A Leading Lady. By Henry Herman. (chatto And Windus.)— This
is " a story of the stage." A wealthy gentleman backs up a falling theatre for the sake of obtaining a first-class engagement for a lady, hitherto only known in the provinces,......
Country-house Sketches. By C. C. Rhys. (ward And...
have an idea that these sketches, or some of them, have already appeared in one of the " society papers." To judge from their tone, that may well have been the case. They have a......
Things Japanese. By Basil Hall Chamberlain. (kogan Paul,...
Co.)—Mr. Chamberlain puts his book into the severely practical form of a dictionary. Things Japanese are treated in their alphabetical order, sometimes with an almost ludicrous......
Miss Devereux, Spinster. By Agnes Giberne 2 Vols....
Giberne describes her tale as a "study of development." One would suppose that it was Miss Devereux that is developed. That is not the case. She is a foolish woman at first, and......
The Life And Life-work Of Behramji M. Malabari. By Dayaram
- Gidumal, LL.B. (Education Society's Press, Bombay.)—Mr. Malabari is an Indian reformer who has specially devoted him- self to the abolition of infant marriage and compulsory......
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