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The West Indies: A History Of The Islands Of The

West Indian Archipelago, together with an Account of their Physical Charac- teristics, Natural Resources, and Present Condition. By Amos Kidder Fiske, A.M. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.......

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......

A Sailor's Life Under Four Sovereigns. By Admiral Of The

Fleet the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, G.C.B., D.C.L. (Macmillan and Co. 30s.)—Sir Henry Keppel's Life is long in more senses than one. The gallant old seaman, who is now in his......

Letters Of Thomas Carlyle To His Youngest Sister. Edited By

C. T. Copeland. (Chapman and Hall. 6s.)—The bulk of Carlyle literature is steadily mounting up to almost Shakespearian pro- portions. In one way, we do not at all object to......