An American Widow. By Albert Kevili-davies. 3 Vole....
Co.)—Mr. Kevill-Davies, whose name is new to us, has produced a very clever combination of the society and sensa- tional novel. The plot of An American Widow is decidedly in-......
To Save Himself. By Captain Claude Bray. 2 Voles (bentley
and Son.)—Captain Bray, who on the face of it is a novice in the art of fiction, has performed a feat calculated to rouse the envy of some of his seniors who have had years of......
Jack Warleigh : A Tale Of The Turf And The
Law, By Dalrymple J. Belgrave. 2 vols. (Chapman and Hall.)—The nature of the narrative material of this exceedingly lively story may be inferred from its sub-title ; and it is......
Gilbert Elgar's Son. By Harriet Riddle Davis. (g. P....
Sons.)—Gilbert Eiger is a Maryland farmer, a "Friend," but not of the very strictest kind. He loves sport better than work, and finally lets his affairs fall into confusion. His......
Holly. By " Nomad." 2 Vols. (trischler.)—it Is No Fault
of the author that this tale was written in what we may call the pre-Jack- son era. Still, the change made by that curious case takes off from the effect. " Yon intend to keep......
A Royal Physician. By Virginia W. Johnson. (t. Fisher...
is a tale of the Tyrol, in which the author has made the local colour so strong that it produces the impression of a translation. The author sometimes seems positively to forget......
Current Literature.
A Colonial Tramp : Travels and Adventures in Australia and New Guinea. By Hume Nisbet. (Ward and Downey.)—Hume Nisbet is not a mere "globe-trotter," not one of those travellers......
Winchester Commoners, 1836 - 1890. By Clifford C....
Salisbury.)—When Dr. Moberly went to Win- chester in 1838, he began to keep "a register of boys received into Commoners." This has been continued by his successors. The editor......
Two Technical Books May Be Mentioned Together,—the...
by Caleb Pamely (Crosby Lockwood and Co.) ; and The Design of Structures : a Practical Treatise on the Building of Bridges, Roofs, ckc., by S. Anglin, C.E. (C. Griffin and Co.)......
The Prince Of The Glades. By Hannah Lynch. 2 Vols.
(Methuen.) —This is a story of the "distressful country," of the character which it is thought right that Irish stories should have now, and made more dismal by the serious......
And Sons,)—" At The Present Time," Writes Dr. Hamilton,...
are more than 12,500 persona who fill the position of directors of companies." For their benefit and guidance, he and his col- taborateur have put together this book. Duties,......
Book Prices - Current, 1890. Vol. Iv. (elliot Stock.)—the...
useful and interesting publication, which now appears for the fourth time, tells us that the year 1890 produced nothing very remarkable in the way of sales. No phenomenal......
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