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The Treasury Of American Sacred Song. Selected And Edited By

W. Garrett Herder. (II. Frowde.)—Here we have nearly five hundred pieces selected from nearly two hundred American writers, including, of course, the well-known names of......

Rich And Poor. By Mrs. Bernard Bosanquet. (macmillan And...

Bosanquet states in her preface what she describes as an "economic conviction." It is that "character is one amongst other economic causes." You increase, that is, the national......

Story Of Forest And Stream. By James Rodway. (g. Newnes

and Co.)—Mr. Rodway describes in this volume the trees both of temperate and of tropical climates, giving special attention to their development when they are aggregated in......

The Civilisation Of Our Day. Edited By James Samuelson....

Low, Marston. and Co.)—This book is substantially a collection of essays on the great material, intellectual, and spiritual interests of the day. The one branch of thought which......

Lazy Tours. By Louisa Chandler Moulton. (ward, Lock, And...

are always glad to read what Miss Moulton is pleased to write. Her impressions of the Old World, of Spain, where she describes the Escorial with special force, of Naples, Rome,......

Peeps Into Bird - Life. By Alicia Donne. (simpkin And...

Donne has written some pleasing verses about the looks and ways of birds, beginning with the " sea-blue " bird, which has been known to the Muses since the days of Alcman. They......

Fruit Culture For Amateurs. By S. T. Wright. (l. Upcott

Gill.)—Mr. Wright, who is superintendent of the Royal Horti- cultural Gardens at Chiswick, speaks from a large experience, and gives, we imagine, counsel of the highest value to......

False Coin. And True ? By F. F. Montr4sor. (hutchinson

and Co.)—This tale is not one whit inferior to those by which Miss Montrisor has made her reputation. Monsieur Moreze, conjuror, hypnotist, &c., finds in a Bristol lodging-house......

The Circassian. By Morley Roberts And Max Montesole....

Co.)—This is a very spirited story of the struggle of the mountaineers of the Caucasus against the Russian invaders. Schamyl is the most prominent figure in the drama. The......