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&hoot And Class Boors.—readings From English History....

by John Richard Green, M.A. (Macmillan.)—In three parts Mr. Green brings down his readers to the battle of Balaklava, the description of which he borrows from the graphic pen of......

Lecture Notes On Physics. By C. Bird. (simpkin, Marshall,...

Co.)—Sound, light, heat, magnetism, and electricity are represented in this volume by sets of brief notes, such as the science-master of a school would wish his pupils to set......

Current Literature.

Farming for Pleasure and Profit : Second Section, Poultry Keeping. By A. Roland. (Chapman and Hall.)—There are so many good books on poultry—books thoroughly scientific, and yet......

We Are Glad To Call Attention To An Excellent Guide

and handbook, London in 1880, illustrated with bird's-eye views of the principal streets, by Herbert Fry (David Bogue.)......

Elementary Lessons On Sound. By W. H. Stone....

class text-book really does furnish, as its preface promises, "in- formation intermediate between acoustics and music proper, supple. mentary to both." Such information is......

A Handbook Of Nursing For The Home And The Hospital,

by Catherine J. Wood (Cassell and Co.), is a useful little work, which has reached, - we are glad to say, a second edition.......