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In The Tail Of The Peacock.

In the Tail of the Peacock. By Isabel Savory. (Hutchinson and Co. 16s.)—It is necessary to quote by way of explaining this title a Moorish proverb according to which "the earth......

The Mid-eighteenth Century.

The Mid - Eighteenth Century. By J. H. Millar. " Periods of European Literature," edited by Professor Saintabury, Vol. IX. (Blackwood and Sons. 5s. net.)—The period covered by......

Economics For Babes.

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Letters Of Mlle. De Lespinasse.

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Stories From English History.

Stories from English History. By the Rev. A. J. Church, M.A. (Seeley and Co. 5s.)—We welcome a new edition, charmingly illustrated, of Professor Church's Stories from English......