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Gentle Knight Of Old Brandenburg. By Charles Major....

Co. 6s.)—Readers who remember Mr. Major's "Dorothy Vernon" will expect a good story, and will not be dis- appointed. The scene is laid in Prussia in the days of Frederick the......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under this heading we notice such Books a/ the reek aa hiss not hen Maud for raviolis in other forms,] The House of Lords and the Constitution. By J. H. Morgan, M.A. With an......

Pitman's Public Man's Guide. Edited By J. A. Slater. (sir

I. Pitman and Sons. 3s. 6d. net.)—This volume is described as " A Handbook for All who Take an Interest in the Questions of the Day." The information is conveniently arranged in......

Rkldablii Novsts.-11 Beautiful Rebel. By Wilfrid...

6a)—An interesting story of the war of 1812 between England and the United States.—Buse o' Bushy. By W. A. Allan. (J. W. Arrowsmith, BristoL 6s.)—A rural love- story, the scene......

Some Annual Volumes May Be Mentioned Together. Nisbet's...

and Almanac (J. Nisbet and Co., 2s. net) is a very convenient volume. It is furnished with an almanac and with some . interesting notes on Church matters.—The Scottish Church......

The True History Of Jack Cade. By Joseph Clayton. (frank

Palmer. 2s.)—The title is too ambitious. No one can be sure that he knows the "true history" of Jack Cade. At the same time, we are quite ready to weigh Mr. Clayton's arguments,......

The Express. By Alice Seymour. 2 Vols. (simpkin,...

Co. 4e. 6d. per voL)—These two volumes contain "The Life and Divine Writings of Joanna Southcott." Many years ago the writer of this notice saw a poster which recommended the......

"our Sacrifice Of Praise And Thanksgiving." By The Rev. P.

C. Ingrouille. (C. J. Thynne. 3s. 6d. net.)—This is a carefully studied statement of the Anglican doctrine of the Eucharist. We have no fault to find with Mr. Ingrouille's......

Switzerland Of The Swiss. By Frank Webb. (sir I. Pitman

and Sons. 6.3. net.)—We may describe this volume as the "Swiss ' Statesman's Year-Book.'" It gives details of matters political, commercial, and social, illustrating them by......

British Place - Names In Their Historical Setting. By...

(S.P.C.K. 5s.)-Mr. McClure allots about a third of his space to the Roman occupation. His plan is to give a narrative which he illustrates as he proceeds with examples of......