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In A Rash Moment. By Jessie Mclaren. 2 Vols. (sampson

Low and Co.)—This is a clever and sprightly story, in the biographical form, the latter part of which we like much—except the finish—and the first part of which is much spoiled......

The Fanzines Of The World: Past And Present. By Cornelius

Walford. (E. Stanford.)—Mr. Walfora deserves the praise of having chosen a most interesting subject, and of having collected materials for treating it with the most......

Current Literature.

Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. 3 vols. (Smith and Elder.)—We like this novel better than, to judge from some criticisms we have seen, the public does. It is not the......

Mrs. Pender On South Africa.* One Of The Most Difficult

things in the world is to know what to believe of the various and conflicting accounts that one hears from different people as to the healthiness of foreign climates, and the......