Nadine. By Mrs. Campbell Freed. (chapman And Hall.)—the...
Nadine is stated to be founded on fact ; but even remember- ing this, and acknowledging that it is an unusual career, and fall of a certain tragic interest, we cannot believe......
American Notes, 1881, By A. Sutter, C.e. (blackwood), Is A
sufficiently entertaining little book for general readers, though specially interesting to members of the writer's own profession, who will better understand many of the terms......
Illustrious Shoemakers. By William Edward Winks. (sampson...
Winks opens a rich vein of literary material. Much has been written about illustrious "soldiers and sailors "; why should not the "tinkers and tailors" have their turn ? We may......
The Life Of John Duncan, Scotch Weaver And Botanist ;
with Sketches of his Friends and Notices of the Times. By William Jolly, F.R.S.E., F.G.S. (Regan Paul and Co.) —As Mr. Jolly was the discoverer of the Scotch weaver-botanist, it......
James Burn, The Beggar Boy : An Autobiography. (hodder And
Stongbton.)—Mr. Burn began his life with some very curious ex- periences. His stepfather followed the occupation of a professional beggar. To this he added a private taste for......
Leisure Readings. By Edward Clodd, Andrew Wilson, And...
and Sons.)—This volume contains a number of interesting essays,-originally published in the new journal, Knowledge, supple- mented sometimes by the correspondence which their......
Dzierzon's Rational Bee-keeping. Translated From The...
and S. Stutterd. Edited by C. N. Abbott. (Houlston and Sons.)—Herr Dzierzon is a veteran authority on bee-keeping, a sub- ject about which he began to write in various journals......
Weird Stories. By Mrs. J. H. Riddell. (j....
ghost-stories—we suppose these are manufactured—is a profit- less occupation. They are not thrilling, and to be thrilling is their raison d'itre as stories, unless we suppose......
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