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The Heart Of Man. By S. R. Hocking. (f. Warne

and Co.)— The hero, who tells his own story, suddenly appears in a remote village in the Fen Country, and gives himself out as a naturalist. He takes lodgings, and falls in love......

A Confession Of Faith. By " An Unorthodox Believer."...

and Co.) — This is a thoughtful book and certainly worth reading, though we cannot grant all or anything like all the author's postulates. We cannot allow, for instance, that "a......

The Art Of Newspaper - Making. By Charles A. Dana. (t....

linwin.)—Mr. Dana magnifies his office, especially as it is dis- charged in the United States, Possibly in addressing the " consin Editorial Association" he could hardly speak......

A Gender In Satin. By "rita." (t. Fisher Unwin.)—the Study

of the struggle which a woman of fine character has between her love and her honour is handled with some power by "Rita." Paula marries a man who loves her, and falls in love......

Sailing Tours. By Frank Cowper. Part Iv. (upcott Gill) —this

admirable series is to the yachtsman what Bradshaw is to the railway traveller. The present volume tells the yachting tourist all that he wants to know,—lights, rocks, tides,......

A History Of British Butterflies. By The Rev. P. O. Morris.

(John C. Nimmo.)—This is the eighth edition, completed in six monthly parts. We are glad to see that a work of such genuine merit, the outcome of careful personal observation,......

A Daughter Of The Marionis. By E. Phillips Oppenheim. (ward

and Downey.)—A vendetta makes a capital plot for the novelist who takes characters from Southern life for his story, and in Margharita, "a daughter of the Marionis," we have a......

Fern - Growing. By E. J. Lowe. (j. C. Nimmo.)—the Greater...

of the space in this somewhat sumptuous volume is devoted to the question of crossing and multiple parentage, and to ninny lovers of ferns these technical details will not......

In The Lesuto. By Canon Widdicombe. (s.p.c.r.)—we Have...

Widdicombe's history of the trials and struggles of mission-life among the Basutos most interesting. He went through a time of great anxiety. His own life hung in the balance......

Grania Waite. By Fulmar Petrel. (t. Fisher Unwin.)—the...

the predatory warfare of the west of Ireland in the sixteenth century is very happily and picturesquely described for us in the story of Grania Waile, an historical personage,......

The History Of Northumberland. By Cadwallader J. Bates....

volume in the series of "Popular County Histories" was not an easy one to write. The author had at the outset a difficult question to answer- ought the "History of......

Handicapped. By Sir R. H. Roberts. (f. V. White And

Co.)— Sir Randal wanders from the Shires, for a wonder, and the title of this novel will mislead those of his readers who expect a story confined to hunting circles. It is......

Florentine Characters Are Much More Real To Us Than Laurence

Trent and the other foreigners. Sylvia Bardossi is the heroine, and a very charming, noble, and simple creature she is. She is very natural, but not more so than Cesare Baldi,......