The Golden Magnet, By G. Manville Fenn (blackie And Son),
is a gorgeous-looking book, with many pictures. The one in which a girl is sitting fascinated by a huge snake may be of doubtful scientific value, but is intended to illustrate......
"the Babe I' The Mill" And " Zanina." By The
Hon. Mrs. Green. (Nelson and Sons.)—The first of these stories—laid so far back as 1648—is full of English country pictures, which hardly need the en- gravings to illustrate......
A Tourist Idyll, And Other Stories. 2 Vols. (sampson Low
and Co.)—The first of these stories is a somewhat amusing account of the perplexities which arise from a mistake made in a friendly exchange of cards. One of the parties gives a......
His Mother's Book. By The Author Of "little Freddie." (j.
F. Shaw and Co.)—The boy who took such good care of his mother's book, "Little Bill" by name, is almost too good and clever, perhaps, at seven years old ; but he is so lovable......
The Pharaohs And Their People. By E. Berkley. (seeley And
Co.) —Mrs. Berkley gives in this volume a connected history of Egypt from the earliest times down to its conquest by Alexander, interspers- ing the narrative with sketches of......
Current Literature.
GIFT BOOKS. The Book Lover's Enchiridion ; Thoughts on the Solace and Com- panionship of Books. By Alexauder Ireland. (Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.)—This is a delightful work.......
London Cries. By Andrew W. Tuer. (field And Tner.)—there Is
a considerable literature of "street cries," going back to the seven- teenth century. Into this Mr. Tuer has made diligent inquiry, and has now given the results to the public......
Outline Pictures For Little Painters, By Helena Miles,...
Darton, and Co.), sufficiently explains its object by its title. Thirty drawings of various domestic scenes present outlines which young folks are to fill in with colour. The......
The Fan. By Octave Irzanne. (nimmo And Bain.)—this Is A
book of elegant trifling, making pretensions to learning which are not always justified (as when Heliogabalas is described as the son. of Caracalla), but quite frank in what we......
The Expansion Of England.* Tins Book Sets Forth A View
of modern English history which may fitly be called original. For, although more than hinted at by Ranke and others, it has never yet been presented with such force, or so......
Hannah Tame : A Story. By The Author Of "mr.
Greysmith." (Macmillan and Co.)—Though "Hannah" is but twelve years old when her adventures begin, they are of a kind to interest those chiefly who are beyond childhood. The......
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