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The Story Of The French Revolution And Heroes Of Modern

Europe. By Alice Birkhead. (George G. Harrap and Co. :Is. 6d. net each.)—In the first of these volumes Miss Birkheacf treats her terrible theme simply as a tale to be told. She......

Readable Novels.—t7te Broken Halo. By Florence R....

Putnam's Sons. 6s.)—This little romance is not without humour and some careful writing, but, as usual in Mrs. Barclay's work, sentiment, religious and otherwise, overflows all......

Snow Upon The Desert. By S. Macnaughtan. (hodder And,...

8s.) — Those, and they are many, who are grateful t O - Miss Macnaughtanfor Christina M`Nab and the Lame Dog, will laic hone Of 'their 'faith in her because of Snow upon fhe......

Alphonsus, Emperor Of Germany : A Tragedy. By George...

With introduction and notes by H. F. Schwarz, (G. P. Putnam's Sons. 5s. net.)—This is a reproduction in facsimile of the original 'edition of 1654. Mr. Schwarz con- tents......

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Erncler Ms Leading tre malice inch. -Cooks of U. uses as Lars not Imo cd ttr terms ts ether forms.) The Republics of Central and South America. By 0- Reginald Enock. (J. M. Dent......

Set To Partners. By Mrs. Henry Dudeney. (william...

is high praise to say of a book that it r eminds one irresistibly of the "Old Wives' Tale": it is not only true of Mrs. Dudeney's last book, but it is well earned. It is written......