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Books.

THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY.* IF Mr. Henry James had called this book "The Portrait of Two Gentlemen," we might have admitted the aptness of the descrip- tion, for the real power of......

Selections From Thackeray.*

IT would be fascinating work, if it were possible, to follow the fortunes of this volume,—a selection from the writings of Mr. Thackeray, made by a skilled and friendly hand;......