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In Quest Of Hatasu. By Irene Strickland Taylor. (r.t.s, 2s.

6d.)—This is rstory in which Egyptian lore and Christian proselytising play an equal part. The Egyptian lore, though not profound, will at any rate do no harm. The same cannot......

Of The Imitation Of Christ. By Thomas A Kemple. (paisley:

A. Gardner. 2s. 6d. net.)—A curious literary experiment has been made by Mr. Henry P. Cameron in rendering the Imitation "free Latin intil Scots." He has thoughtfully added a......

Fires And Fire-fighters. By John Kenlon. (william...

Kenlon is the Chief of the New York Fire Department, which is notoriously efficient, and there is nothing which he does not know about the fireman's gallant business. In this......

Readable Novels.—ifailoric. By Marie Russell. (francis...

sketches of the life of a girl in Canada, is pleasant reading for a week-end; the characters of farm hands and town dwellers are vividly drawn, for the most part by themselves,......

A Gypsy Bibliography. By George F. Black. (b. Quariteh. 15s.

net.)—It is probably to the writings of George Borrow that we must attribute the chief stimulation of English interest in the Gypsies. Who that has ever read it can forget the......

Some Books Of The Week.

re [Under [Under Ilds m heeding vs notice ] nrch Paolo of ow weak as hem net been Random. Recollections. By R. Caton Woodville. (E. Nash. 10s. 6d. net.)—This high-spirited book......

Customs Of The World. Edited By Walter Hutchinson....

Co. 27s. net)—This is a very excellent work which, whilst full of entertainment for the general reader (at whose interest it chiefly aims), will also serve as a bandy compendium......