An Inca Queen. By J. Evelyn. (sampson Low. Marston, And
Co.)—The writer of this story has so much foundation of reality as may be gained from personal knowledge of the scene in which it is laid,—such, at least, is the impression......
Current Literature.
GIFT-BOOKS. Comrades True. By Elinor Davenport Adams. (Oliphant, Anderson, and Ferrier.)—This is a really good book for children The two children, who are, so to speak, the hero......
Aboveboard. By W. C. Metcalfe. (j. Nisbet And Co.)—this...
of a cruise is about as full of adventures as it can well be, having, in addition, a meeting with a pirate and a visit, pro- longed, we might add, to an iceberg. From the style......
Talks To Girls. By "one Of Themselves." " On The
Difficulties, Duties, and Joys of a Girl's Life." (S.P.C.K )—This is a most ex- cellent little volume, just what a girl would gladly read, and which could not fail to be of the......
Is The Free Village Community A Myth?* Mas. Ashley And
her husband, Professor Ashley, have done good service in presenting in English form M. Fustel de Coulanges's admirable essay on the question, Whether the original condition of......
King Must. By " Ethel." (griffith, Farran, And Co.)—the...
points in this well-written little story a very useful moral, —pay your debts, and if you cannot afford what you want, whether for yourself or for any one else, do without it.......
Possible Plays For Private Players. By Constance O'brien....
and Co.)—We may include under this heading a little volume which certainly may give a great deal of entertain- ment. It contains four plays which are certainly possible, because......
Little Merrymakers. Illustrated By Constance Haslewood...
volume of pretty little pictures and moderate verses. But might we suggest to the illustrator that the young persons whom she figures in " St. Valentine's Day" and " All......
••r We Should Guard Our Readers Against Supposing That The
reviewer of Von Moltke's Franco-German War of 1870-71 had before him the English translation, which, indeed, appears full of errors - very mystifying to the reader. The review......
In The Days Of Mozart. By Lily Watson. (religious Tract
Society.)—Miss Watson has made a judicious use of the character of Mozart. He appears occasionally in the course of the story, as the precocious child and lad who astonished......
Work, Wait, Win. By Ruth Lamb. (nisbet And Co.)—a Pleasant,
wholesome story, which per haps would have been better told in the third person. John Simpson finds at the age of six- teen that he has just £500 in the world, his father having......
A Trio Of Cousins. By Mrs. G. E. Morton. (s.
W. Partridge and Co.)—This " Tale of 1791 " is a very curious production. The story has but the smallest modicum of interest. One cousin is the good young woman of the tale;......
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