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In His Suggestions For A Scheme Of Old-age Pensions (edward

Arnold), Mr. Lionel Holland, M.P., has brought out in a conveni- ent form the proposals which he submitted for the consideration of the Departmental Committee whom the......

Annals Of A Publishing House. Vol. Iii., John Blackwood. By

his Daughter, Mrs. Gerald Porter. (W. Blackwood and Sons. 21s.)—There is a strong contrast between the early, turbulent days of " Maga," under Wilson and Lockhait, and the......

Godfrida : A Play In Four Acts. By John Davidson.

(John Lane.)—This seems to us a piece of work quite unworthy of Mr. Davidson's talent. It is written for the stage, and it seems to us of the stage stagey. Not a single person......

Current Literature.

In a volume entitled Problems of Modern Industry (Long-mans and Co., is. 6d.), Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Webb have brought together a number of essays and studies which were, so to......

I Was In Prison. By F. Brocklehurst. (t. Fisher Unwin.)—

Councillor Frederick Brocklehurst, of Manchester, who writes this volume containing his experiences as a short-time prisoner, regards himself as a " martyr." Having been charged......