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The Economic Aspects Of State Socialism. By Hubert...

(Blackwell, Oxford.)—This is an interesting essay, even though, after the manner of prize-essays, it contains little that is new in the way of facts, criticisms, or ideas. On......

The Life Of S. Patrick. By William Millen Morris. (burns

and Oates.)—This is a third edition, and presumably, therefore, has found many readers. Doubtless it has its value, but it requires a previous education to appreciate it. The......

The Lawyer, The Statesman, And The Soldier. By G. S.

Bout-well. (Appleton and Co.)—These pages certainly display "the marks of friendship" more than "the skill of the biographer." Nor need the result surprise us. The personality......

Poetry.—david Westren. By Alfred Hayes, M.a. (cornish,...

and Marshall, London.)—There can be ne doubt but that Mr. Hayes's blank verse is of very good quality indeed. He has learnt in the Tennyson school, and no disciple has caught......

The Naval Annual. By Lord Brassey. (griffin And Co., Ports-

mouth.)—This is really one of the most interesting publications of the year, being, in fact, the only means by which we can obtain an insight into naval architecture and......