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Treasure Of Thule. By B. D. Steward. (sidgwick And Jackson.

Ss.)—The improbabilities that are apparent in this story do not in the least mar the refreshing high spirits which the author has com- municated to his characters. An amateur......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.] The Lordship of Paisley, being the Accompt of Charge and Dis- charge......

History Of The Medical Teaching In Trinity College,...

of the School of Physic in. Ireland. By T. Percy C. Kirkpatrick. (Hanna and Neale, Dublin. 7s. 6d. net.)—The School of Medicine in Trinity College was not founded until 1710,......

Correspondence Of William Shirley. Edited By Charles...

vols. (Macmillan and Co. 21s. net.) — William Shirley was Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America. The present collection of his letters, which is edited......

Kenn, Our Home. By Frank Whitaker Vining, Rector. (eland...

Exeter. 2s. 6d.)—Such carefully composed parish histories as this are much to be approved. An interest in local events is the first step towards a wider appreciation of the......

Readable Novels. — The Story Of Joan Greencroft. By A. N....

(Mills and Boon. 6s.)—An eighteenth-century story with- out much plot, but written in a pleasant scholarly style.—The Storm Dog. By L. Arnold. (J. Long. 6s.)—A. grim tragedy of......

Report Of The Fourth Congress Of The International...

(Novello and Co. 21s. net.)—Musicians will not have for- gotten the very successful congress held in London last year under Mr. Balfour's presidency. This volume, filled with......

The Royal Miracle. By A. M. Broadley. (stanley Paul And

Co. 16s. net.)—For many years Mr. Broadley has been an ardent collector of everything that bears upon the adventures of Charles II. after the battle of Worcester. The present......