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It Ends The Reader Must See For Himself ; He

will thank us for having introduced him to a most charming little story.......

No Alternative. By Annie Thomas (mrs. Ponder Cudlip). 2...

(Chapman and Hall.)—Mrs. Ponder Cudlip always succeeds in giving to one, at least, of her characters a certain vividness and novelty which impress, if they do not attract, the......

Halicarnassus? Remedy. At Present, So To Speak, The...

we fear, decidedly Diamonds and Precious Stones. From the French of Louis Dieu- stronger than the defence. Dr. Pavy's very able and complete treatise lafait. (Blackie.)—Precious......

Lover. The Climax Comes In An Adventure Which Is Nearly

real difficulty of her task. We are not permitted to see the experiment at work. The couple are separated after a very few days by the violent being tragical, when Mr. Arbuton......

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The Portfolio. October. (seeleys.)—the Feature Of This...

singularly beautiful etching, " Spring," by M. E. Hedouin. It is the " spring " of life rather than that of nature, though the indications of the season are sufficiently......

Act, And The Story Is Undeniably Dismal, She Has Conquered

these diffi- eulties to a surprising extent Still, one naturally opens a story of bankruptcy with misgiving, and in merely turning over the pages of this novel one perceives......