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The History Of France, From 1789 To 1848. By M.

Gnizot. Edited by Madame de Witt, née Guizot. Vol. IV. (Sampson Low and Co.)— It is not clear how much of this volume is due to the authorship of M. Gnizot. On the whole, we......

Advanced Manual Of Teaching ; For Teachers Of Elementary And

Higher Schools. (National Society.)—This is a useful volume, full of practical suggestions of no small value. Teachers may learn much from it ; and examiners also, who are......

Novels.— George Vanbrugh's Mistake. By H. Baden...

Low and Co.)—There is very little to be said about the nominal hero of this tale. George Vanbrugh is a common-place person, and Mr. Pritchard has not that art of interesting us......

The Wandering Naturalists : A Story Of Adventure. By J.

A. Law- son. (Remington.)—The narrator represents himself as travelling with a French naturalist throughout a considerable portion of Northern India, in search of specimens.......

Theodora, Or, Star By Star. (lippincott.)—this Is One Of The

many books whose raison d'être it is not easy to see. Of course, this may be said of a number of foolish tales ; but this cannot be called a foolish tale. On the contrary, it is......