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A Very Young Couple.*

A VERY lively and pleasant little tale, vivid in its interest, and the harrowing part of it not too prolonged for endurance, nor too artfully shaded to leave a loophole for the......

Six Weeks In The Saddle : A Painter's Journal In

Iceland By S. E. Waller. (Macmillan and Co.)—Mr. Walter's bright little book, which is admirably illustrated, opens with a whimsical account of the motives of his journey.......

British Battles On Land And Sea. By James Grant. Vol.

I. (Cassell and Co.)—Mr. Grant has found here a subject to his heart, and has made what is not only an interesting, but also a valuable book. This first volume begins with the......

Current Literature.

Church and State in the United States. By Joseph B. Thompson. (Trilbner.)—Mr. Thompson wrote this essay for the especial benefit of the German nation. "From being prepared for a......