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Land And Work, By Warneford Moffat (sampson Low And Co.),

is a well-meant attempt to solve the problem of agricultural and commercial depression. Mr. Moffat has evidently studied and understands his subject, but his book lacks the......

Of Devotional Books We Have Reekived :—through Lent....

the Rev. W. Kerr-Smith. (Wells Gardner, Darton, and Co.)— The sub-title is, "Thoughts for Busy People on the Collects, Epistles, and Gospels for the Forty Days of Lent," and the......

The Marriage Of Near Kin. By A. H. Huth. Second

edition, revised. (Longmans.)—Mr. Ruth's researches are directed towards ascertaining to what extent, if at all, kinship, or nearness of common ancestry, tends to injure the......

Ballads Of The North Countrie. Edited, With Introduction...

by Graham R. Tomson. (Walter Scott.)—Uniform with Mr. Macquoid's "Jacobite Songs," and forming an additional volume to a handy and well got-up series of "Poetical Antho- logies"......

"signior I." By Salvatore Farina. Translated By The...

(Alexander Gardner.)—This is really a very pretty little story. An old Professor of Philosophy relates the history of a quarrel with his daughter, who has married against his......

The Voice Of Tirbano. By James W. Wells. (w. H.

Allen and Co.)—This story is redeemed from being commonplace by the descriptions of scenery which it contains. The scene is laid in Brazil. There is a certain amount of fighting......

Birds Of Herefordshire. By H. G. Bull, M.d. (jakeman And

Carver, Hereford.)—Here we have a collection of notes by the members of a naturalists' club, edited and arranged by the late Dr. Bull. This is, in fact, a very complete history......

Principles Of Christianity. By James Stuart, M.a....

Stuart begins by telling his readers that his object is to eliminate—(why use this technical term P)—the "theory or doctrine of imputation" from Christian theology. It is......

Episcopate Of The Right Reverend Frederick Barker, D.d.,...

Sydney. (Hatchards.)—This book, which is otherwise described as " A Memoir, edited by William M. Cowper, M.A.," is an unpre- tentious and painstaking account of the career in......