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Giannella. By Mrs. Hugh. Fraser. (methuen And Co. 6s.)— This

is a very charming story of Rome in the early days of Pius IX., and it is, some consolation for those readers of fiction who felt that, through the death of Mr. Marion Crawford,......

Novels.

TRUE TILDA.* True Tilda is a very delightful and genial book, and the best tribute that we can pay to its many merits is to say that it suffers from its brevity. The promise of......

The Paladin. By Horace A. Vachell. (smith, Elder, And Co.

Co.)—The chivalry of Mr. Vachell'a Paladin is merely superficial, and the author throughout writes of. his hero in order to sneer at him. This will strike the reader as......

The Quarterlies.

IIx "The New Radicalism" in the Quarterly Review the principles , of the Government policy and the practical application of them are denounced. with an energy which leaves......

Readable Novels.—the .return Of The Petticoat. By Warwick...

and Brothers. 6s.)—A modern story of a woman who, disliking the restrictions of her own sex, assumes the garb of the other.—A White Lie. By G. Russell Beardmore- (John Long.......