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The Spinster Book.

The. Spinster Book. By Myrtle Reed. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.50 net.)—The Spinster Book does not justify its title until it comes to its last chapter, wherein it discusses " the......

A Trip Through Finland.

Finland as it Is. By Harry De Windt, F.R.G.S. (John Murray. 9s. net )—" It was on the 25th of July, 1900," says the author in his first chapter, "that I set out from Paris for......

An Arabic Manual.

Arabic Manual : a Colloquial Handbook in the Syrian Dialect in English Characters. By F. E. Crow. (Luzac. 7s. 6d.)—Uni- form with Rosen's well-known " Modern Colloquial Persian......

Selections From The Writings Of J. A. Froude.

Selections from the Writings of J. A. Froude. Edited by P. S. Allen. (Longinans and Co. 3s. 6d.)—It is surprising that an anthology was not made long ago from the works of Mr.......