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Magic Dominions. By Arthur F. Wallis. (smith, Elder And Co.

3s. 6d.)—Eight capital fairy stories are comprised in this book. The scenes are laid in Oriental lands of mystery, not unlike the countries of the Arabian Nights. The characters......

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MY SUDAN YEAR. My Sudan Year. By E. S. Stevens. With forty illustrations. (Mills and Boon. 10s. (3d. net.)—If you are in search of a dis- cussion of the English position in the......

Elfin Song. By Florence Harrison. (blackie And Sons. Gs.)...

Harrison has written some pretty verses, which she has herself illustrated, about children and fairies. It will please the mothers more than the little ones, as it has not quite......

The Brenner Pass.

The Brenner Pass. By Constance Leigh Clare. Illustrations by J. F. Leigh Clare. (The Century Press. 6s. net.) —I t is hardly fair to bring out such a book as this in the autumn......

Triangular Cricket.

Triangular Cricket. By E. H. D. Sewell. Illustrated. (J. M. Dent and Co. 5s. net.)—A detailed account of the nine test matches of the triangular tournament between England,......

Tommy Tregennis. By Mary E. Phillips. (constable And Co. 48.

6d. net).—This is a story of a poor man's house from the point of view of the women and children, and very good it is. Tommy is a delightful little boy, who plays many pranks......

The Story Of Santa Claus. By S. R. Littlewood. (herbert

and Daniel. is. 6d. net.)—This little book is well worth reading, for though it is about a subject of which we all probably think we know something, it is so pleasantly written,......

Mary Sidney, Co1tntess Of Pembroke.

Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke. By Frances Berkeley Young. (David Nutt. 7s. Gd. net.)—Mary, Countess of Pembroke, has had the misfortune to suffer from too much reflected......

Children Of The New Forest. By Captain Kiarryat...

Co. 5s.)—It is a delight to meet again, in one of the best stories ever written of the Civil War, our old friends Edward and his sisters, and Patience Heatherstone and her......

Sande In The Forties : Being The Journal And Letters

of Colonel Keith Young, C.B., some tints Judge-Advocate-General in India. Edited by Arthur F. Scott (Constable and Co. 12s. 6d. net.)— Mr. Scott's selection of letters gives a......

The Trinity Foot Beagles. Compiled By Rev. F. C. Kempson.

(E. Arnold. 10s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Kempson has compiled adisenrsive and most cheerful volume. He describes it well as an 'informal record of Cambridge sport and sportsmen during the......