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Rick Dale. By Kirk Munroe. (e. Arnold.)—alaric Todd Is The

delicate and petted younger son of a Californian millionaire. He is not permitted to do anything, for fears of " a weak heart." This becomes intolerable, and he breaks away,......

Nell And The Actor. By Lilian Sweet. (skeffingtori And...

The plot of this story, which has the merit of being short, is rather too familiar. There are two brothers of the name of Coplestone. The one, Graham, is good, and an actor. The......

A Primer Of Tennyson. By W. Men. Dixon. (methuen And

Co.) — We cannot undertake to criticise Professor Dixon's criticism. Not unfrequently we should be inclined to object to the expression which he gives to it; now and then our......

Rose Of Dutcher's Coolly. By Hamlin Garland. (neville...

is a very remarkable book,—a careful, and in some respects painfully realistic, study of a country girl in one of the great Middle West States of America. Rose Dutcher is the......

School And Home Life. By T. G. Rooper, M.a. (a.

Brown and Sons.)—These "Essays and Lectures on Current Educational Topics" touch on most of the educational subjects which divide the opinions of the day, and on some on which......

The Squire Of Lonsdale. By Edith C. Kenyon. (frederick Warne

and Co.)—This is a pleasantly exciting story of an old- fashioned sort. There is, of course, a good deal of mystery as to who is—or rather as to who is not—the Squire of......

The Historical Development Of Modern Europe. Vol. I.,...

By C. M. Andrews. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.)—Mr. Andrews's history has many merits. It is clear, concise, and well arranged. It is furnished with useful maps. Mr. Andrews may be......

The Effect Of Maritime Command On Land Campaigns Since...

By Major C. E. Callwell, R.A. (W. Blackwood.)— This book furnishes ample food for reflection. We ought, in considering the question of naval power, to concentrate our attention......