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The Position Of Woman : Actual And Ideal. With Preface

by Sir Oliver Lodge. (James Nisbet and Co. 3s. Gd.) — Our notice of this book will be brief. It is the outcome of meetings organized by a local committee at E Iinburgh at which......

Burning Daylight. By Jack London. (w. Heinemaim. 6s.— The...

of this novel is really the nickname of the hero, and the story opens at Klondike before the great rush. As usual, Mr. London's accounts of journeys in the extreme North, under-......

Some Books Of Tiie Week.

* Finder this headilor us notice sueli Baas ay the week as hare not beet reserved for review in other forms.) The Beak of the Prophet Isaiah. With Introduction and Notes by G.......

Novels.

IN SEARCH OF EGERIA.* THERE are notoriously a good many people incapable of appreciating the flashing satire of "Barry Lyndon "—among them men not in the least blind to the......

Itreasesee Novell—rules Of The Game. By Stewart C. White....

Nelson and Sons.)—Very hard to understand (the "Game" is the conduct of great industries in the Western States of America), but certainly powerfuL—The Trap. By Dick Donovan. (P.......

A History Of Methodism. By J. Robinson Gregory. 2 Vols.

(C. H. Kelly. 7s. net.)—These volumes are primarily intended for the use of students, and will without doubt be found highly ser- viceable. The general reader also may consult......

The Last Galley. By Sir Arthur Co - Npn Doyle. (smith,...

and Co. 138.)—The ten stories in the first half of this book are ecauserned with. events in. the ancient world, and each sketch brings 'before the reader's mind a vivid picture......