A Gentleman Of Virginia. By Percy James Brebner. (mac-...
and Co. 6s.)—The reader who gathers from the prologue and title of this book that the scene is to pass in Virginia at the close of the War of Independence will be much mis-......
Novels.
SIMON THE JESTER.* THE secret of Mr. Locke's popularity is not bard to explain. He commands a gaiety which, though somewhat calculated, is welcome at a time when so many clever......
Readablb Novels.—the Five Knots. By Fred M. White. (ward,...
and Co. 6s.)—A story in which Malays and murders are freely mingled. It is excitingly written, and would be a good novel to read on a journey. — A Welsh Heroine. By Irene......
This Collection We Must Leave Alone ; It Opens Out
too big a subject. We would only remark that if the Greek ideal of a polis limited to ten thousand citizens were realised, things would be not a little easier to manage than......
The Lords : Their History And Powers. By Adrian Wontner.
(P. S. King and Son. ls. net.)—Mr. Wontner emphasises the difference between legal rights and Constitutional practice, and shows how this difference bears on the relation......
In "the Westminster New Testament" (andrew Melrose, 2s....
have The Captivity and the Pastoral Epistles, by the Rev. James Strachan. By the " Captivity" is meant the group of letters written by St. Paul during his imprisonment (Mr.......
A Sinner In Israel. By Pierre Costello. (hurst And Blackett.
3s.)—The author of this book shows a remarkable acquaintance with Jewish ceremonial and with the feelings of professing Jews. Three-quarters of the volume is occupied with these......
Foreign Missions. By R. H. Malden, M.a. (longman And Co.
3s. 6d. net.)—This study of the principles and methods of missionary work is a valuable contribution to the literature of the subject. Mr. Malden pays due honour to the work of......
The Town Of Reading During The Early Part Of The
Nineteenth Century. By W. M. Childs, M.A. (University College, Reading. 2s. net.)—Professor Childs tells us a very curious story, one which the laudator tempo: is a,cti would de......
Soma Books Of The Week.
[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in Oho' forms.] Memoirs " are written with good taste. King Edward's education, his Ale......
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