Peeps At Portugal. By W. O'connor Morris. (harrison And...
0 'Connor Morris gives an attractive picture of Portugal, which he visited in the summer of the present year— not the time at which it is supposed to be most agreeable—and found......
Father Christmas's Stories. By Louise Alice Riley. (john...
was rather risky, perhaps, of the author of this volume of stories to follow in the wake of so many writers who in the past have endeavoured, under one of the many disguises......
At The Antipodes. By G. Verschuur. (sampson Low And Co.)—
The author of this book, which has been very capably translated into English by a lady, takes a very comprehensive view of " the Antipodes," for he includes in it certain of his......
Brave And True, And Other Stories. By Gregson Gow....
—Simplicity is the note of these stories, which appear intended above all things to demonstrate how the highest virtues may flourish under the humblest or almost infantile......
Three Bright Girls. By Annie E. Armstrong. (blackie.)—un-...
skill is shown by the writer of this story in portraying Doris, Honor, and Molly, the three girls who give the title to it, and who are " bright " in different " styles," and......
United States Pictures. By Richard Lovett, M.a. (the...
Society.)—This handsome volume, which contains, in addition to a map, 157 engravings, is an excellent one to put into the hands of a boy who is outgrowing the ordinary story-......
A Canterbury Tale. By M. A. Hoyer. (john Hogg.)—a Canterbury
boy of the name of Augustine stumbles in Kensing- ton, where he happens to be visiting an uncle, on a little girl reading " The Pilgrim's Progress " to her kitten and dolly. As......
The Great Cockney Tragedy. By Ernest Rhys. The Sketches By
Jack B. Yeats. (T. Fisher Unwin.)—According to Mr. King- lake, the Oriental regards the European as an unaccountable and uncomfortable work of God, " who may have been sent for......
The Boys Of Prior's Dean. By Phcebe Allan. (john Hogg.)—
Most of the boys who give the title to this stcr.7 are either very naughty or very weak. Very naughty is Ernest Ford, the leader of the gang of bullies that stone jackdaws and......
The King's Cup - Bearer. By Mrs. 0. F. Walton. (religious...
Society.)—This book may serve very well as a gift to a pupil in a Sunday class who has taken a liking for Biblical history. It is really a study, in sixteen chapters, of the......
Current Literature.
GIFT-BOOKS. The annual volumes of Leisure Hour and Sunday at Home have been issued. They are notable mainly for the amount of interesting and instructive reading of all sorts......
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