Never- theless, it has as many as 735 woodcuts.......
Treasures Of Art And Song. Arranged By Robert Ellice Mack.
(Griffith, Ferran, and Co.)—Mr. Mack has got together a pretty collection of pictures and poems. For the latter, he has sometimes had recourse to well-known pieces,—Tennyson's......
Daddy's Boy. By L. T. Meade. (hatchards.)—this Beauti-...
pathetic without being harrowing, reminds us of Miss Florence Montgomery's "Misunderstood,"—reminds us, without sug- gesting the idea of an imitation. Indeed, the resemblance is......
Ships, Sailors, And The Sea. By R. Cornewall-sones....
Co.)—Mr.Cornewall.Jones combines in this volume a great variety of practical information with stories of battle and adventure. The first chapter describes the various kinds of......
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