15 DECEMBER 1866, page 21

Current Literature.

The Month. December. 1866. (Simpkin and Marshall.)—Our Roman Catholic contemporary is more than usually interesting this month. It opens with an extraordinary paper, that could......

The Army Of The Potomac.* Ma. William Swdrrox Has Written

the best book on the subject of American warfare which it has been our lot yet to encounter. Not that it is by any means up to the highest standard of military history, being......

Nooks And Corners Of English Life, Past And Present. By

John Timbs. With Illustrations. (Griffith and Farram)—Mr. Timbs is a great bene- factor to desultory readers. He gets out of big books just the scraps of information they like,......

Lucy's Campaign : A Story Of Adventure. By Mary And

Catherine Lee. With Illustrations by George Hay. (Griffith and Farran.)—We think that most young ladies would be very much pleased at the first sight of this bright little book,......