Good Words. Edited By The Very Rev. Donald Macleod, D.d,
(Isbister and Co.)—The serial that runs through the issue of the year is Mr. Gilbert Parker's "Battle of the Strong." This has been noticed elsewhere. A short tale, " The......
Nothing But Nonsense. By Mary Kernahan. (j. Bowden.)—a...
fulfils its promise better than most. This is a real compliment, for, as we have often said, good nonsense is very good. Miss Kernahan's rhymes jingle musically, and Mr. Tony......
The Girls Of St. Wode's. By Mrs. L. T. Meade.
(W. and F. Chambers.)—Mrs. Meade shows her readers, most of them, it is to be presumed, likely to be girls, one aspect of the new order of things, the career open to women. The......
The Boy's Own Annual. (56 Paternoster Row.)—this Annual...
little more than the welcome which we are always glad to accord to it. All tastes are consulted, some among them being probably uncommon, as that which Mr. C. E. Bateman......
Some Stories By Mr. Anstey.*
THE seven stories contained in this volume are not now pub- lished for the first time, but they are welcome in this form. The generations of readers for whom they are intended......
Marvels Of Ant Life. By W. F. Kirby. (s. W.
Partridge and Co.)—It would not be easy to find a more fruitful subject than the habits of ants. The catalogue of their achievements sounds almost like a joke. They build......
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