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Drawing For Reproduction. By C. G. Harper. (chapman And...

Harper most certainly knows what he is writing about, and, so we suppose, must be allowed to be positive in his argu- ments and occasionally contemptuous to the point of......

African Slaves, Whom Lord Mansfield's Famous Judgment...

free in virtue of their having touched English ground, were to be sent. The experiment did not promise well at first. Four hundred left England ; eighty-four died on the voyage,......

It Will Be Sufficient To Say Of Bill Nye's History

of the United States (Chatto and Windus) that it is likely to be enjoyed by readers who find a pleasure in Comic Histories of England, and the like.......

The Watter's Mou. By Bram Stoker. (a. Constable And Co.)—

Mr. Bram Stoker appears to have a very catholic taste so far as the selection of scenes for his stories is concerned. If we remember aright, Ireland gave him the scenery for a......

Book Of Dress. By Mrs. Douglas. (henry And Co.)—we Shall

briefly commend this volume—one of the series entitled " The Victoria Library for Gentlewomen "—to our readers. Mrs. Douglas would follow the golden mean between the " hygienic......

The Clergy List, With Which Is Incorporated The Church Guide

and Ecclesiastical Directory, 1895, in England, Wales, Ireland, Scot- land, and the Colonies, including the various Chaplains of Army, Navy, and Foreign Places. (Kelly and......

Campaigns Of Curiosity. By Elizabeth L. Banks....

in this most readable book have appeared as separate articles, but it would have been a serious loss to the public if they had not been collected together. The " In Cap and......

Current Literature.

Sweet-Scented Flowers and Fragrant Leaves. By Donald McDonald. (Sampson Low and Co.)—We can hardly believe that Mr. Donald McDonald intended to be funny in the historical......