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The Senses Of Animals. By Sir J. Lubbock. (kegan Paul

and Co.)—Sir J. Lubbock writes "with special reference to insects," so that the unscientific reader will look in vain for anecdotes of domestic animals. however, there is......

Operatic Tales. By F. R. Chesney. (ward And Downey:)—the...

impression which these operatic tales make on us is their extreme fancifulness and improbability, which frequently verge on the absurd. A few of them, of course, do not merit......

Scnool-boons.—odyssey Of Homer, Book X. With...

by G. M. Edwards, M.A. (Cambridge University Press.)—This is a carefully constructed and complete little edition. The introduction deals with " Homeric Forms ;" in the......

Frederick The Great. By H. Tuttle. 2 Vols., 1740-56. With

2 Maps. (Longmans and Co.)—Mr. Tuttle is quite right when he says that the part played by Frederick in his reign renders neces- sary the preponderance of biographical matter.......