Celebrated Mechanics And Their Achievements, By F. M....
W. Partridge), tells again the more or less familiar stories of how lighthouses were built, harbours made, canals excavated, the steam-hammer invented, and other things,......
Joseph Wolf, Animal Painter.*
THE first feeling experienced after reading Mr. Palmer's admirably written book is a feeling of pity for the public to whom Joseph Wolf is unknown, the man whose motto is on the......
Dorothy's Stepmother. By Penelope Leslie. (national...
simple and pleasant little story of how a little girl cherishes great hopes, and finds them fulfilled in a quite unex- pected way. The " stepmother " of modern fiction is quite......
Current Literature.
GIFT-BOOKS. Girls, New and Old. By Mrs. L. T. Meade. (W. and R. Chambers )—This is an animated and attractive story of life in a girls' school. Interesting circumstances lead up......
Scotland, Picturesque And Traditional. By George...
—Mr. Eyre-Todd tells us that he has actually visited, " with staff and knapsack," all the region which he de- scribes. Melrose and Inverness are the limits which he gives ; but......
The Cat And The Cake. By M. Bramston. (national Society.)
—This is a story of the siege of Nuremberg, told with the skill which Miss Bramston always shows in her presentations of life whether past or present. The prominent figure is of......
The Rightful Daughter. By Maude M. Butler. (jarrold And...
Butler must really be a little more sparing in her use of coincidences and surprises. We are prepared to discover that the beautiful Marion is a kinswoman of the family, that......
Is The Arrangement. The Animals Are Classified In Orders And
sub- orders ; this gives to the anecdotes a significance which they would not otherwise possess. The idea is worthy of all praise, and the result is a book which may be......
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