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Rhadable Novels.—the Gentleman. By Alfred 011ivant. (john...

tale of 1805, when the Boulogne Camp was still threatening England. The main interest is in a plot for kidnapping Nelson.—The Leaven of Love. By Clara Louise Burnham. (A.......

Ecepositions Of Holy Scripture. By Alexander Maclare - N,...

Stoughton. 7s. 6d. per vol.)—We have before us two volumes of this most excellent series,—St. Luke rviii.-xxiv. and The Epistle to the Bo-mans. We cannot, of course, follow Dr.......

Worcester, England, And Worcester, Massachusetts. (f. S....

Worcester, Mass.)—Here we have a pleasant account of civilities and kindnesses interchanged between the English city of Worcester and its namesake in New England. The Mayor and......

The Human Woman. By Lady Grove. (smith, Elder, And Co.

5s. net.)—Lady Grove hits out pretty freely all round, and naturally does not spare the Spectator. We cannot argue the matter over again hero ; but one or two questions occur.......

A Pleasure Pilgrim In South America. By C. D. Mackellar.

(John Murray. 15s. net.)—A "pleasure pilgrim" is a being whom South America is not prepared for, and does not understand. And after reading Mr. Mackellar's book we are not......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under nail heading no notice such Books of the week as hove not Web reserved for review in other forms.] The One-Volume Bible Commentary. Edited by the Rev. J. R. Dummelow.......

Lass And Lad. By Lady C. Milnes-gaskell. (smith, Elder, And

Co. 6s.)—The tall title of this book is Episodes in the Lives of a Shropshire Lass and Lad ; and that being the case, the reader * The Golden Kew By Desmond Coke. London :......

The Jewish Board Of Guardians, And The Men Who Made

it. By Laurie Magnus, M.A. (G. Routledge and Sons. 2s. (3d. net.)—The first meeting of the Jewish Board of Guardians was held on Mareh 16th, 1859. Its object was to orgauise the......

The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine. By John Fox. (a.

Constable and Co. Cs.)—Mr. Fox has not in this new book quite recaptured the charm of his earlier novel, "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come," though it certainly provides......