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Oriental Records ; Historical; Confirmatory Of The Old...

Testament Scriptures. By William Harris Rule, D.D. (Bagstor and Sons.)—Dr. Rule has collected in this volume a mass of curious infer - mation illustrative of customs, beliefs,......

Ilfonotheism, The Primitive Religion Of Rome. By The Rev. H.

Formby. (Williams and Norgate.)—It is a mistake to describe this, as the author does, as " a historical investigation." Nothing, as far as we can see, is investigated;......

Under The Will, And Other Tales. By Mary Cecil Hay.

3 vols. (Hurst and Blackett.)—Here we have a collection of short tales, which have, we presume, appeared before. Such tales are not attractive when they are thus brought......

Dictionary Of English Literature. By W. Davenport Adams....

Co.)—The author rightly says in his preface that he has "attempted a task of no ordinary or inconsiderable difficulty." His plan is to give the name of. every author of any......

Illustrations Of English Religion. Selected, Edited, And...

Morley. (Cassell and Co.)—This volume may be regarded as sequel to one dealing with secular literature, which we noticed some time ago in these columns. It gives a biographical......

In Love And War. By Charles Gibbon. 3 Vols. (bentley

and Son.) —Mr. Gibbon quite rightly describes his book as "a romance." We are glad to say that we have found it a refreshing contrast to the com- mon run of the novels of modern......

Miscellany Accounts Of The Diocese Of Carlisle. By...

late Bishop of Carlisle. Edited by R. S. Ferguson, M.A. (Bell and Sons; Tharnam, Carlisle.)—William Nicolson was Bishop of Carlisle from 1704-1718, when he was translated to......