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The Speeches Of Mr. Hughes Have Attracted So Much Attention

that it is not necessary to describe or criticize them, but many may be glad The speeches of Mr. Hughes have attracted so much attention that it is not necessary to describe or......

The Life And Letters Of Sir John Henniker Heaton, Bt.

By his Daughter Mrs. Adrian Porter. (John Lane. 10s. net.)—This record of the life of the great Postal Reformer gives us a pleasant picture of his wide circle of friends, of his......

Reminiscences Of The Indian Mutiny (1857-58) And...

By Colonel Sir Edward Thackeray, K.C.B., late R.E. (Smith, Elder, and Co. 5s. net.)—Some of the chapters of this book have appeared in the Cornhill and other magazines, but they......

Libraries For Industrial Schools. (wyman And Sons. 4d.)—a...

suggested books for use by boys and girls in reformatory and indus- trial schools. The " Foreword " by Mr. Charles E. B. Russell, Chief Inspector of these schools, is full of......

Medieval Civilization. By Roscoe Lewis Ashley. (macmillan...

American " text-book for secondary schools " " covers the ages of transition from the barbarian invasions to the Peace of Westphalia," giving a rapid, but at the same time an......