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Taken At His Word. By Walter Raymond. 2 Vols. (bentley

and Son.)—This is a somewhat strange story, and may at least lay claim to a certain amount of novelty. The hero is a claimant, so to speak, who trades on an imposture, repents......

A King's Second Marriage. A Translation Of Ary Eislaw's "le

Roi de Thessalie." (Eden, Remington, and Co.)—This " Romance of a German Court " is a story of actual life, under a thin veil of fiction. The "King of Thessaly," the "Queen of......

The Bookworm. (elliot Stock.)—this " Illustrated Treasury...

is not less interesting than usual. The notes on books old and new, libraries, or various curiosities of the world of literature, are often highly curious and valuable.— Another......

The Philosopher's Window, And Other Stories. By Lady...

and C. Black.)—Lady Lindsay chooses, for the most part, a minor key. Her women, too, seem sometimes a little unreasonable. Perhaps, a cynic might say, they are not the less......

English Trade And Finance. By W. A. S. Hewins. (methuen

and Co.)—This book requires particularly close attention, if it is to be profitably read ; but it will amply repay any labour that may be spent upon it. After an introduction......

In Spite Of Herself. By Leslie Keith. 3 Vols. (bentley

and Son.)—The story here is very slight. As for the heroine, she accepts a lover for no particular reason, except that it has been by her advice that he eold his patrimony, and......

The Claims Of Decorative Art. Dy Walter Crane. (lawrence And

Bullen.)—It is pleasant and comforting to meet with some one who stands up, as Mr. Walter Crane does, and makes a good fight for Art, especially Decorative Art It is a source of......

Poetry.—dramas In Miniature. By Mathilde Blind. (chatto...

in Miniature " these might have been called, with sufficient exactness, for their spirit is the spirit of tragedy. Miss Blind reminds us, after her degree, of the two Brownings......

A Vision Of Saints. By Lewis Morris. (cassell And Co.)—mr.

Morris's poem, the merits of which it is not necessary for us again to appreciate, is well set off by the illustrations with which it has been furnished. These are twenty-one in......