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The Child And Religion. Edited By Thomas Stephens, M.a....

and Norgate. 9s.)—This is a volume of the!" Crown Theological Library," and contains eleven essays by various prominent theologians. These are of a very varied interest. The......

Letters On The Simple Life. By Marie Corelli And Others.

(S. W. Partridge and Co. ls. net.)—We must expect to find not a few differences of opinion among the thirty-odd writers who have contributed to this volume, reprinted, we should......

The English Church In The Reigns Of Elizabeth And James

I. History of the English Church in the Reigns of Elizabeth and James I. By W. H. Frere, M.A. (Macmillan and Co. 7s. 6d.)— The plan of allotting periods to writers specially......

* Hiss Bellard's Inspiration. By W. D. Howells. London:...

and Brothers. [Us.) the American comedy of manners. In this sphere no one else has shown precisely the same talent. Mr. Henry James is subtler, and deals with more complicated......

[under This Heading We Notice Such Books Of Lisa Weak

as have not been reserved fur review in other forms.] £8,000,000 for the current year. This seems to be amazingly little. The population, including Formosa, is estimated at......