Life Assurance Explained. By William Schooling. (cassell...
is the editor of " Browne's Insurance Direc- tory" and "Browne's Handy Assurance Manual," both of them periodicals which have been frequently noticed in these columns. In this......
Edward Cracroft Lefroy. By Wilfred Austin Gill. (j....
twelve years ago Mr. Lefroy published a volume of verse with the title of "Echoes from Theocritus, and other Poems." It made a great impression on the writer of this notice, as......
Church Briefs. By Wyndham Anstis Bewes, Ll.b. (a. And C.
Black.)—The sub-title will explain the subject of this volume, "Royal Warrants for Collections for Charitable Objects." The " briefs " were finally abolished in 1827, the three......
The Mistress Of Brae Farm. By Rosa Nouchette Carey. (bentley
and Son.)—Miss Carey has put too many threads into her plot. The story of Ellison Lee and Lorraine Herbert, how they labora- bent in uno, and how the matter ended, would almost......
Addresses Delivered To The Students Of The Royal Academy. By
the late Lord Leighton. (Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co.)—This volume contains eight biennial addresses, ranging in date from 1879 to 1893. The first deals with the very wide......
Winning Whist. By Enieri Boardman. (bliss, Sands, And...
is an attractive title. Who would not wish his whist to be of the " winning " kind ? But teaching by an expert does not always improve the learner. Mr. Boardman describes his......
The Arch - Priest Controversy. Edited From The Petyl Mss....
Inner Temple by Thomas Graves Law. Vol. I. (The Camden Society.)—The " Arch-Priest Controversy " was substan. tially a dispute between the political and the non-political......
The Adventures Of Roger L'estrange : An Autobiography....
by Dominic Daly. (Swan Sonnenschein and Co.) —Is Mr. Dominic Daly laughing at us ? and has Mr. H. M. Stanley, who writes a commendatory preface, taken a part in the joke ? The......
Climbing Reminiscences Of The Dolomites. By Leone...
Unwin.)—This is a valuable contribution to the litera- ture of "climbing." Signor Sinigaglia is one of the most dis- tinguished exponents of the art. It was in his attempt on......
Golf In Theory And Practice. By H. S. C. Everard.
(G. Bell and Sons.)—This volume, which is thoroughly well illustrated, ought to do whatever can be done for a learner by instruction on paper. The amount of this is probably but......
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