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Books Of Refep-ence.—crockford's Clerical Directory For...

new " Crockford," which is the forty- fifth issue, has been somewhat altered in its arrangement, with a view to increasing its usefulness and at the same time to economizing......

Gurnx-boons.—northern Germany. By Karl Baedeker. (fisher...

edition is the sixteenth, and it contains 54 snaps and 101 plans. Among the chief towns occurring in this section of Germany are Berlin, Hamburg, and Dresden. The Harz Mountains......

The Unknown Quantity. By Henry Van Dyke. (harper And...

6s.)—This volume contains nineteen very pleasant short stories, all of which have some mystical touch in them. They range in scene from Bethlehem to Quebec. Mr. Van Dyke can......

Some Intimations Of Immortality From The Physical And...

of Man. By the Right Hon. Sir Edward Fry, G.C.B. !Williams and Norgate. ls. net.)—In these few pages Sir Edward Fry summarizes in an admirable manner the more important......

A New English Dictionary. (sniggle—sorrow.) Edited By W....

M.A., LL.D. (Oxford University Press. 5s.)—The latest section of the Oxford Dictionary contains 3,084 words, as com- pared with 251 in the corresponding portion of Johnson's......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Trader this heading ire notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for resists in other forms.] Romantic Ballads Translated from the Danish and Miscellaneous......

Readable Novels.—outside The Ark. By Adelaide Holt. (j....

describes with much penetration the mar- riage of a genius, of fine character but secretive, with a shallower girl of uncontrolled imagination. Mrs. Holt sees tho human mass......

New Editions.—an Introduction To The Study Of Literature....

Henry Hudson. (George G. Harrap and Co. 4s. Gd. net.)—An appendix added to a second edition of Mr. Hudson's book contains new sections upon the short story and the essay as......