16 MAY 1908, page 24

Novels.

THE UNFORTUNATE DUKE.t HANnicArrxn by its binding and general " get-up," which are more suggestive of a theological or educational work than a novel, and in no way assisted by......

The Origin Of Land Plants.*

THIS work, by the Professor of Botany in Glasgow University, is too technical for detailed notice in our pages, but it is such a remarkable contribution to botanical literature......

The Ways Of Rebellion. By Reginald Farrer. (edward...

author of this book will hardly succeed in making his readers believe in the final flight of such a woman - as the heroine, Elinor, with Michael Hallibon at the time when he is......

The Economic History Of The United States.*

THOUGH this book " has been written for high-school as well as College students," it nevertheless will be found to contain much that is interesting to the general reader :— , "......