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The Gargrave Mystery. By Hugh Coleman Davidson. (f. Warne...

Co.)—This one-volume novel is all very well in its way— though we must confess that it seems to us a rather poor way—but we cannot help expressing our regret at seeing Mr.......

Toilers In London. By The British Weekly Commissioners....

Stoughton.)—This volume is a sequel to one noticed some months ago in these columns, and bearing the title of "Tempted London," and consists, like its predecessor, of papers......

A Pictorial History Of The Thames. Compiled And Edited By

A. S. Krausse. (Chatto and Windus.)—This seems to be a very complete book of its kind. Starting from Thames Head, we are conducted by it as far as Richmond, hearing by the way......

Judge Lynch. By George H. Jessop. (longmans.)—this "tale...

Californian vineyards " relates the very narrow escape that a certain Jack Scott had of meeting with summary vengeance at the hands of the Vigilance Committee of San Pablo. A......

A Young Girl's Life. By B. L. Farjeon. 3 Vole.

(Ward and Downey.)—Mr. Farj eon's latest story, which he calls "a novel," and which we should describe as a rather wild romance, resembles rather too closely the literary......

How The Poor Live, And Horrible London. By George R.

Sims. (Chatto and Windus.)—In these papers, reprinted from two news- papers, Mr. Sims's facts do not always justify his arguments. His taste is sometimes questionable; but his......

Introduction To Browning. By William John Alexander,...

Co., Boston, U.S.A.)—We turned naturally to the chapter on " Sordello," and found it most interesting reading. Once at least the commentator owns himself baffled by his......

That Other Woman. By Annie Thomas (mrs. Pender Cudlip). 3

vols. (F. V. White and Co.)—This is a work to make the judicious grieve. Mrs. Pender Cudlip has been before the public for about a quarter of a century; and though we have had......