Current Literature.
The Grey Lady of Hardcastle. (Burns and Oates.)—This graceful story is supposed to be "edited by a friend of the family," and is written throughout in a fresh and engaging......
Foreign Aviary Birds. By Dr. Karl Russ. (dean And Son.)—
This should be a useful guide to amateurs who desire to keep an aviary. It contains many hints on the management of aviaries, birds and their food, and their treatment in......
Nautical Terms. By Leon Delbos. (williams And Norgate.)—...
not remember to have seen a vocabulary of French and English nautical terms before. It is certainly interesting, to say nothing of its usefulness to naval officers. A comparison......
British Uredinew And Ustilaginece. By Charles B....
Paul and Co.)—It certainly looks as if we were going to get a permanent classification of these British fungi at last. Mr. Plowright has done his best towards obtaining that......
A Correlation Theory Of Chemical Action And Affinity. By T.
Wright Hail. (Remington.)—The want of a theory for chemistry, the writer says, has induced him to come forward and offer with all humbleness a theory of chemistry. Mr. Hall's......
New Zealand Of To - Day (1884 - 1887). By John Bradshaw....
and Co.)—To the fluttering of the Colonial dove- sots by Mr. Froude's " Oceana," is mainly due Mr. Bradshaw's present work, in which we find his "New Zealand as It Is" (a book......
Saipara; Or, Experiences Of A Settler In North New Zealand.
Written and Illustrated by P. W. Barlow. (Sampson Low and Co.)—This is an excellent, practical, plain-spoken little book, rather depressing in parts, but written with evident......
Caroline. By Lady Lindsay (bentley And Son.)—a Simple And...
love-story. There is an heiress, a dragon who guards her, and two lovers, the least worthy of whom, as far as common- sense and solidity of character are concerned, carries her......
Previous page
