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Amy Stennett. 3 Vols. (hurst And Blackett.)—this Is A Story

of some little merit, though the plot is of a common-place order, and not very skilfully contrived. The heroine hears of a wrong committed by her father, who had stolen long......

Current Literature.

Andrew Alciati and his Books of Emblems. By Henry Green, M.A. (Trfibner.)—Alciati was one of the most eminent juriseonsults of the day, a native of Milan, whoso life was divided......

Streams From Hidden Sources. By B. 31ontgomerie Ranking....

King.)—Mr. Ranking's volume has its value, but there is somewhat of rashness and dogmatism in the language with which he. introduces it to the reader. We must take leave to......

Billiards.* The Fact That This Work Has Been Edited By

Cavendish and pub- lished by De is Rue is almost enough to bespeak for it a successful future. The editor, feeling the want some time back of a system- atic treatise on......