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Novels.—mise Elvester's Girls. By The Author Of...

(Tinsley Brothers.)—There is no lack of good work in this novel, but far too many "passages that lead to nothing." The tipsy man at the railway-station with his belongings is......

Theology.—the Parabolic Teaching Of Christ. By Alexander...

and Stoughton.)—This "systematic and critical study" is a book which all students of theology should wel- come. Professor Brace brings to his task the learning, the diligence,......

Bristol, Past And Present. By J. F. Nicholls And John

Taylor. Vol. III. (J. W. Arrowsmith, Bristol ; Griffith and Farran, London.)—This third volume brings to a conclusion this interesting account of Bristol. The period of history......