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London City. By W. J. Loftie, B.a. Illustrated By W.

Luker, jun. (The Leadenhall Press.)—This is a handsome book, well and copiously illustrated. Still, in a way, it is disappointing. Mr. Loftie discusses at considerable length......

The Homeric Hymns. Translated Into English Prose By John...

B.A. (James Thin, Edinburgh.)—Mr. Edgar rightly com- plains of the neglect with which English scholars have treated the Homeric Hymns. That they are later in date than the "......

How To Read Isaiah. By Buchanan Blake, D.d. (t. And

T. Clark.)—Mr. Blake has arranged the prophecies of Isaiah in the chronological order. He holds, with the vast majority of modern critics, that the book, as we have it, consists......

School Booxs.—a Practical French, Grammar, Part I., By...

Larnsoyes (Regan Paul, Trench, and Co.), aims at simplicity and practicality. Rules, vocabularies, dialogues,. and exercises go on together, and it is intended that the pupil......

John Henry Newman. By Wilfrid Meynell. (lieg,an Paul,...

Co.)—Mr. W ilfrid Ttleynell's sub-title suggests a sub- ject of serious thought : "The Foun 3er of Modern Anglicanism and a Cardinal of the Roman Church." If this is so, what......

A Lady's Letters From Central Africa. By Jane F. Moir.

(Mactehose, Glasgow.)—Mrs. Moir is the wife of the younger of two brothers whose names are well known in connection with the work of African investigation. "Lord Salisbury and......

My First Curacy. By The Rev. Sydney Mostyn. (the Leaden-

hall Press.)—We cannot say that the prospect of more books of this kind—this appears to be the first of a proposed series entitled " Curatica "—is very attractive. This story of......