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Essay On The Right Estimation Of Manuscript Evidence In The

Text of the New Testament. By Thomas Rawson Birks, M.A. (Macmillan.)—Professor Birks applies a destructive criticism with more or less force to the efforts of Biblical scholars......

The Annotated Bible ; Being A Household Commentary Upon The

Holy Scriptures. By the Rev. John Henry Blunt, M.A. Vol. I. Genesis to Esther, with the General Introduction. (Rivingtons.)—This laborious work, the greater part of which has......

Stirring Ti»zes ; Or, Records From Jerusalem, Consular...

1853-1856. By the late James Finn. Edited and compiled by his Widow. With a Preface by the Viscountess Strangford. 2 vols. (C. Kegan Pan' and Co.)—A very strong pro-Turkish......

Personal Reminiscences. By Robert B. Forbes. (little,...

Boston, 17.S.; Sampson Low and Co., London.)—Mr. Forbes, who is of Scotch descent, as he explains to us, at some length, was taken as a child, in 1811, to France, which it was......

Scripture Searchings. By The Rev. E. D. Whitmarsh, D.c.l....

Bell and Sons.)—This book is certainly true to its title. In addition to long extracts from the Scriptures, not always very apposite to the subject discussed, long lists of......

Nover.s.—the Secret Of The Sands; Or, The' Water-lily'...

Crew. By Har: j Coiling wood. (Griffith and Ferran.) A young sailor rateues from a shipwreck a Spanish captain, who, feeling himself mortally hurt, communicates to the young man......

The Gospel Of Home Life. By Mark Evans. (c. Kogan

Paul and Co.)—" To yield the religions sentiment reasonable satisfaction " is the object, very earnestly followed, of this book. In our own home life and family relationships,......

The Monks Of Thelema. By Walter Besant And James Rice.

3 vols. (Cbatto and Windus.)—The authors call their work "an invention," and the word suggests that a desire of novelty has had something to do with the shaping of their plot.......

A Popular Exposition Of The Epistles To The Seven Churches

of Asia. By E. H. Plumptre, D.D. (Hodder and Stoughton.)—This little volume will quite support the high character which Professor Plumptre already bears as a commentator on......