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Two Volumes Of Criticism Of Contemporary Authors May Be...

together. These are The Art of Thomas Hardy, by Lionel Johnson (John Lane), to which the publisher has added a bibliography, carefully compiled by himself ; and The Work of John......

Book Prices Current. Vol. Viii. (elliot Stock.)—the...

interesting preface, from which we gather, among other things, that in the matter of book-values there is a certain increase of sanity in mankind. It is possible, he thinks,......

Chapters From The History Of The Free Church Of Scotland.

By the Rev. Norman L. Walker, D.D. (Oliphant, Anderson, and Ferrier.)—This is a book which, both on account of its general character and of the standpoint from which it is......

Stray Sketches In Chaktnakpore. By Nagesh Wishwanith Pai,...

Bombay.)—This volume will be found to be one of no small interest. We know pretty well how Indian persons and things appear to European observers ; here, for a change, we have......

The Third Volume Of The New Edition—partly Rewritten And...

pletely revised—of Dr. John Mackintosh's History of Civilisation in Scotland (Alex. Gardner) covers a series of most interesting periods, the union of the Crowns, the......

Sunrise Land. By Mrs. Alfred Berlyn (" Vera "). (jerrold

and Sons.)—These " Rambles in Eastern England" make a pleasant, readable book. The writer starts from Norwich, for which her synonym—she is good at synonyms, to which she adds......