The Mountain Lovers. By Fiona Macleod. (john Lane.)— This...
the very air of the Highlands, with its superstitions and its freedom from restraint. Fiona Macleod, however, has wrapped-up the history of her characters in such an abundance......
The Trail Of The Sword. By Gilbert Parker. (methrien.)—...
can be no doubt that in The Trail of the Sword we get a very real picture of the military life of the period, particularly of the quick, eager, quarrelsome, self-reliant......
The Ancient Baotians. By W. Rhys Roberts. (cambridge...
the greatest of Bceotians (if we leave Epaminondas out of account), leaves on record the com- mon reproach addressed to his countrymen, Botorr;a Ls. Professor Roberts examines......
In The Autumn Number Of The Cheltenham Ladies' College...
(T. Hailing, Cheltenham) we observe an interesting account of Dr. Lillias Hamilton. We mentioned, in noticing an earlier number of this excellent periodical, an account of this......
Messrs. Raphael Tuck And Co. Send Us A Selection From
their Christmas and New Year Cards. " Cards," as our readers are probably aware, is an exceedingly elastic term, and includes a great variety of very pretty and tasteful......
Among The Water-lilies. By Cecilia M. Blake. (simpkin,...
Co.)—There is more tragedy than water-lilies in this story, which has many fanciful, highly coloured characters, and a plot which languishes through a great deal of unnecessary......
New Editions And Reprints.—we Have Received Two More...
the " People's Edition of the Poetical Works of Lord Tennyson" (Macmillan and Co.) These are Locksley Hall, and other Poems, including " St. Simeon Stylites," " The Talking......
George Morland. By R. Richardson. Illustrated. (elliot...
very appreciative and affectionate sketch of Morland's life and his extraordinary gift of rapid drawing. Mr. Richardson does not attempt to gloss over Morland's faults and the......
Admirers Of The Genius Of Randolph Caldecott—and Who That...
his work will not be found among them ?—will be glad to see the First and Second Collection of Pictures and Songs (Frederick Warne and Co.) A more delightful mingling of the......
Five Lectures On Shakespeare. By Bernhard Ten Brink....
by Julia Franklin. (Bell and Sons.)—We are always glad to hear what Professor Ten Brink has to say about the master- pieces of our literature. This volume increases the......
Kaffir Stories. By W. S. Scully. " The Autonym Library." (t.
Fisher Unwin.) - These stories are instinct with an intimate knowledge of the Kaffir peoples, and their very tragedy adds to their interest and their truthful colouring. We do......
We Have Received :—the British Almanac And Companion,...
Company), being the sixty-ninth annual issue. It contains the usual information, academical, political, commercial, &c., an almanac with the matters that the word implies, a......
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