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Stantial Volume, A Collection Of Papers On Such Subjects As

waterworks, electric lighting, the telephone, and street railways, written by various American experts. It is contended that shortly one-half of the people of the United States......

Slat Or Saxon. By W. B. Foulke. (g. P. Putnam's

Sons.) —Mr. Foulke's little book is in reality an appeal to his American kinsmen to join forces with England when the hour should strike for the final conflict between Slav and......

Edward Fit:gerald'a Llubliipit Of Omar Kayytim, With...

Sources. Collated from his own MSS., and literally translated by Edward H. Heron-Allen. (Bernard Quaritch, 7s. 6d.)—In his preface Mr. Heron-Allen gives an interesting account......

Studies Of Some Famous _letters. By J. C. Bailey. (thomas

Burleigh.)—This little work consists of a series of maga- zine essays on certain famous letter-writers, ranging from the poet Cowper to that other remarkable recluse of our own......

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Three Pleasant Springs in Portugal. By Commander the Hon. Henry Shore, R.N. (Sampson Low, Marston, and Co. 12s. 6d.) —This book gives the feeling that the author enjoyed himself......