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The Price Of The Pearl, And Other Stories. By Baroness

Pauline von Hugel. (Catholic Truth Society.)—This is a booklet of short stories, all of them having a religious character, but written in a tone far removed from the commonplace......

Thirteen Doctors. By Mrs. T. K. Spender. (a. D. Innes

and Co.)—Anybody desiring a companionable volume for a railway journey is likely to find his requirements met by Thirteen Doctors which purports to be a collection of anecdotes......

My Weather - Wise Companion. By " B. T." (w. Blackwood And

Sons.)—A short list of aphorisms, mainly culled from tradi- tion, on weather-lore. Much of this popular weather-prophecy is based on observation of the demeanour of animals, and......

British Game - Birds And Wild - Fowl. By B. R. Morris,...

Edition. Corrected and Revised by W. B. Tegotmeier, F.Z.S. With 60 Large Plates, coloured by hand. 2 vols. (John Nimmo.)—The aim of this large and handsome book is sufficiently......

The Other Bond. By Dora Russell. (digby, Long, And Co.)—

In this novel the hero's troubles are caused by his having engaged himself to a middle-aged bourgeoise, accepted .£10,000 from her, and subsequently allowed his affections to go......

A Pliable Marriage. By Percival Pickering. (osgood,...

title of this story is derived from the mabimonial experiment of a young gentleman and lady who agree to go through the ceremony of marriage as an unavoidable concession to......

A Naturalist On The Prowl. By " Eha," Author Of

" The Tribes on My Frontier." With 80 Illustrations by R. A. Sterndale, F.R.G.S., F.Z.S. (Thacker and Co.)—A good popular account of Indian natural history is much needed for......

A Year Of Sport And Natural History. Edited By Oswald

Craw- fwd. Illustrated. (Chapman and Hall.)—This is a collection of papers lately published in Black and White, and now issued together in a large volume, beautifully......