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The Trojan Women. Translated Into English Rhyming Verse...

Murray, LL.D. (G. Allen. 2s.)—We expect admir- able work in the way of translation from Professor Murray, and we certainly get it. He deals, it is true, freely with his......

Destructive Famine Desolated The Deckan Thousands Of...

many perished before they reached more favoured provinces ; vast numbers died at home ; whole districts were depopulated, and some had not recovered at the end of forty years."......

A Pioneer And Founder. By A. E. M. Anderson-liorshead....

and Son. 5s. net.)-The " Pioneer and Founder " is Dr. Robert Gray, the first Bishop of Cape Town. The writer of this book is one who knew him personally in the last years of his......

"steps To Literature" (e. Arnold) Consists Of Seven...

being subdivided into III. and Ha.), in which the reader progresses from "tales of the Homeland," suited for young children, to specimens of world literature. It is, as far as......

The Hampstead Annual. Edited By Grenville E. Matheson And...

C. Mayle. (S. C. Mayle. 2s. 6d. net.)-The place of honour in this number of the Annual is rightly occupied by a notice- contributed by two writers-of Alfred Ainger. He was......

Methuen ' S Standard Libri■ry.-we Have Received From...

the early volumes of the new " Methuen's Standard Library," edited by Sidney Lee. The volumes are excellently printed and generally attractive in appearance, and they are very......

The Crisis Of The Confederacy. By Captain Cecil Battine....

and Co. 16s. not.)-This volume is substantially a history of the American Civil War, though special attention is given to the Gettysburg campaign (June 27th-July 14th, 1863),......

Crockford's Clerical Directory. (horace Cox. 20s.) - We...

of Crockford if we imagine what a treasure such an account of the personalities of the clergy would be if we had it for a year two or three centuries ago. The editor hints at a......