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The Poison Of Tongues.. By M. E. Carr. (smith, Elder,

and Co. 6s.)—This book, though by no means a great novel, is an extremely readable story of modern society. The conduct of the heroine is not always quite credible, notably the......

Mr. Bain's Latest Romance.

A Draught of the Blue. Translated from the Original Manuscript by F. W. Bain. (Parker. 5s. net.)—Mr. Bain's storehouse of Indian romances is inexhaustible. The title, as he......

The Missourian. By Eugene P. Lyle, Jun. (w. Heinemann....

the details of this book are so complex as very ofte.n to be tedious, the romance attaching to the ill-fated Maximilian's Empire in Mexico is so 'great that any novel dealing......

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THE MUSEUMS AND RUINS OF ROME. The Museums and Ruins of Rome. By Walter Amelung and Heinrich Holtzinger. English Edition, Revised by the Authors and Mrs. S. Arthur Strong, LL.D.......

The Mitanee. By Arthur Egger. (john Murray. 6s.)—this Is A

Burmese story, and the plot is neatly worked to include the various superstitions which actuate the mind of the Burman. The story is exciting reading, and, as far as the person......