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Around Tonquin. By Prince Henri D'orleans. Translated By...

Pitman. (Chapman and Hall.)—We are disappointed with the Prince's narrative ; a traveller with his experience and oppor- tunities could have made a much more solid and......

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Our Household Insects.* None But Those Who Are Accustomed To

take special notice of the smaller objects around them are aware of the number and variety of the living denizens of our houses, and still more of our gardens. But there are......