Misterton's Mistake. By Walter Raymond. (swan Sonnen-...
a good deal and a considerable variety, of literary power in this book. Mr. Raymond, who is evidently a beginner in fiction, can describe both scenery and character— especially......
The Romance Of A Shop. By Amy Levy. (fisher Unwin.)—
Miss Levy has already earned a place in the world of letters by the freshness and charm of her verses, and she has written, we believe, short tales for the magazines ; but as a......
Moonlight By The Shannon Shore. By Major Norris Paul, R.a.
(Jarrold and Sons.)—This is a very readable story. The scene is chiefly laid in Ireland, and the descriptions of the life there are both interesting and amusing. John Sebright,......
Victor Cousin. By Jules Simon. (routledge And Sons.)—this...
brilliant description of the great French philosopher,—of the manner and matter of his teaching. In fact, it is only too brilliant Allusive and epigrammatic, it sometimes leaves......
Dearly Bought. By G. Fitz-roy Cole. (t. Fisher...
has made the not uncommon mistake of putting into three volumes what might have been easily contained in two, or even one. In its present form, Dearly Bought is rather heavy......
Humorous Readings And Recitations, In Prose And Verse. By...
Wagner. (Warne and Co.)—This is a " third series," so that the compiler comes before the public with the prestige of previous success. The extracts number some forty in all, and......
The Cinque Ports. By Montagu Burrows. (longman, Green,...
is one of the best and most readable volumes of the excellent " Historic Towns " series, to which it belongs. Each of the members of the once formidable Cinque Ports Federation,......
Squire Of Calder. By Harold Francis. (london Literary...
Francis has written a rather foolish story. The plot is weak, and the characters are unnatural. The Squire of Calder is in reality a young woman who disguises herself as a man,......
Miss Lou. By E. P. Roe. (ward, Lock, And Co.)—this
is evidently one of the last stories the late popular American novelist produced, and it is one of his best. Mr. Roe was altogether at home in the American Civil War and in the......
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