28 JANUARY 1882, page 20

Mrs. Oliphant's Last Novel.*

WE shall watch the result of Messrs. Longmans' speculation in this book with great interest. They have resolved to try whether the old method of publishing novels is compatible......

The Royal Songbooks.*

[FIRST NOTICE.] Tins is a most valuable collection, not only to musicians, but to all lovers of ballad poetry likewise, since many good national songs are rescued from oblivion......