17 JANUARY 1885, page 15

Books.

MR. DAVITT ON IMPRISONMENT.* MR. DAVITT'S book consists of two volumes, one of which con tains his prison experiences, and the other a series of lectures on social subjects,......

An English Disciple Of Zola.*

WI= we say that this novel, both in matter and manner, reminds us very strongly of the work of M. Emile Zola, it is needless to add that it contains much that is unsavoury, and......