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New Zealand : Its History, Vicissitudes, And Progress. By...

Gisborne. (Petherick and Co.)—This volume is full of facts and statistics, culled from many sources besides personal acquaintance with the Colony. The quotations from various......

A Third Poetry - Book. Compiled By M. A. Woods. (lilac-...

"Second School Poetry-Book," edited by Miss Woods, opened with a poem of Blake, and ended with " Pictures from the Faery Queene." The third volume - of her poetical series......

Leigh Hunt As Poet And Essayist. With Biographical Intro-...

by Charles Kent. (Frederick Warne.)—Mr. Kent's intro- duction, sympathetic on the whole, does justice in blame as well as in praise. . The extracts, in [poetry and prose, give a......

Daphne's Daring. By Mrs. A. Phillips. (joseph Hughes.)—...

is a very charming story. Without intending to show any profound study of character, Mrs. Phillips's creations are full of life and personality, the whole action of the story is......

Love Conquers All. By A. C. Hertford. (oliphant,...

Ferrier.)—This is an exceedingly commonplace little story; it is, however, harmless, and may find favour with very unexacting readers. The heroine, Cecil Wilmot, infected with......

Notes On My Journey Bound The World. By Evelyn Cecil,

BA. (Longmans.)—Western Canada, the "Wild West" in the States, Japan, and British India are the chief subjects of Mr. Cecil's "Notes." He is always sensible and interesting; but......