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Sufficiency And Defects Of The English Commw1r1071,...

G. Walpole Sayer, B.D. (Cambridge 'University Press. 3s.)— So far as this book, which is evidently a work of much learning and industry, is an eirenicon, we welcome it. If the......

Hidden In Canadian Wilds. By John Mackie. (j. Nisbet....

is plenty of stirring incident in the story of John Theme's captivity, and the vicissitudes of the pursuit of the gang in the Bad Lands will appeal to every boy. It is spun out......

Gift-bo Ok S.

" All Hail": Simple Teachings on the Bible. By Baroness Freda de Knoop. (A. L. Humphreys. 21s. net.)—We cannot do better than quote some words from the Preface: "The book, at......

Girls Of Merton College. By L. T. Meade. (w. And

R. Chambers. 5s.)—We must own that we are not well acquainted with the ways and customs of such institutions as Merton College, Castlobridge. It is possible that the girls may......

The Investors' Pour-shilling Year-book. (charles Letts...

which is supplementary to the Financial Review of Reviews, is best described by its own sub-title as giving "full information respecting the 6,000 principal stocks quoted in the......

The Jolly Book. (t. Nelson And Sons. 2s. 6d.)—this Is

a com- paratively new addition to the annuals for children, but we are sure that it will be very welcome. It really deserves its title. The coloured illustrations are......

Pirate Gold. By J.it. Hutchinson. (c. Arthur Pearson. 2s....

—The search for hidden treasure is a subject of which readers seem never to tire. No one knows how to tell a story of this kind better than Mr. Hutchinson, and here he is equal......

The British Journal Photographic Almanac. Edited By...

(H. Greenwood and Co., Is. net) contains the information which the photographer wants, besides that common to almanacs. The vast popularity of this art is indicated by the bulk......

Stories From Italian History. Retold For Children By G. E.

Troutbeck. (Mills and Boon. 5s. net.)—Miss Troutbeck begins with the invasion of Italy by Attila, and takes occasion to relate something of .the story of Venice. Attila......

We Have Received From Messrs. De La Rue Various Diaries

and Calendars. Of the former the most convenient and amply furnished with pockets and similar receptacles—it has seven in all—has no distinguishing mark or price. It is an "......

The New Girl At Ie. Chad's. By Angela Brazil. (blackio

and Son. 3s. 6d.)—The " Wild Irish Girl," who comes to school for the first time in her life at the age of fifteen, is a character capable of being turned to good account, and......

Our Agreeable Friends. Edited By F. G. Aftalo. (w. And

R. Chambers. 6s.)—Mr. Aflalo humorously apologizes for his title, which may seem a little odd when it is found to include such creatures as lions, rattlesnakes, and tarantula......

15s. Net.)—we Have Received Part Iii. Of The First Volume,

i.e., the Book of Numbers and Deuteronomy. Nothing could be more painstaking than the critical apparatus. The foundation text is that of the Codex Vatieanus. Another serial......