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Interludes. By Maud Oxenden. (e. Arnold.)—what Is An...

" Short, merry, and farcical," says Webster. That is not by any means the article which Miss Maud Oxenden exhibits. It is the old dreary story,—men and women loving as they......

Religious Thought In England During The Nineteenth...

Rev. John Hunt, D.D. (Gibbings and Co.)—Dr. Hunt quotes a saying of Goethe (referring to a question of natural history that was being hotly debated), " I do not judge ; I only......

The Story Of The Nations: Canada. By T. G. Bourinot,

C.M.G. (T. Fisher Unwin.)—Not the least interesting chapter of an interest ing volume is tkat which concludes the work, and is devoted to " French Canada." Dr. Bourinot's name......

A Short History Of Aryan Medical Science. By Il H.

Sir Bhagnat Sinh See. (Macmillan and Co.)—By " Aryan " is meant the Hindoo branch of the Aryan race. This book is not intended for the general public, but will be found to......

Round About The County Of Limerick. By James Dowd. (g.

M`Kern and Son, Limerick.)—Those who accompany Mr. Dowd in his tour " round about the County of Limerick " will find much to interest them. He starts from Kilmallock, a place......

The Conversion Of Armenia To The Christian Faith. By W.

St. Clair Tisdall, M.A. (Religious Tract Society.)—Mr. Tisdall, who dates his preface from " Jun Isfahan," must have been some- what affected by the uncritical atmosphere of the......

Archbishop Benson In Ireland. Edited By J. H. Bernard, D.d.

The Country Of Horace And Virgil. By Gaston Boissier....

by D. Havelock Fisher. (T. Fisher Unwin.)—Monsieur Boissier has little that is new to tell us in that part of his volume which refers to Horace's Sabine farm. He agrees......

Chin-chin-wa. By Charles Hannan. (a. Constable And Co.)—...

six short stories and two " Indian Sketches " in this volume. The most effective of all by a long way is the tale from which the book gets its title. It furnishes a companion......

Selections From The Florentine Chronicles Of Giovanni...

Rose E. Selfe. (Constable and Co.)—Mr. Philip H. Wicksteed, who edits this selection, explains that it "is not intended as a contribution to the study of Villani, but as an aid......