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Fables And Fabulists : Ancient And Modern. By Thomas New-

biggiug. (Elliot Stock.)—A pleasant and sufficiently complete account of its subject. Mr. Newbigging rightly declines to be critical. He tells, for instance, the story of .1Esop......

You Never Know Your Luck. By Theo. Irving. (remington And

Co.)—Mrs. Irving propounds views, it may be dramatically, as to the expediency of increasing facilities for divorce, and she sends off one couple of lovers " with no words said......

The Flower Of England's Force. By Julia R. C. Dorr.

(Mac- millan and Co.)—One of the delightful little books which the Americans write about the Old Country. If they are only as pleasant to write as they are pleasant to read, the......

We Have Received Two Additional Volumes (the Second And...

in the order of publication) of the International Critical Com- mentary, edited by the Rev. S. R. Driver, the Rev. Dr. Plummer, and the Rev. Dr. C. A. Briggs (of Union......

The Judge Of The Four Corners. By G. B. Burgin.

(A. D. Ines and Co.)—This is a novel with a good deal in it that reminds ns of Bret Harte, a good deal that reminds us of Dickens, and a fair remainder of original matter and......

The Beginning Of Writing. By Walter James Hoffmann, M.d....

and Co.)—This is a volume of the " Anthropological Series " which is in course of publication under the editorial care of Professor Starr of the University of Chicago. Dr.......

Frieze And Fustian. By M. E. Francis. (osgood, Mcllvaine,...

Co.)—It ie not easy to say too much in praise of these delightful sketches. The "Frieze" portion is Irish ; the " Fustian" is English ; and we do not know which we prefer.......