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Booxs Received.—life And Letters Of Father Damien....

Calendar of the University College of Wales, Aberyst with, 1889-90. (J. E. Cornish, Manchester.) — .4 Complete Catalogue of the Elzevir Presses. Volume I. (E. and G. Goldsmid,......

The History Of The Parish Church Of All Saints, Maidstone.

By J. Cave-Browne, MA. (G. Bunyard and others, Maidstone.)— Mr. Cave-Browne discusses the question of the building of this fine church, and decides that, though it owes much to......

Diaries, Calendars, Etc.—we Have Received Specimens Of...

the year 1890. There are varieties suited to wants of all kinds, "rough," "scribbling," " commercial " of all sorts and sizes, with different capacities and convenience, and......

Current Literature.

Home Counsels. By Gertrude Martineau. (Sunday School Association.)—This is a very wise little children's book or mother's book,—or, rather, both. We have seldom read anything......

In " Gale And Polden's Military Series," We Have Military

Administration for Volunteer Officers, by Captain H. Walker (Gale and Polden), a volume which will help the Volunteer officer in gaining that practical acquaintance with the......

Reports On, Elementary Schools. By Matthew Arnold. (mac-...

Co.)—Mr. Arnold was an Inspector of Schools for thirty-five years. Here we have nineteen of his reports on Ele- mentary Schools, and extracts, from various other reports on......

Notice .—in Future, The Index To The" Spectator" Will He

published half-yearly, instead of yearly (from January to June, and from July to December), on the third Saturday in January and July. Cloth Cases for the Half-yearly Volumes......

New Editions.—stephens' Book Of The Farm. Division Iii....

Macdonald. Fourth edition. (Blackwood.)—Three Lectures on the Science of Language. By F. Max Muller. Second edition. (Longmans.)—Investment Hints. By M. C. Hime, LLD. Second......

• Magazines And Serial Punlicemorts.—we Have Received The...

November :—The Art Journal, the Art Annual (which is devoted to "Rosa Bonheur : her Life and Work"), the Magazine of Art, the Scottish Art Review, the English Illustrated......