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The Vegetable Garden. By Mm. Vilmorin-andrieux. English...

the Direction of W. Robinson. (John Murray. 15s. net.)—This is a volume of ample dimensions, reaching to nearly eight hundred pages, and furnished with illustrations which must......

The Narratives Are Somewhat Bald, And That The Author Has

neglected many excellent opportunities, Mr. Wilkins's records are interesting. They could scarcely fail to be so, such is the fascination of bravery, and he has collected three......

Shrewsburii. By Thomas Auden. (methuen And Co. 4s. 6d. Net.)

—This is one of the "Ancient Cities" Series. Shrewsbury is well entitled to be ranked in the class, as far as any cities in the British Isles may be so. There was no Roman......

The Rows And Iceland. By Nelson Annandale. (the Clarendon...

4s. 6d. net.)—These " Studies in Island Life" are the result of much observation carried on during summer and autumn visits to the countries described. The writer thinks that......

Reminiscences Of Manchester. By Louis M. Hayes. (sherratt...

Os. net.)—Any one who can recollect Manchester as it was sixty-odd years ago has much to tell us. Most of the per- sonages who are mentioned in Mr. Hayes's pages have or had a......

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.] London to the Nore. Painted and Described by W. L. and M. A. Wyllie.......

3firabeau And Gambetta. By Saxo-norman (arthur Pavitt And...

de Wyllie). (Effingham Wilson. 2s. 6d.)—The sub-heading of the title is "Two Friends of Old England," and it is published in the interests of the entente cordiale. We must......