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Tales.—jan : An Afrikander. By Anna. Howarth. (smith And...

is a tragical story, written with considerable power. Jan is the son of an English gentleman by a Kafir mother. This is the fons et origo ma/orum, for the mixture of blood may......

The Angora Goat ; With A Paper On The Ostrich.

By S. C. Cron- wright Schreiner. Illustrated. (Longmans and Co. 10s. 6d.)— The Angora goat is the creature whose fleece produces " mohair." It is a pure breed anciently......

The Salmon. By The Hon. A. E. Gathorne Hardy. (longmans

and Co.)—This is the latest addition to the " Fur, Feather, and Fin " series, but is scarcely equal to its predecessors. The author is a noted salmon-fisherman, and describes......

The Cid Ballads, And Other Poems And Translations From...

and German. By the late James Young Gibson. With Memoir. Second edition. (Kegan Paul and Co. 12a.)—This second edition of Mr. Gibson's excellent translations differs little from......