Blown To Bits. By R. M. Ballantyne. (nisbet And Co.)—if
Mr. Ballantyne has worked out the vein which supplied the material for his previous works, he can still lay his stories of adventures amidst scenes comparatively fresh. In Blown......
Harper's Young People, November, 1888 — November,1889....
Low and Co.)—This is an old favourite which it is scarcely neces- sary to praise. It is an American journal, and shows all the enterprise and spirit which our friends across the......
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GIFT-BOOKS. Prince Prigio. By Andrew Lang. (J. W. Arrowsmith, Bristol.) —No one can read Mr. Lang's fairy-story without being reminded of " The Rose and the Ring." There is the......
Fairmeadows Farm. By Mary H. Debenham. (national...
a story of two hundred years ago, of the days when a good many people were looking to "King Monmouth" as the hope of Protestantism. A coach accident—we presume that Miss......
Cast Away. By Esmb Stuart. (national Society.)—we Suppose...
must be authenticated cases of children cast ashore alive from wrecked ships. Anyhow, it is a convenient way of bringing in one of the elements of a future surprise. An author......
In Charge : A Story Of Rough Times. By Mary
E. Palgrave. (National Society.)—Miss Palgrave shows no little skill in the construction of her plot, and tells her story in a very pleasing way. The "rough times" are the......
In Thoughtland And In Dreamland. By Elsa D'esterre -...
Unwin.)—We do not know whether this volume is rightly classed under the head of "Gift-Books ;" but we are sure that it would be a good book to give. It contains between fifty......
A Warrior King. By J. Evelyn. (blackie And Son.)—adrian And
his father plunge with a hunting party into the depths of the " Dark Continent," and meet with some very remarkable adven- tures. The father, indeed, is disposed of at the......
The Yarl's Yacht. By Jessie M. E. Saxby. (j. Nisbet
and Co.)— This is another of Mrs. Saxby's charming stories of Shetland life. The Yarl's Yacht is a continuation of " The Lads of Lunde," and we meet the Laird and the lads......
A Pair Of Cousins. By M. Bramston. (national Society.)— Avis
Goldenlea and Flower Callaway—Miss Bramston is clearly resolved to have names that have not been anticipated in fiction —make a cleverly contrived contrast. One is town, and the......
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