23 MAY 1891, page 12

The Rarity Of Hereditary Poets.

T HE publication of a thin volume of very graceful poems by Lord Houghton reminds us how seldom it happens that the son of a poet is himself a poet. It does happen occa-......

The Luxury Of Safety. N Ot To Every One Has It

been given to make such a diE- covery as has fallen to the lot of Mr. T. C. Ferrer ; nor is it every one who, having made such a discovery, would have so generously hastened to......