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Richard Dare, By Mrs. Alfred Baldwin. 2 Vols. (smith And

Elder.)—This is a remarkably powerful story, one of the very best which we have seen for some time. Richard Dare, son of a drunken blacksmith, runs away from his home, and,......

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For Love and Liberty. By Alfred Harcourt. 2 vols. (Chapman and Ha,11.)—Some years ego the historical novel or romance seemed to have fallen somewhat out of public favour ; but......

The Letters Of Thomas Lovell Beeloloes. Edited, With...

Edmund Gosse. (Mathews and Lane.)—Thomas Lovell Beddoes was a fine critic, as is abundantly shown in these letters, and a poet of moderate power. His letters make mention of......

A Wanderer In The East.*

THIS is a book of travel of real novelty as well as of genuine attraction. Mrs. Miln, the authoress, is a travelling actress, as her title purports, and visited Japan and China,......

A Bankrupt Heart. By Florence Marryat. 3 Vols. (f. 'v.

White and Co.)—Miss Florence Marryat has on several occasions seemed to go out of her way in search of unpleasant and unsavoury themes, and her treatment of them has not tended......

Round The Questions Which He Discusses Is Doubtful. He...

we see, the post of vantage which a head-master's chair affords,— an admirable opportunity for enunciating principles, not so favour- able for application to practice. Dr. Fry......

Conciliation And Arbitration In Labour Disputes. By J....

(Crosby Lockwood and Son.)—Mr. jeans has added one more to the multitude of books on the vexed questions of capital and labour, and has given some fair illustrations of the......