Moltke And His Staff In The War With France.*
THE Commander-in-Chiefs grave warning to the Army, that the officer "who is ignorant of modern military history is of little use beyond the rank of Captain," should induce every......
Prue The Poetess. By H. Louisa Bedford. (skeffington And...
is a very human child, not by any means too clever or good to be real. The chief struggle of her life, as it is depicted here, is to overcome jealousy, and this struggle is well......
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GIFT-BOOKS. Master Skylark. By John Bennett. (Macmillan and Co.)— This is a very spirited and picturesque story, A little boy who has a very sweet voice is carried ca by one of......
Exiled From School. By Andrew Home. (a. And C. Black.)
—This is an extravaganza. George Kirby, destined for Dr. Bradley's school at Sandport, and Sidney Hardy, who is to go to the Grammar School at the same place, meet at the......
Short Stories For Short People. By Alicia Aspmwall. (i. F.
Shaw and Co.)—Mr. T. W. Higginson commends this collection of stories to the public, and with very good reason. They are delightful extravagances ; they have no moral except,......
Two Old Ladies, Two Foolish Fairies, And A Torn 06i.
By Maggie Brown. (Cassell and Co.)—The title is somewhat clumsy, it must be allowed. As for the story, it is not easy to say whether it will lease or no. Personally, the writer......
For Cross Or Crescent. By Gordon Stables, M.d., R.n. (j.
F. Shaw and Co.)—There is something of the old melodrama, which used to live on the Surrey side of the river, about this story of "the days of Richard the Lion-hearted." Put on......
The Lady Of Holt Dens. By Emma Marshall. (griffith, Ferran,
and Co.)—Mrs. Marshall always writes so well as to command readers. But it must be said that this story is of the thinnest kind. There is hardly a story at all. An eccentric......
Bushy ; Or, The Adventures Of A Girl. By Cynthia
M. Westover. (Chapman and Hall.)—" Bushy," says the author of this volume, "is real, but she is no longer a little girl." The reader certainly may ask for some such assurance,......
The Older Brother. By Pansy. (nisbet And Co.)—this Is An
excellent little story of a young man who postpones—indeed, seems to give up—his own life-plans to do his duty for those who are dependent upon him. It is well worked out, and......
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