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The Miraculous Birth Of King Amon - Hoiep Iii., And Other...

Studies. By Colin Campbell. (Oliver and Boyd. 7s. 6d. net.)—Dr. Campbell gives a detailed description and interpreta- tion of the series of sculptures on the west wall of the......

Readable Novels.—the Cahusac Mystery. By K. And H....

(W. Heinemann. 6s.)—A modern story of diplomacy and spying. It is well written, as may be expected of such practised hands, but the thread is somewhat hard to follow.......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.) Lord Roberts's Message to the Nation. By Field - Marshal Earl Roberts,......

Fiction.

THE HEROINE IN BRONZE.t IT would be interesting to illustrate the distribution of literary talent in the United States geographically, and to contrast the characteristics of the......

The Nest. By Anne Douglas Sedgwick. (edward Arnold. 6s.)...

incisive and analytical talent of Anne Douglas Sedgwick does not lend itself quite happily to the production of the short story. Although almost all the stories in this......

Yeaa,boorrs.—whitaker's Almanack, 1913 (2s. 6d. Net),...

honour among year-books, and no one who has any dealings with facts can hope to avoid using it daily. This year we have in addition to welcome its younger brother, The Inter-......

Books Of Reference For 1913.

Pesaacas. — Berke's Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, 1913 (Harrison and Sons. .e2 2s.)—Here we have the seventy-fifth edition of this most elaborate of peerages, with close......

Other Boons Or Rereameca.—there Is One Reference Book...

quite unlike all others, in that it is not merely useful, but also of great psychological interest. Needless to say, we are referring to Who's Who, 1913 (A. and C. Black, 15s.......

The Life Of Benjamin Waugh. By Rosa Waugh. With An

Intro- duction by the Right Hon. the Lord Alverstone. (T. Fisher linwin. 5s. net.)—It is scarcely necessary to remind our readers that Waugh was the founder of the National......