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Varia. By Agnes Repplier. (gay And Bird.)—a New Volume Of

essays by Miss Agnes Repplier is a pleasure which more than compensates for much that is not altogether agreeable in a reviewer's work. It is not easy to say which is the most......

The History Of The Hebrew People. By Charles Foster Kent,

Ph.D. (Smith and Elder.)—In this book Professor Kent takes up an earlier work, in which he had told the story of the United Kingdom. It will be found by the student prepared to......

Professions For Bays. By M. L. Pechell. (beaton And Co.)—

In a cautious preface to this book, the Rev. Mr. Welldon, Head- Master of Harrow, points out very sensibly that "no existing book has afforded what may perhaps be called a......

Leaders In Literature. By P. Wilson, M.a. (oliphant,...

Ferrier, Edinburgh.)—There is a great deal of literary amateurishness in this book. The author speaks too often also as if he were on a higher platform than the eminent writers......

The Children's Study : Rome. By Mary Ford. (t. Fisher

Unwin.) —Miss Ford has done her task well. It was to compress the narrative of more than a thousand years into about a quarter as many small pages. To retain some freshness in......

David Hume. By Henry Calderwood. (oliphant, Anderson, And...

is to be regretted that the author of this latest addition to the " Famous Scots " series—the late Professor Calderwood—did not live to revise the proof-sheets of his monograph......

Theology.—the Bible And Its Inspiration. By George S....

(Jarrold and Sons.)—Dr. Barrett, who holds a high place in the Congregational body (he is a Past-President of the Union), gave an address to the Norwich Sunday School Union on......